Honey Berry Royale

Honey Berry Royale

YIELD: Makes 6 servings

INGREDIENTS

1/4 cup - honey

15 - raspberries

3 oz. - lime juice, fresh

9 oz. - crème de cassis

24 oz. - sparkling wine

DIRECTIONS

For Macerated honey raspberries:
Set aside 6 raspberries and mash the rest. In a bowl, mix the whole raspberries and the mashed raspberries. Add honey. Stir gently until all the raspberries are coated. Refrigerate for at least two hours.

For Cocktail:
Place all the ingredients, except the whole macerated raspberries and the sparkling wine, in a shaker. Add ice. Shake for 15 seconds. Strain onto a champagne flute, add 4 oz. sparkling wine and top with a honey macerated raspberry.