Name: Mr. C Cocktail Recipe
Total time: 4 min
Yield: Serves 1
Ingredients: 2 ounces mandarin puree; 1 1/2 ounces vodka, preferably Yacht Club; 2 1/2 ounces Prosecco, preferably Cipriani; 1/2 ounce lemon juice

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By Jessica Gelt

June 15, 2013

Beat summer to the punch by getting sun-soaked before it’s officially here. Do this with the effervescence of a Prosecco-based drink called the Mr. C Cocktail, served at the tony Mr. C Beverly Hills hotel on Beverwil Drive at Pico Boulevard. Opened by brothers Ignazio and Maggio Cipriani, the Mr. C Beverly Hills is the perfect place to imbibe. The Cipriani bothers’ great-grandfather, Giuseppe, opened Harry’s Bar in Venice in 1931. If the Cipriani family created the Bellini, it can invent anything. The Mr. C cocktail does its namesakes proud with a refreshing blend of light-and-bright vodka, Prosecco, sweet mandarin puree and a swallow of tart lemon juice.

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2 ounces mandarin puree

1 ½ ounces vodka, preferably Yacht Club

2 ½ ounces Prosecco, preferably Cipriani

½ ounce lemon juice

In a cocktail shaker, combine the puree, vodka, Prosecco and lemon juice with ice. Shake lightly and pour into a rocks glass or strain into a flute. Top with more Prosecco to make it extra bubbly for the summer.

Adapted from Mr. C Beverly Hills.

To make mandarin puree, peel the fruit and puree in a food processor, sweetening as desired with sugar; press the puree through a sieve, discarding the solids.