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The Thanksgiving Sparkler is an autumn cocktail that was created by Nick Mautone of Rainbow Room in New York.
It is a fall-inspired variation of the French 75, a classic sparkling wine cocktail. This version uses brandy as the base spirit instead of gin and adds pumpkin and baking spices for more complexity.
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Sparkling Wine Brandy Homemade Pumpkin Spice Syrup* Lemon Juice Brown Sugar Grated Nutmeg
*Find a recipe for homemade pumpkin spice syrup on our website.
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Pour brown sugar on a plate, rim a champagne flute with ¼ oz pumpkin spice syrup, and dip glass in brown sugar until coated. Add brandy, ½ oz pumpkin spice syrup, and lemon juice to rimmed champagne flute. Stir gently for 5-10 seconds. Top with sparkling wine. Garnish with grated nutmeg.
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