Whether you need a beverage to go with an extra-special morning meal you’re making for mom for the upcoming Mother’s Day, or feel like adding a little out-of-the-ordinary effervescence to any ol’ weekend meal (or weekday meal for that matter, because weekdays are special, too), or have a desire for an escape from the hum-drum everydayness but can’t afford to take a real trip, the Tropicaliana is for you. A combination of rum, lime juice, the delicious Domaine de Canton ginger liqueur, and a touch of simple syrup, all topped off by rosé Champagne or sparkling wine, the Tropicaliana definitely ups the ante for breakfast bubby drinks. Luckily, it’s not too hard to make. I used (and think it works wonderfully, with its more delicate-frizzante-ness and sweetness) Pommery Pink POP rosé Champagne when last making it. If you get the cute smaller bottle, you can make two drinks; if you step up to the full-size bottle, then you can serve many more. Of course, if you want to spend the extra dollars in a worthwhile cause (and if you’re making a brunch for mom, then, well, what’s more worthwhile than that?), try the Pommery brut rosé--its strawberry accents fold in well with the Tropicaliana’s other highlights.
The Tropicaliana
Ingredients:
Ice cubes
1 ounce white rum
1/4 ounce fresh lime juice
1/2 ounce Domaine de Canton Ginger Liqueur
1/2 ounce simple syrup
Chilled rosé Champagne
Lime slice, for garnish
Directions:
1. Fill a cocktail shaker halfway full with ice cubes. Add the rum, lime juice, ginger liqueur, and simple syrup. Shake well.
2. Strain the mix into a flute. Top with the rosé Champagne. Garnish with the lime slice.
--A.J. Rathbun
Mike Wilson on May 01, 2009 at 04:43 PM
I'm never sure what to do with my bottle of Canton. I actually mix it with Bailey's sometimes which is FAR better than it sounds.
Mostly I just drink it on the rocks.
This sounds delicious.