Prosecco And Lovage Cocktail

Recipe from Franny's

Adapted by Melissa Clark

Updated June 10, 2024

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Ingredients

Yield:8 cocktails
  • 1cup sugar
  • ½cup lovage leaves
  • 1bottle (750 milliliters) prosecco or other sparkling wine, chilled
  • 8lime wedges, optional
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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Combine sugar and a cup of water in a small saucepan, and bring to a boil. Stir until sugar dissolves, then turn off heat. Add lovage leaves and let syrup infuse for 3 hours. Strain, discarding lovage.

  2. Step 2

    Measure 2 teaspoons syrup (or more to taste) into each of 8 Champagne flutes or other glasses. Top with prosecco and garnish with lime wedges. Leftover syrup is nice tossed with plums.

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lobsterman

This cocktail alone is sufficient reason to have a lovage plant in your garden.

Matt

The lovage concoction with soda water and gin is also great. Like a gin and tonic without the extra bitterness.

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Adapted from Franny's

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