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