‘Tis the season to be merry, and coincidentally, it’s also the season to drink Champagne. To celebrate, here are four quaffable Champagne cocktails to get the cocktail party started this festive time.
Miracle on Air St by Liam Davy of Hawksmoor
Ingredients:
- 10ml Calvados (or English apple brandy)
- 10ml Sloe Gin
- 10ml Audemus Covert
- 5ml Sugar syrup
- 100ml Fortnum's Blanc de Blancs Champagne
Method:
1. Stir the first four ingredients over ice for 20 seconds and strain into a Champagne saucer.
2. Top with Champagne and garnish with a string of redcurrants for a festive feel.
Cherry Fizz Cocktail by Domaine Carneros
Ingredients:
- 150ml Domaine Carneros Estate Brut Cuvée
- 14ml Luxardo
- 7ml Raspberry Gum Syrup
- 14ml Fresh lemon juice
- 1 Dash Fee Brothers Whiskey Barrel-Aged Bitters
- Zest of orange
Method:
1. Chill all ingredients prior to mixing, and when chilled, combine the Luxardo, Raspberry Gum and lemon juice into a cocktail glass.
2. Add the Brut and finish with a dash of the bitters.
3. Stir very gently to mix ingredients (without breaking the bubbles).
4. To garnish, using a paring knife or citrus peeler, cut a long, thin piece of orange rind. Twist over the drink to release oils, run the peel around the rim of the glass, form into a curl and set on the edge of the cocktail.
Sparkly Bauble by Searcys
Ingredients:
- 25 ml Bramble Bombay Gin
- 50ml Pear Purée
- 10ml Vanilla Syrup
- 10ml Searcys Selected Cuvée Champagne
- Dash of lemon
- Edible glitter
Method:
1. Fill a shaker with ice and pour in the gin, puree, lemon, and syrup, before gently stirring until mixed.
2. Once mixed, strain into serving glass (at Searcys they use a bauble glass), then top with Searcys Champagne and finished with a dash of edible glitter.
Spiced Sloe Royale by Hayman’s
Ingredients:
- 35ml Hayman’s Spiced Sloe Gin
- Piper-Heidsieck Cuveé Brut Champagne
- Strawberry
Method:
1. Pour the Spiced Sloe Gin into a Champagne flute.
2. Top with the Champagne to taste.
3. Garnish with a strawberry.
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