How to make champagne cocktails at home?

2024 Author: Isabella Gilson | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:14

Champagne is a noble and refined drink. And also versatile! Many connoisseurs of alcohol are well aware that champagne cocktails are incredibly tasty. And best of all, you can easily make them yourself. There are a lot of recipes, but now we will talk about the most popular.

Mimosa

In accordance with the classification established by the International Association of Bartenders, this cocktail belongs to the category "Modern Classic". And indeed it is! Many adore it for its pleasant aroma and delicate, delicate taste.

To prepare, you will need to mix white champagne and freshly squeezed orange juice in equal proportions. Usually 75 ml. But this is a classic recipe. There is a more original one, and to translate it into reality you will need:

• Orange liqueur - 30 ml.
• Sugar - 1 tbsp. l.
• Champagne - 170 ml.
• Fresh orange juice - 50 ml.

First you need to pour some liquor into a flat saucer. Pour sugar on any cleansurface. Dip the rim of the glass into the liqueur and immediately into the sugar. You will get a beautiful festive headband.

Pour the remaining liqueur (~20 ml) and champagne with juice into the glass, stir a little. Can be garnished with orange zest.

Bellini

This champagne cocktail is one of the most popular in Italy. For its preparation you will need:

• Big fresh peach.
• Dry champagne: ideally Prosecco sparkling wine - 100 ml.
• Teaspoon of sugar.

First you need to peel the peach, chop a little and send it to the blender. Sprinkle with sugar and beat well. You should get a smooth puree. Pour it into a glass and fill it with cold champagne. Garnish with a peach wedge and serve.

It is worth noting that this cocktail is often prepared with champagne and vodka or with champagne and gin. This option is popular with gourmets who love the taste of Bellini, but want more strength.

Champagne Ice

This, one might even say, is not a cocktail, but an alcoholic dessert - insanely delicious. Consists of the following ingredients:

• Brut or dry champagne - 50 ml.
• White ice cream - 100g
• Strawberry - 50g
• Mint - 2-3 leaves.

This is a very simple champagne cocktail recipe. Strawberries should be cut coarsely, and mint - finely. Put these ingredients together with ice cream in a glass, garnish with mint. Serve with straw and dessert spoon.

Gold Velvet

This champagne cocktail, whose name suggests pleasant associations, consists of very original ingredients. Of those, the combination of which is difficult to imagine. But everyone is recommended to try "Golden Velvet" - an unusually harmonious taste will surprise anyone. Needed:

• Champagne - 100 ml.
• Pineapple juice - 30 ml.
• Light beer - 100 ml.

You just need to pour all the ingredients into a beer glass and mix thoroughly. Serve with a straw, do not add ice.

Northern Lights

Another champagne cocktail given such an intriguing name. By the way, it is also called "New Year's", because it is from December 31 to January 1 that many people take the risk of alcohol and mix incompatible ingredients. But in this cocktail they harmonize perfectly. Here are the ingredients you will need:

• Fresh squeezed lemon juice - 50 ml.
• Sugar - 1 tbsp. l.
• Vodka - 50 ml.
• Sweet or semi-sweet champagne - 100 ml.
• Ice cubes.

In a shaker you need to put sugar, pour it with vodka and lemon juice. Shake well. The sugar should dissolve. Pour the resulting mixture into a glass filled with ice, add champagne on top. Serve with a straw.

Tintoretto

This cocktail will appeal to those people who love pomegranate flavor. For its preparation you need:

• Pink Champagne - 130 ml.
• Pomegranate juice - 30 ml.
• Simple Sugar Syrup - 10 ml.

In a glass, you just need to mix all the listed ingredients.

Sugar syrup, by the way, is very easy to prepare. You just need to combine a tablespoon of sugar with the same amount of water in a small container and send it to a water bath. Stir occasionally, and when a homogeneous thick transparent liquid forms, you can remove it.

When the syrup has cooled, you can pour it into a cocktail. By the way, you can add a drop of red dye to the syrup, if any. Then the cocktail will turn out even brighter.

Recipes with strong alcohol

Champagne cocktails can be not only tasty, but also intoxicating, if you take a strong ingredient as a basis. Here are some of the recipes:

• "French 75". Ingredients: champagne (130 ml), gin (50 ml), sugar and freshly squeezed lemon juice. Everything except the first ingredient must be poured into a shaker, shake well. Pour into glass and top with champagne.
• "Charlie". Ingredients: champagne (130 ml) and apricot brandy (45 ml). Shake and serve in a glass without ice.
• Glasgow. Ingredients: whiskey (60 ml), champagne (30 ml), absinthe (5 ml) and a few drops of angostura. Mix all of the above in a shaker with crushed ice and strain into a chilled glass.

There is also a pretty strong cocktail based on cognac. For a cocktail you will need cognac (20 ml), champagne (120 ml) and freshly squeezedcitrus juice. Lemon or orange is best, but grapefruit works too.

First, champagne is poured into a glass, juice is added there, ingredients are mixed and brandy is added on top. The resulting drink will surprise anyone with juicy color overflows and highlights.

Variants with liqueurs

Champagne and juice cocktails are popular, but those with liqueurs are just as popular. Here are the tastiest options:

• "Green Bubbles". Ingredients: champagne (150 ml), melon liqueur (30 ml) and pear brandy Poire Williams (30 ml). Everything is mixed in a glass and served without ice.
• "Blue bird". Ingredients: champagne (140 ml) and Blue Curaçao liqueur (50 ml). Mix everything in a glass, garnish with a lemon wedge.
• Kir Royal. Ingredients: champagne (5/6 parts) and currant liqueur (1/6). The cocktail is layered. First, you need to pour currant liquor to the bottom. Then gently, without mixing the ingredients, add the champagne. To do this, you need to use a special bar spoon or a knife with a wide blade.
• "Andalusia". Ingredients: champagne (120 ml), cherry liqueur (45 ml) and cocktail cherry. First, you need to put a berry in a glass, pour it with liquor and add champagne.

Experimenting, you can try to mix different ingredients. Almost any liquor will successfully harmonize with champagne. The main thing is to keep proportions. Remember that alcohol is only good in small amounts.