The Red Munia

I dedicate this little cocktail to my friend Diana and also in recognition of national heart month - you can read more from the links below.  This little drink is a twist on the French 75 and comes out with a light pink hue for a nice Valentine's Day cocktail.  

Shake the following over ice and strain into two cocktail glasses garnished with strawberry:

• 1.5 oz fresh squeezed lemon juice
• 4 oz Beefeater Pink strawberry flavored gin
• 8 drops of Lavender bitters (Scrappy's, 0.5 oz size bottle)
• Big squeeze of agave

Top w/ Brut Rose sparkling wine.

The Red Munia is also known as a strawberry finch.  It makes it's home in the grasslands of tropical regions in Asia.  You can read more about it on Wikipedia - it's a very pretty bird.

Read about American Heart Month here:

https://www.cdc.gov/heartdisease/american_heart_month.htm
https://www.goredforwomen.org/ 

Cheers!