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New Year’s Eve, birthdays, anniversaries… whatever the celebration, chances are you’re toasting to it with a little bubbly. As always we’re jazzing it up a little with some simple recipes to kick your champagne toast up a notch, check ’em out here:
1. Keep it Simple
This cocktail is the perfect beverage to offer guests at the beginning of the evening, whether as a welcome drink or at the start of a dinner. The combination of bitters and lemon also helps to aid in digestion, perfect before a big meal!
INGREDIENTS:
1 sugar cube (organic sugar is best)
3 dashes of bitters
1 lemon wedge
Brut champagne
METHOD:
In a champagne flute, drop in the sugar cube and add the bitters. Squeeze the juice from one lemon wedge into the glass and top with champagne and garnish with a lemon twist.
2. Tickled Pink
You know how we feel about pomegranate. Just in time for your holiday parties, this cocktail has the perfect combination of sweet and tart, and a gorgeous pink color to elevate the occasion. Pro tip: it also goes well with sparkling Rosé.
INGREDIENTS:
1 oz pomegranate juice
3 oz Brut champagne (or sparkling rose)
METHOD:
In a champagne flute, add the pomegranate juice and top with champagne. Add pomegranate seeds and garnish with fresh mint.
3. Oh So Fancy
The French 75 is a classic cocktail that is easy to make, light on the palette and a crowd pleaser. You can play with the proportions depending on what you’re in the mood for, a little more gin one day, a little less champagne the next. There are a number of different ways to make it and you can serve it over ice or up. We like to serve our recipe in a coupe glass for a more vintage feel.
INGREDIENTS:
1 ½ oz dry gin
1 tsp superfine sugar or ½ tsp simple syrup
½ oz lemon juice
4 oz Brut champagne
METHOD:
In a shaker combine the gin, sugar/simple syrup and lemon. Shake well over ice and strain into a chilled coupe glass. Top with champagne and garnish with a lemon twist.
