Champagne Cocktail Recipes

December 29, 2016
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Enjoy our favorite Champagne and sparkling wine cocktails during your next special occasion or brunch with family and friends. These recipes feature different mixers, juices, and flavorful additions to give new life to one of our favorite bubbly beverages. For a make-ahead option, make the mixers up to 3 days in advance, then add the sparkling wine immediately before serving. Then pour yourself a glass, sip, and enjoy!
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Fizzy Fun

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View Recipe: Champagne Pomegranate Cocktail

Adding Champagne to the menu is the fastest way to elevate any occasion. Our collection of Champagne and sparkling wine cocktails uses fresh fruit, juice, and bitters for tasty combinations that are guaranteed to impress guests.

First up is our Champagne Pomegranate Cocktail. In the tradition of sparkling libations like the Buck's fizz and Bellini, this cocktail starts with Champagne and fruit juice.

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Campari and Orange Sparkling Cocktail

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View Recipe: Campari and Orange Sparkling Cocktail

A little rosé pairs wonderfully with Campari, an Italian aperitif which gives the drink a bitter edge and beautiful rosy color.

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Amaretto Cherry Fizz

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View Recipe: Amaretto Cherry Fizz

This is a simple twist on a classic. The amaretto sour cocktail balances the nutty sweetness of amaretto liqueur with the tartness of lemon and the cloudlike frothiness of shaken egg white. In this variation, the amaretto is infused with cherries and enlivened by a splash of prosecco (sparkling Italian wine).

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Sparkling Pear Cocktail

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View Recipe: Sparkling Pear Cocktail

Pear liqueur and a dry sparkling wine make for a heady combo in this beautifully aromatic sipper.

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Sparkling Sangria

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View Recipe: Sparkling Sangria

This cocktail will shine as bright as your favorite red carpet stars. Blueberries bring a pop of color and flavor. Top with a mint sprig for a fragrant garnish.

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Spumante Molto Rosso

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View Recipe: Spumante Molto Rosso

The Negroni is one of the great cocktails, and it's simple: equal parts gin, sweet vermouth, and the bittersweet Italian aperitivo Campari. This cocktail, a twist on that classic, aims to provide an easy introduction to Campari. Cranberry-infused gin complements Campari's bitter bite, which is smoothed out by the lime, sugar, and fruity prosecco. Roll the soaked cranberries in sugar and skewer on cocktail picks for a pretty garnish.

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Sparkling Spanish Punch

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View Recipe: Sparkling Spanish Punch

This punch is based on the classic formula of the great recipes of the 17th and 18th centuries, most of which started with sugar soaked in lemon or orange oil. Here, clementines are used instead, and all the spirits come from Spain. Spanish brandy is less well-known in the U.S. than cognac, but it is delicious and a great bargain, and the same could be said for cava, Spain's answer to Champagne.

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Crisp Autumn Serenade

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View Recipe: Crisp Autumn Serenade

This cocktail brings together the seasonal flavors of apples, pears, ginger, and maple. Bourbon gives it a bit of bite and backbone. (For a sweeter, richer version, you could use a dark rum, like Plantation Grande Reserve or El Dorado 5-year.) You'll make more of the tangy ginger-maple syrup than you need for the recipe; save the remaining syrup for other cocktails or to sweeten and spice up tea or mulled wine.

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Champagne Limoncello Cocktails

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View Recipe: Champagne Limoncello Cocktails

A sugared rim is a pretty touch—rub a cut lemon wedge on the rim of the glass, and roll in sugar. You don't need to purchase expensive Champagne for this cocktail; just be sure to use brut, the driest Champagne, or a dry cava or prosecco.

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Cranberry Kir Royale

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View Recipe: Cranberry Kir Royale

Cranberry sauce helps concoct a lightly sweet homemade cranberry liqueur in this twist on a classic French cocktail. Allow four days to steep the liqueur. Garnish with cranberries, if you like.

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Clementine Sparkler

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View Recipe: Clementine Sparkler

Sweet and sunshiny, this sophisticated twist on a standard mimosa is ideal for a daytime meal. Substitute tangerine or orange juice if you can't find clementines.

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Lemon-Gin Sparkling Cocktails

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View Recipe: Lemon-Gin Sparkling Cocktails

Loosely based on the French 75, a classic cocktail of gin, Champagne, lemon juice, and sugar, this sparkling beverage uses lemonade concentrate as a shortcut. Be sure to allow the concentrate to thaw ahead of time.

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The Sun Also Rises Cocktail

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View Recipe: The Sun Also Rises Cocktail

Not to be confused with cheap imitations, Plymouth Sloe Gin—a sweet-tart spirit featuring sloe berries—is made from a time-honored recipe and worthy of a special libation.

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Vanilla-Fig Champagne Sparkler

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View Recipe: Vanilla-Fig Champagne Sparkler

The festive combo of cinnamon, vanilla, and figs make a tasty way to welcome the New Year, but this fantastic flavor trio will also keep you celebrating all fall and winter. Cheers!

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Strawberry-Mint Sparkling Limeade

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View Recipe: Strawberry-Mint Sparkling Limeade

For a kid-friendly version, substitute 3 cups chilled club soda for the wine. When adding the wine or soda, pour slowly down the edge of the glass to tame the foam.

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Apricot-Ginger Bellinis

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View Recipe: Apricot-Ginger Bellinis

For a pretty touch, dip the edges of the Champagne flutes in a mixture of sugar and grated lime rind.

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Pomegranate-Rosemary Royale

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View Recipe: Pomegranate-Rosemary Royale

This simple twist on the traditional kir royale blends tart-sweet pomegranate juice with subtle herbal notes from a rosemary-infused syrup. Float rosemary leaves on the drinks for a pretty garnish.

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Watermelon Bellinis

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View Recipe: Watermelon Bellinis

This drink is a twist on the classic Bellini, a post-World War II cocktail of white peach puree and Champagne, first mixed at Harry's Bar in Venice. Freezing the watermelon before pureeing lends the drink a slightly slushy consistency. If you prefer a smoother texture, simply chill the watermelon. Serve in Champagne flutes.

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Sparkling Rosemary-Peach Cocktails

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View Recipe: Sparkling Rosemary-Peach Cocktails

A heady punch of woodsy rosemary creates an herbaceous riff on the classic Bellini.

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Blackberry-Chambord Royale

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View Recipe: Blackberry-Chambord Royale

This simple yet elegant aperitif is garnished with icy blackberries. Purchase fresh berries, and freeze them in a single layer on a baking sheet so they'll hold their shape.

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Sparkling Peach Sangria

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View Recipe: Sparkling Peach Sangria

This fizzy, sparkly drink will be a hit at your next gathering. Its rich sunset color and bold peachy flavor will keep you intrigued until the very last drop.

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Sparkling Fruit Gelées

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View Recipe: Sparkling Fruit Gelées

These stylish individual cups can be prepared and refrigerated up to two days before the gathering.

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Cognac Sparkling Wine Cocktail

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View Recipe: Cognac Sparkling Wine Cocktail

A classic combo—sparkling wine, cognac, sugar, and a dash of bitters—makes for an elegant drink worthy of a special celebration.

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