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11 Champagne Cocktails to Sip While Watching the Ball Drop
The bubbly is bound to flow when the clock strikes midnight, but that doesn't mean you have to drink it straight (or straight out of the bottle). Sipping champagne to toast the New Year will never go out of style, but mixologists throughout the country are shaking things up with Champagne cocktails. You can use other types of more affordable sparklers, like Italian prosecco or Spanish cava, but of course, the traditional French wine is always preferred. READ: 8 Lucky New Year's Foods From Around the World Ready to make your night sparkle? Let your creative side shine and try out these fabulously flavorful Champagne cocktail ideas:
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Ingredients 1 oz. crème de cassis 4 oz. champagne 1 rosemary sprig fresh cranberries Preparation In a champagne glass combine champagne and crème de cassine. Garnish with rosemary sprig and cranberries.read moreCelebrity Caterer and Lenox Home Entertaining Expert Andrea Correale of Elegant AffairsShare
Ingredients .75 oz. homemade fennel syrup .75 oz. lemon juice 1.5 oz. Tito’s Vodka .5 oz. Lillet Rose 1 clementine 1 clementine slice champagne 1 sprig of thyme Preparation Squeeze one clementine in a cocktail shaker with ice. Add syrup, lemon juice, vodka, and Lillet Rose and shake. Pour mixture into a wine glass and top with champagne. Add sprig of thyme and clementine slice for garnish.read moreMulberry Project in New YorkShare![Emily Post]()
Ingredients 4 orange slices 4 cucumber slices raspberries fresh basil leaves fresh mint 2 oz. St. Germain elderflower liqueur 1 bottle rose Preparation Muddle fresh ingredients together with elderflower liqueur. Add to a pitcher filled with ice. Top with sparkling wine and garnish with fruit.read moreComme Ca in West HollywoodShare
Ingredients 1 ½ oz. Hendricks Gin ½ oz. freshly squeezed lemon juice ¾ oz. Thai basil syrup champagne 1 lemon wheel 1 basil leaf Preparation Add gin, lemon juice, and syrup into shaker. Shake with ice and strain over ice in rocks glass. Top with champagne. Garnish with lemon wheel and basil leaf.read moreHatfield's in Los AngelesShare![Negroni Sbagliato]()
Ingredients ½ oz. house-made blackberry and orange simple syrup (recipe below) 5 oz. champagne 1 orange twist Preparation First, make blackberry and orange simple syrup by combining water and sugar in saucepan. Bring mixture to a boil until sugar dissolves. Remove saucepan from heat, then add blackberries and orange peel. Steep the mixture for 20 minutes, or until the desired flavor is achieved. Strain out solids and store syrup in refrigerator for up to several weeks. To make drink, add syrup to a chilled flute or coup glass. Top with chilled champagne and garnish with orange twist.read moreRestaurant and bar manager Matt Sayer of The Willcox Hotel in South Carolina/courtesy of Wine Enthusiast MagazineShare
Ingredients ½ oz. Lillet Blanc ½ oz. St. Germain elderflower liqueur ½ oz. honey syrup (equal parts honey and water combined) ¾ oz. lemon juice 3 oz. champagne Preparation Add all ingredients except champagne in a shaker filled with ice and shake for 10 seconds. Strain into a champagne flute. Top with champagne.read moreBar manager Paul McGee of RPM Italian in ChicagoShare
Ingredients 1 ½ oz. Grey Goose Vodka ½ oz. crème de peche ¼ oz. Yellow Chartreuse liqueur ½ oz. fresh lemon juice Brut Champagne 2 cucumber slices 1 lemon peel Preparation Add the cucumber and lemon juice to a shaker and muddle for a few seconds. Then add vodka, crème de peche, Yellow Chartreuse, and fill with ice. Shake and strain into a flute glass. Top with champagne. Add a lemon peel for garnish.read moreMixologist Nate Howell of Cusp Dining & Drinks in CaliforniaShare
Ingredients ¾ oz. Rittenhouse Rye Whiskey ¼ oz. Luxardo Amaro liqueur ½ oz. Aperol ½ oz. PAMA Pomegranate Liqueur 2 dashes pomegranate bitters 2 oz. champagne Preparation Stir all ingredients, except champagne, in a mixing glass with ice. Stir and strain into a flute. Top with champagne.read moreMelibea in New YorkShare- Published11 Images
11 Champagne Cocktails to Sip While Watching the Ball Drop
The bubbly is bound to flow when the clock strikes midnight, but that doesn't mean you have to drink it straight (or straight out of the bottle). Sipping champagne to toast the New Year will never go out of style, but mixologists throughout the country are shaking things up with Champagne cocktails. You can use other types of more affordable sparklers, like Italian prosecco or Spanish cava, but of course, the traditional French wine is always preferred. READ: 8 Lucky New Year's Foods From Around the World Ready to make your night sparkle? Let your creative side shine and try out these fabulously flavorful Champagne cocktail ideas:
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