Sparklingmeyerlemoncocktail Recipes

Steps:

• Pour the sugar and 1 cup water into a small pot and place over medium heat. Bring to a simmer, stirring until the sugar is dissolved. Remove from the heat and add the mint sprigs. Let the mint steep for 10 minutes, then discard the mint.
• Add the mint simple syrup to a large pitcher, punch bowl or serving canister. Add the lemon juice, blackberries, raspberries, strawberries and lemon wheels and give a good stir. When ready to serve, fill the pitcher halfway with ice. Top the mixture with seltzer and give a good stir. Serve over ice with sprigs of fresh mint.

Steps:

• *If you can't get Meyer lemons, mix equal parts fresh orange and fresh lemon juice to approximate their sweet fragrance and flavor.
• Preheat oven to 325°; grease a 9-inch springform pan with 3-inch sides.
• Crust: in a bowl, combine the cookie crumbs and butter; press into bottom of cheesecake pan and freeze.
• Filling: in a large mixer bowl, beat cream cheese and sugar on med-high speed for 3 minutes.
• Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition.
• Mix in zest, juice, and vanilla; pour over frozen crust.
• Bake for 45-55 minutes or until the top is light brown and the center has a slight jiggle to it.
• Cool on the counter for 10 minutes (do not turn the oven off); the cake will sink slightly.
• Topping: in a small bowl, combine sour cream, sugar, lemon juice, and vanilla; pour mixture into the center of cooled cake and spread out to edges.
• Bake for 5 minutes more.
• Cool on rack for 2 hours; cover and refrigerate for at least 6 hours before serving.

Steps:

• Combine first 3 ingredients in a microwave-safe liquid measuring cup. Microwave at HIGH for 2 1/2 minutes; stir until sugar dissolves. Let stand 10 minutes; discard rosemary. Chill.
• Combine sugar mixture, juice, vodka, and prosecco, stirring gently. Serve immediately.

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• Combine the peppercorns, sugar and lemon zest in a shallow bowl. Smash with the back of a wooden spoon until the peppercorns are crushed. Moisten the rims of tall glasses with a little lemonade, then dip in the peppercorn mixture.
• Combine the lemonade, gin and sparkling rosé in a pitcher. Pour into the glasses.

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• Stir together pear nectar, cider, seltzer, and whiskey in a pitcher.
• Divide pear wedges among glasses, and pour in cocktail.
• Serve immediately.

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• In a small pitcher or large measuring cup, stir the cranberry juice with the vodka and orange-flavoured liqueur.
• Slice 12 cranberries in half.
• Spoon 2 tbsp crushed ice into martini glasses or champagne flutes. Place a few cranberries on top.
• Pour in juice mixture.
• Slice 1/2 lime into 4 wedges. First squeeze juice from each wedge into the cocktail. Then drop in lime for garnish.

Steps:

• Combine frozen raspberries, sugar and 1/2 cup water in medium saucepan.
• Stir over medium heat until sugar dissolves and berries thaw.
• Increase heat and boil 3 minutes.
• Strain raspberry mixture into bowl, pressing on solids to extract as much liquid as possible; discard solids in stainer.
• Mix lemon peel into raspberry syrup in bowl.
• Chill until cold.
• Stir raspberry syrup, lemon juice, and sparkling water in large pitcher to blend.
• Fill 6 glasses with ice cubes.
• Pour raspberry lemonade into glasses.
• Add fresh raspberries to each glass, if desired.
• Garnish with lemon slices and serve.

Steps:

• Muddle lemons, sugar cubes, and bitters in a large measuring glass until lemon slices are softened and sugar is crushed. Divide mixture among 8 wine glasses; fill glasses with Prosecco, pouring very slowly.