Champagne and the New Year are matching bookends. You must have both to truly ring in a festive 2011. This champagne cocktail originated in the fashionable parlors of the upper west side in New York City. Cherry Heering is a  brandy-based Danish cherry liqueur. You can find this liqueur at any specialty liquor or package store. Our test kitchen at Foodcreate.com has been sampling this recipe all day long. It is really outstanding. The maraschino cherries combined with angostura bitters create a tangy and rather pungent odor and sensation. Angostura lends a dramatic effect to this wonderful cocktail. Enjoy. Drink responsibly and have a wonderful New Year!   

3 maraschino cherries, plus 3/4 ounce syrup from the jar

Superfine sugar

3 dashes of Angostura Bitters

2 brown sugar cubes

1/2 ounce Cherry Heering or cherry liqueur

4 ounces chilled Champagne

1. Moisten the outer rim of a flute with 1/2 ounce maraschino cherry syrup and coat with superfine sugar.

2. Sprinkle the bitters over the sugar cubes.

3. Add the Cherry Heering, maraschino cherries and the remaining 1/4 ounce of maraschino cherry syrup to the flute.

4. Top with the Champagne and add the sugar cubes.

Recipe and photo courtesy of Food and Wine Magazine. Recipe published 2007.

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