The countdown to New Year’s eve is on! How are you celebrating?? Champagne and bubbly are par for the course, but that doesn’t mean you can’t jazz it up by mixing up your favorite champagne, prosecco or sparkling wine with some star ingredients to make a delicious cocktail or two.
Rosé Sparkler (Courtesy of Angry Orchard)
4oz Angry Orchard Rosé Cider
1oz Pomegranate Juice
2oz Sparkling Wine
Pour into a wine glass with ice.
Midnight Kiss (Courtesy of Andrea Correale, Elegant Affairs)
1 ½ oz. peppermint vodka
½ oz. vanilla vodka
4 oz. champagne
1 tsp cup crushed peppermint candies
1 jar gold sprinkles for garnish
Rim champagne flute with peppermint vodka, dip into gold sprinkles. Pour ½ oz. vanilla vodka 1 oz. peppermint vodka into flute. Add with 1 tsp crushed peppermint candies. Top off with 4 oz. of your favorite champagne.
Rose Stardust (Courtesy of The Lobby Bar at One Aldwych)
35 ml (1 ⅕ oz) Absolut Elyx
10 ml ( ⅓ oz) Raspberry and rose Shrub
15 ml (½ oz) Orange Juice
10 ml (⅓ oz) Disaronno
15 ml (½ oz) Grapefruit Juice
35 ml (1 ⅕ oz) Rose Lemonade
Shake all ingredients. Serve in sling glass. Garnish with dry raspberry powder, smashed meringue, and thyme.
Festive Peppermint Fizz (Courtesy of Korbel)
1 oz. White Crème de Cacao
4 oz. Korbel California Brut
White Chocolate, melted
Peppermint Candy Cane, crushed
Dip the rim of a champagne flute in melted white chocolate, then dip in finely crushed candy cane. Pour crème de cacao into a champagne flute. Top with Korbel.
Geese A’Laying (Courtesy of Green Room at The Curtain Hotel & Members Club)
½ oz Grey Goose Vodka
½ oz plum jam
2 tsp Cointreau
Juice of a quarter of a lime
Top with prosecco
Shake all ingredients (except the prosecco) over ice, strain into Champagne flute and top with prosecco.
Champagne Cocktail (Courtesy of The Grill)
4 oz Robert Moncuit Blanc de Blancs
1 oz Grey Goose Vodka
½ oz Sauternes
¼ oz St-Germain
1 grapefruit bitters soaked sugar cube
Blend all ingredients in a coupe glass. Add thin grapefruit twist and serve.
Sparkling Holiday Punch (Courtesy of Korbel)
8 oz. Chambord Liqueur
8 oz. Cranberry Juice
2 chilled bottles Korbel Brut
Cranberries
Pour ingredients into a large punch bowl or pitcher and stir. Top with raspberries or cranberries.
4-3-2-1 Cocktail (Courtesy of Bolla Prosecco)
4 oz. Chilled Bolla Prosecco
3 Drops Bitters
2 Sugar Cubes
1 oz. Cognac
Pour bitters onto sugar cube and let soak in, place sugar cube in a Champagne flute. Add Cognac, and top with Bolla Prosecco.
Cheers!!
