LCBO Food & Drink Early Summer 2022

BRING ON THE BUBBLES

› A touch of honeyed sweetness makes La Marca Prosecco DOC (LCBO 487694, $18.95) the perfect complement to the berries and the spicy kick of pepper.

Fresh or frozen blackberries will work well in this wonderfully simple cocktail. We muddle the berries in advance to get rid of the seeds. 1. Add 1/4 cup (60 mL) blackberries to a cocktail shaker. Muddle or mash with a spoon.

Fill the shaker with ice and add a pinch of cracked black pepper and 1/4 oz elderflower syrup (at grocery or specialty food stores) or St-Germain Elderflower Liqueur (LCBO 180695, $49.95). Shake and strain into a coupe. Top with 4 oz Prosecco. Garnish with a blackberry.

Blackberry Bubbles

Makes 1 cocktail

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