From a classic champagne cocktail, to a French 75, to your own favorite combination, these easy bubbly cocktails are fun to make, and even more fun to sip.
Start with a chilled bottle of your favorite semi-dry or dry champagne/sparkling wine.
In a champagne flute, place:
For a classic champagne cocktail:
1 sugar cube (or ½ teaspoon sugar)
4 dashes aromatic bitters
OR
For a French 75:
0.5 oz fresh lemon juice
0.5 oz simple syrup
1 oz gin
1 oz raspberry liqueur
4 dashes chocolate bitters
OR
1 oz apple cider (see tips)
0.5 oz caramel vodka
3 dashes Orleans bitters
0.5 oz simple syrup
1 oz gin
4 dashes orange bitters
OR
0.5 oz fresh lemon juice
0.5 oz elderflower liqueur
Top your glass with your favorite sparkling wine or Champagne.
Enjoy!
Tips on Bubbly Cocktails
- These recipes are specifically made to go with dry or semi-dry champagne/sparkling wine. If you make these with moscato, they will be extremely sweet.
- Use fresh lemon juice in the cocktails that call for it.
- Swap apple juice for the cider in the caramel apple cocktail if it’s not cider season or you just can't find it.
- Make it a Blueberry French 75 by using blueberry gin with fresh lemon juice and simple syrup. I love New Holland Sprits' Blueberry Knickerbocker Gin.
- Ice cubes don't belong in these cocktails, so chill as many ingredients as possible - syrups, juices, and especially the bubbly - before serving.
Snack Pairing
Enjoy your bubbly cocktails with salty, baked, homemade potato chips.
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