Article by Trudy Allen | 4 min read
Champagne Cocktails
With just days until Christmas, and after a really tough year, why save your Champagne for toasting the back of 2020?! Start early with some delicious Champagne Christmas Cocktails!
No Cocktail Shaker Required:
Buck’s Fizz
120ml (4 fl oz) Orange Juice
Champagne to top up
Fill a tumbler or tall glass with crushed ice and add enough Orange juice to make up about a quarter of the tumbler. Top up with Champagne. Quite possibly the quickest cocktail ever!
Basic Champagne Cocktail
1 sugar cube
Angostura Bitters
Twist of Lemon Peel
Champagne
Pop the sugar cube in a glass and soak it in Angostura Bitters. Add a cube of ice, the twist of lemon peel and top up with Champagne.
Americana
1 measure of Bourbon whiskey
½ teaspoon of caster sugar
1 dash of Angostura Bitters
Champagne to top up
Add all the ingredients to a wide cocktail glass, except the champagne and stir until the sugar has dissolved. Top up with Champagne.
Blender Required Cocktails:
California Dreaming
2 dashes of Kirsch
3 measures of pineapple juice
1 dash of lemon juice
Champagne to top up
Add all ingredients, except the Champagne, to a blender along with 2-3 ice cubes. Blend for about 30 seconds. Pour into a wine glass and top up with Champagne. Decorate the edge of the glass with a slice of pineapple
Honeydew
1 measure of gin
½ measure of lemon juice
1 dash of Pernod
50g (2oz) of Honeydew Melon, diced
Champagne to top up
Add all ingredients, except the Champagne, to a blender along with 2-3 ice cubes. Blend for 30 seconds. Pour in to a wine glass and top up with Champagne. Decorate with two melon balls on a cocktail stick.
Cocktail Shaker Required:
New Orleans Dandy
1 measure of light rum
½ measure of peach brandy
1 dash of orange juice
1 dash of lime juice
Champagne to top up
Add all the ingredients, but not the Champagne, to a cocktail shaker and add some ice. Shake well and strain in to a large wine glass. Top up with Champagne and decorate with a slim orange slice and cocktail cherry.
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