New Year's Day Maple Cocktail by Patrice Plante

Patrice Plante is the president and founder of Monsieur Cocktail, as well as the co-owner of the bistro L’Atelier and the restaurant Ophélia.

Patrice Plante is the president and founder of Monsieur Cocktail, and also co-owner of the bistro L’Atelier and the restaurant Ophélia.

NEW YEAR'S MAPLE COCKTAIL

Link to the recipe on the Quebec maple website

(Ingredients for 1 cocktail)

• 1/4 cup frozen cranberries

• 1/2 oz dark maple syrup (preferably dark for its robust flavor)

• 1 oz acerum, ideally aged; if unavailable, use white

• 1 oz freshly squeezed pink grapefruit juice

• 2 oz sparkling acer

• 1 frozen cranberry coated in maple sugar, for garnish

INSTRUCTIONS

1. In a shaker, muddle the frozen cranberries with the maple syrup.

2. Add the acerum and grapefruit juice, fill with ice, and shake well.

3. Strain through a fine mesh sieve into a champagne flute.

4. Top with well-chilled sparkling acer.

5. Skewer a frozen cranberry on a cocktail pick, dip it in maple syrup, and coat it with fine maple sugar.

6. Place the cocktail pick on the edge of the flute.