RECIPE

The Paysan

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Poste • Washington, D.C.

This Penn Quarter brasserie was formerly the mail-sorting room of the D.C. post office; diners use the same entrance that once accommodated horse-drawn mail carriages.

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Ingredients

  • Ingredients
    1. 16 ounces fruity red wine, preferably Pinot Noir
    2. 8 ounces cranberry juice
    3. 4 ounces fresh orange juice
    4. 4 ounces Chambord
    5. Ice
    6. 3 ounces chilled Sprite
    7. Thinly sliced lemon zest
    8. Thinly sliced lime zest
    9. Thinly sliced orange zest

Directions

  1. In a pitcher, combine the wine, juices and Chambord; refrigerate until chilled, about 2 hours. Stir well and pour into ice-filled white wine glasses. Top each drink with 1/2 ounce Sprite and garnish with the zests.