Strawberry Ameryllis (Champagne Cocktail)

After the success of our last champagne cocktail recipe, The Daffodil (see recipe entry dated March 5, 2007 below) we wanted to find something that would be original, tasty, good looking, and most importantly fun to discover.
During the late spring, Ken had some flowering Amaryllis in his yard and they inspired the name for our new introduction: A Strawberry Ameryllis.
(For copyright purposes this blog attests to the fact that this recipe is being introduced by Ken and Len and we therefore claim tittle to the patentable rights that may arise from such ownership. Any future reference to its origin will necessarily by default be credited to yours truly. lol)
In keeping with other champagne cocktails with a flower for a name,(ie Mimosa, Poinsettia, Daffodil, etc) this one also is fruit based. Once prepared, you can smell the fragrance of strawberries under your nose as you sip this deliciously tart, strawberry flavored, champagne beverage.

Simply take 1/8 of a teaspoonful of Kool Aid Strawberry Unsweetened Soft Drink Mix (Concentrate, makes 2 quarts of Soft Drink; weighs .14oz and it is caffeine free), place it in your champagne glass and pour your favorite inexpensive sparkling wine.
That is all. It fizzes and dissolves as the champagne is poured. Leaving a beautiful very red, strawberry flavored, glass of bubbly.

Please Try This At Home (if you are over the legal age to do so in your jurisdiction) and let us know what you think. Also tell us about your drink recipes so that we too can taste them. Cheers

Editor's Note: We made several valiant attempts to use fresh strawberries to flavor the champagne but either the appearance, or the taste was just not right. We tried using strawberry flavored drinks and or juices and that was either too sweet or the products were unique and hard to find. (We found some strawberry flavored drink powder concentrate at a local Hispanic-food market). We decided that we wanted to use common, easy to get ingredients and something simple to make. But we endured all of those drinks that were just not right, all in the name of discovery. We hope that you enjoy our Strawberry Ameryllis too.