Cocktail of the Week: Silver 75

I'm not sure why, but we seem to drink more bubbly during the winter around our house. Instead of a g & t before dinner, we pop the top of one of our favorite Spanish or California (or even New Mexico!) sparkling wines. (We save the delicious Schramsberg for special occasions.)

Sometimes, I'll mix things up a little more and make a Champagne cocktail. Here's a good one...a twist on the also refreshing French 75. And it's a great way to use some of the big bottle of St. Germain elderflower liqueur we have sitting on the bar. (And if you live in Dallas and don't want to buy your own big bottle of St. Germain elderflower liqueur, it's my understanding that they serve this drink at The Porch on Henderson Avenue.)

Silver 75
Makes 1 cocktail.

1 ounce Milagro tequila
1 ounce St. Germain elderflower liqueur
½ ounce lime juice
3 ounces Brut Champagne or dry sparkling wine
1 lime wedge

In a cocktail shaker or pint glass, measure out the tequila, St. Germain and lime juice. Add ice and shake. Pour the Champagne into a chilled martini glass. Strain the contents of the shaker over the Champagne. Garnish with the lime wedge.