Champagne Cocktail Recipes

 

Some prefer Champagne at breakfast time, in or out of cocktails; the classic Champagne cocktail - Buck's Fizz (see Fizzes & Slings page) is traditionally enjoyed at this hour. Others feel that the effervescence of this wine, which epitomizes the lively spirit of the 1920's, is more suitable at night. The important thing to remember is that it is not necessary to spend a lot of money on Champagne for cocktails - inexpensive Champagne, or even sparkling white wine, is very good.

Never put Champagne in an electric blender or food processor - you may end up with your cocktail on the walls!

Note: 1 measure = 45 ml

 

BASIC CHAMPAGNE COCKTAIL

1 sugar lump
few dashes of Angostura Bitters
Champagne to top up

Place a lump of sugar in a wine glass and saturate
it with Angostura bitters. Add a lump of ice and top up with Champagne. Add a twist of lemon peel and decorate with an orange slice.

 

PADDY'S NIGHT

1 measure Green Creme de menthe
1 measure Irish Whiskey
Champagne to top up



Shake the ingredients well with ice and strain into a large wine glass. Top up with Champagne to serve.

 

 

CALIFORNIA DREAMING

2 dashes of Kirsch
3 measures of Pineapple juice
1 dash of lemon juice
Champagne to top up

Put the ingredients in an electric blender with a few ice cubes and blend for 30 seconds. Pour into a wine glass and top up with Champagne. Decorate with pineapple.

 

AMERICANA

1 measure Bourbon whiskey
1/2 teaspoon caster sugar
1 dash of Angostura bitters
Champagne to top up

Stir the ingredients in a wide Champagne glass until the sugar has dissolved. Top up with Champagne and decorate with a peach slice on a cocktail stick.

 

 

BLACK TIE

30 ml Creme de cacao
Champagne
slice of kiwi fruit

Pour creme de cacao into a tall glass and top up with champagne. Decorate with a slice of kiwi fruit.

 

CARIBBEAN

15 ml Orange curacao
Champagne
slice of orange and a cherry

Pour curacao into an old style champagne glass. Top up with champagne and decorate with orange slice and a cherry.

 

 

CHAMPAGNE BUCK

50 ml Champagne
30 ml Gin
2 dashes of Cherry Brandy
5 ml Orange Juice



Give ingredients a hefty shake with ice then strain the effervescent mixture into a cocktail glass.

 

KIR ROYALE

Maraschino Cherry
30 ml Creme de cassis
Top up with chilled Champagne
Strawberry

Drop the cherry into the bottom of a Champagne flute and pour the creme de cassis over. Top up with Champagne. Garnish your blackcurrant flavoured fizz with a sliced strawberry pushed over the rim of the glass.

 

NEW ORLEANS DANDY

 

1 measure Light Rum

½ measure Peach Brandy

1 dash of Orange juice

1 dash of Lime juice

Champagne to top up

 

 

Shake the ingredients well with ice and strain into a large wine glass.  Top up with Champagne and decorate with an orange slice and a cocktail cherry.

 

HONEYDEW

 

1 measure Gin

½ measure Lemon juice

1 dash of Pernod

60g (2 oz) Honeydew Melon, diced

Champagne to top up

 

Place the ingredients, with some ice cubes, in an electric blender.  Blend for 30 seconds, then pour into a large wine glass.  Top up with Champagne and decorate with small pieces of melon.

 

 

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