Celebrate More July 2024

SPARKLING WINE

JULY

COLONIAL'S TOP TEN CHAMPAGNE & SPARKLING WINE

STRAWBERRY MOJITO

1. La Marca Prosecco 2. Korbel Brut Sparkling Wine 3. La Gioiosa Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore 4. Korbel Extra Dry Sparkling Wine 5. Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label Champagne 6. Caposaldo Prosecco 7. Lucien Albrecht Sparkling Brut 8. Krone Borealis Brut Sparkling Wine 9. Roederer Anderson Valley Brut Sparkling Wine 10. Taittinger Brut La Francais Champagne

Yield: 4 drinks • 1 cup diced strawberries + 4 extra strawberries for garnish

• 2-14 mint leaves + extra for garnish • 4 tsp. superfine sugar or simple syrup • 4 oz. fresh lime juice • 4 oz. Bacardi Superior White Rum • 1 (750 ml) bottle Gloria Ferrer Blanc de Blancs, well chilled • 4 chilled Champagne flutes for serving DIRECTIONS In a large rocks glass, add of the diced strawberries, half of the mint leaves, sugar and lime juice. Muddle the strawberries and mint and other ingredients to meld the oils and flavors together. Stir in 2 oz. of rum. Divide this mixture between two of the Champagne flutes. Repeat these steps for the second half of the recipe. Top off the four flutes with the Gloria Ferrer sparkling wine. Garnish with strawberries and fresh mint leaves.

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