Champagne Cocktail Drinks
Champagne is a symbol for celebratory drinking, from wedding receptions to the winner's circle. Because of its prestigious and coveted status, champagne can be seen as too costly and sacred to drink out of anything other than a champagne flute. A variety of affordable bottles of champagne, though, can make this sparkling wine a truly effervescent mixer that enlivens a number of cocktails. Does this Spark an idea?
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Champagne Cocktail
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The Champagne Cocktail is a classic bubbly beverage that tastes like a grownup ginger ale. In a champagne flute, add 1 sugar cube and douse it with two to three dashes of Angostura bitters. Fill the flute slowly with champagne to the top, and end with a lemon twist. The champagne reacts strongly with the bitters, so use no more than three dashes and pour the champagne with a few small, slow pours so that it doesn't overflow.
Ruby Citrus Fizz
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The Ruby Citrus Fizz adds lemon and black raspberry flavors to the champagne for a fruity cocktail. Mix 1/2 oz. lemon-infused vodka and 1/2 oz. Chambord or other black raspberry-flavored liqueur on ice. Strain the contents into a margarita or martini glass, add enough champagne to fill the glass and end with a twist of lemon. Regular vodka with a dash of lemon juice can be substituted for the lemon-infused vodka, as well as crème de cassis, a black currant liqueur, for the Chambord.
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French 75
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The French 75 is a classic cocktail that originated in Paris during World War I. Vigorously mix 1.5 oz. gin, 2 oz. lemon juice and 1 1/2 to 2 tsp. of sugar on ice. Strain into a flute, then top with champagne and garnish with a maraschino cherry. If this sounds too potent a cocktail, halve the ingredients mixed on ice and substitute with more champagne. The flavors will be focused more on the champagne than the gin.
Poinsettia
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The Poinsettia is based on the Mimosa and the Bellini, but instead of orange juice or peach nectar, the champagne is mixed with cranberry juice. The drink has a few incarnations, some of which add vodka or orange liqueur to the mix. One variation calls for one part vodka, one part champagne and two parts cranberry juice on crushed ice served in a white wine glass. The classic Poinsettia recipe is equal parts champagne and cranberry juice, with a sliding scale for which ingredient you want to favor.
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