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Wow Oscar guests with a champagne cocktail all dressed up
Whether you are a film fanatic or just in it for the gowns, awards season is a no-brainer excuse for a theme party.
Hollywood glitz and glamour offer the perfect opportunity to pull out your fancy Champagne flutes and costume jewelry for an affair to remember.
Maybe you’re partial to a menu of bad film-food puns
Caramels?), but if you prefer a more refined gathering, the best place to start is with the right cocktail. bitters. Separate the sheet of gold leaf into quarters and place in the bottom of the glass. Add elderflower liqueur, then top with sparkling wine. Using a channel knife, cut around the axis of the lemon to create a long spiral thread of zest. Place into glass. Instructor’s Note: If you are without a channel knife, you and tonic with lime, or even mixed into a cold glass of hard cider.
Bitters are the Best Supporting Actor of the cocktail world, balancing the sweetness and acidity of the main flavours. Made from extractions of herbs, spices, roots, and fruit rinds, bitters are highly concentrated and used in small doses.
The Culinary Institute of America’s Beverage Instructor Rory Brown explains, “The addition of lemon bitters balances the overt can create the spiral using a peeler. Start at the top of the lemon and zest a long continuous spiral around the lemon. When you lay the lemon strip on a cutting board, it should resemble an “S.” Using a sharp knife, cut the jagged edge off of one side of the peel. Return to the clean edge and cut another thin strip following the contour of the zest. sweetness from the sugar cube and the brightness of the wine. Bitters fine-tune cocktails, just as salt and pepper are used to adjust the final flavours of food.”
Though the cocktail shouldn’t be mixed ahead, you can prepare your lemon curl garnish earlier in the day.
Make the Royals on demand to make every guest feel like a VIP, and you’re sure to land a nod for best host.