December 28, 2011
Toast to 2012 with Perrier Jouët Champagne
Robert Doyle READ TIME: 2 MIN.
Getting prepared for New Year's Eve can be challenging: picking out the right outfit, deciding on the perfect party, and most importantly choosing the bubbly that you will toast with at midnight.
Perrier-Jou�t, one of the world's leading champagne houses, is the essence of beauty and luxury, and in celebration of its 200th anniversary, the esteemed house has launched Perrier-Jou�t Belle Epoque Brut 2004. The special Perrier-Jou�t Belle Epoque champagne bottles are ordained with an iconic floral design, dating back to 1902.
Serving as a hostess gift or to complement any bouquet or centerpiece, Perrier-Jou�t is the perfectly elegant choice for toasting to a new year. At $139 a bottle and $150 for the gift set, Perrier-Jou�t Belle Epoque is already a favorite for the fashionables, including Kim Kardashian, Zoe Saldana, Hilary Duff, Eva Amurri, and Susan Sarandon.
A more affordable option, however, is Perrier-Jou�t Grand Brut at $45. �Perrier-Jou�t bottles and Gift Packs can be purchased at select local retailers and on-line, including but not limited to: www.thewineclub.com, www.internetwines.com, www.wallywine.com, www.astorwines.com.
To get you ready for the New Year's celebrations, here are two specialty cocktails to help fizz up the traditional champagne toast.
Perrier-Jou�t Rose
1/2 oz. rose water
1 sugar cube
3 dashes of fresh pomegranate juice
Directions:
Place the sugar cube in the bottom of a Champagne flute.
Saturate it with rose water.
Carefully top off with Perrier-Jou�t Belle Epoque/Brut and add pomegranate juice.
Garnish with dry baby rose buds.
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Perrier-Jouët Fraise Sauvage
2 oz. Perrier-Jou�t Belle Epoque/Brut
1 1/2oz. Vodka
less than 1/2 oz. fresh squeezed lemon juice
1/2 oz. simple syrup
1 whole strawberry
Directions:
In a bottom of a mixing glass muddle the strawberry into a pur�e.�
Add all ingredients except Perrier-Jou�t Belle Epoque.
Add ice, cover and shake vigorously for 7-8 seconds.
Pour Perrier-Jou�t Belle Epoque/Brut into a chilled cocktail-martini glass and pour the cocktail over it.
Garnish with half a strawberry.
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Long-term New Yorkers, Mark and Robert have also lived in San Francisco, Boston, Provincetown, D.C., Miami Beach and the south of France. The recipient of fellowships at MacDowell, Yaddo, and Blue Mountain Center, Mark is a PhD in American history and literature, as well as the author of the novels Wolfchild and My Hawaiian Penthouse. Robert is the producer of the documentary We Are All Children of God. Their work has appeared in numerous publications, as well as at : www.mrny.com.
