{ cocktail ring } raspberry gin fizz

Occasion: Brunch Banquet
Wear: White Moonstone Diamond Cocktail Ring by Wendy Mink ($222)
Sip: Raspberry Gin Fizz via Just Married and Cooking

• 1 750ml bottle of gin
• 2 pints fresh raspberries
• ½ cup sugar
• Brut Champagne, well chilled
  
• Lemon peel for garnish
  
• Raspberries for garnish
  

1. In an air-tight glass jar, combine the gin, raspberries and sugar. Store in a cool dark place. Turn the jar over once a day to mix the contents, until the gin takes a deep red color, up to a week. Strain the gin and store in a clean glass bottle.
   
   
2. To serve, pour ½ ounce gin (chilled) into the bottom of a champagne flute. Fill the glass with champagne and garnish with a raspberry and lemon twist.