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Ratafia de champagne traditionnel
Champagne grape must and brandy aperitif
⏱ 90 minServes 25Medium95 kcal
A recipe from Le Chaudron — the cooking of France’s regions.
01 — Ingredients25 servings
1 L (4¼ cups)fresh grape mustunfermented juice
330 ml (1⅓ cups)fine de Champagnelocal brandy
150 g (5 oz)light cane sugar
1cinnamon stick
5black peppercorns
1organic lemon zest
- 1 L (4¼ cups) fresh grape must unfermented juice
- 330 ml (1⅓ cups) fine de Champagne local brandy
- 150 g (5 oz) light cane sugar
- 1 cinnamon stick
- 5 black peppercorns
- 1 organic lemon zest
Quantities scaled for — some (egg, lemon, garlic…) are rounded to what’s practical.
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03 — Method
- Collect the fresh grape must straight from the press at harvest, before it starts to ferment.
- Pour the must into a clean glass demijohn using the funnel.
- Add the brandy, at the traditional one-third ratio, to stop fermentation.
- Stir in the cane sugar gently until dissolved, to soften the must's tannins.
- Add the cinnamon stick, peppercorns and lemon zest.
- Seal the demijohn and leave in a cool cellar at 12°C (54°F) for at least 6 months.
- Strain through a fine sieve lined with cheesecloth until clear.
- Bottle in tinted bottles and age for at least 1 year before drinking. Please drink responsibly.
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