The Bishop's Giggle Wine Cocktail
Recipe: #17487
February 20, 2015
Categories: Beverages, Alcohol, Cocktails, Easy/Beginner Cooking, Entertaining, New Years, Gluten-Free, Kosher, No Eggs Non-Dairy, Vegetarian, Wine, , , more
"What to do with that remaining wine left from last night's dinner party? "The Bishop's Giggle" is a thrifty way to transform your wine into a novel and enjoyable cocktail."
Ingredients
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- SIMPLE SYRUP
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Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (419.1 g)
- Calories 399.9
- Total Fat - 0.6 g
- Saturated Fat - 0.1 g
- Cholesterol - 0 mg
- Sodium - 8 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 96.3 g
- Dietary Fiber - 5.9 g
- Sugars - 80.2 g
- Protein - 2.4 g
- Calcium - 58.1 mg
- Iron - 1.3 mg
- Vitamin C - 112.4 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Combine the lemon slices and simple syrup in a cocktail shaker. Muddle well with a muddler (or the end a wooden spoon).
Step 2
Fill the cocktail shaker halfway full with ice cubes. Add the rum and shake well.
Step 3
Add a few ice cubes to each of 4 wine glasses or goblets. Strain over ice.
Step 4
Top off each glass with 2 ounces of red wine. Stir briefly, but seriously. Garnish with the lemon slices and serve.
NOTE: Lemon wheels are achieved by cutting slices and then slicing up to the the center of the slice. Fit the cut end onto top rim of glass as a garnish
FOR THE SIMPLE SYRUP
Step 5
Combine the water and sugar in a medium-size saucepan. Bring the mixture to a boil over medium-high heat, stirring occasionally.
Step 6
Lower the heat a bit, keeping the mixture at a low boil for 3-4 minutes.
Step 7
Turn off the heat and let the syrup cook completely in the pan.
Step 8
Store in a clean, airtight container in the refrigerator.
Step 9
Remainder of simple syrup that is not used can be used for another recipe. Stores well in the refrigerator.
Tips
- Muddler or wooden spoon
- Cocktail shaker
- Wine glasses or goblets
- Strainer