Best 20 Champagne Cocktail Recipes

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Indulge in the effervescent charm of the Champagne Cocktail, a timeless classic that elevates any celebration. This sophisticated libation combines the sparkling allure of Champagne with the subtle sweetness of sugar and the aromatic essence of bitters, creating a symphony of flavors that delights the palate. Whether you prefer the simplicity of the classic Champagne Cocktail or desire variations that introduce new layers of complexity, this article presents a curated collection of recipes that cater to every taste. Embark on a journey of mixology as we explore the art of crafting this iconic cocktail, ensuring your next gathering sparkles with elegance and sophistication.

**Explore the variations:**

* **Classic Champagne Cocktail:** Experience the timeless elegance of the original recipe, featuring Champagne, sugar, and bitters, garnished with a twist of lemon.

* **French 75:** Elevate your cocktail game with this sophisticated blend of Champagne, gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup, garnished with a lemon twist.

* **Kir Royale:** Delight in the vibrant fusion of Champagne and crème de cassis, adorned with a fresh raspberry.

* **Mimosa:** Embrace the brunch favorite that combines Champagne with orange juice, served in a flute and garnished with an orange twist.

* **Bellini:** Indulge in the Venetian classic that pairs Champagne with white peach purée, served in a flute and garnished with a peach slice.

* **Champagne Julep:** Refresh yourself with this Southern twist on the classic julep, featuring Champagne, bourbon, mint, and simple syrup, served in a julep cup.

Here are our top 20 tried and tested recipes!

CRANBERRY CHAMPAGNE COCKTAIL



Cranberry Champagne Cocktail image

Provided by Tyler Florence

Categories     beverage

Time 5m

Yield 1 drink

Number Of Ingredients 4

1-ounce cranberry juice (sweetened)
1 wedge lime
Champagne or sparkling wine
Cranberries (frozen)

Steps:

  • In a chilled Champagne flute add cranberry juice and a squeeze of lime. Top off the glass with Champagne. Garnish with 3 or 4 cranberries.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 90 calorie, Fat 0 grams, SaturatedFat 0 grams, Cholesterol 0 milligrams, Sodium 4 milligrams, Carbohydrate 6 grams, Protein 0 grams, Sugar 4 grams

POMEGRANATE CHAMPAGNE COCKTAIL



Pomegranate Champagne Cocktail image

Provided by Ellie Krieger

Categories     beverage

Time 5m

Yield 1 serving

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 teaspoon fresh pomegranate arils, optional
4 ounces Champagne
1/2 teaspoon store bought pomegranate juice
1 teaspoon cassis

Steps:

  • Place fresh pomegranate arils, if using, into a Champagne flute. Pour Champagne into flute, add pomegranate juice and cassis.

CLASSIC CHAMPAGNE COCKTAIL



Classic Champagne Cocktail image

Provided by Kim Haasarud

Categories     Bitters     Champagne     Alcoholic     Cocktail Party     Quick & Easy     New Year's Eve     Cocktail     Engagement Party     Party     Drink

Yield Makes 1 serving

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 sugar cube
Angostura bitters
Champagne
Lemon or orange twist, for garnish

Steps:

  • Soak the sugar cube in Angostura bitters and drop into a champagne flute. Top with a luxury champagne or a sparkling wine. Garnish with a lemon or orange twist.

MOJITO CHAMPAGNE COCKTAIL



Mojito Champagne Cocktail image

Provided by Bobby Flay

Categories     beverage

Time 5m

Yield 4 to 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 5

1/4 cup loosely packed fresh mint leaves, plus more for garnish
2 to 3 tablespoons sugar
1 lime, cut into wedges
1 cup rum
1 bottle very cold cava

Steps:

  • Put the mint, sugar and lime wedges into a small pitcher and muddle together. Stir in the rum. Strain into chilled coupes and top off with the cava.

POMEGRANATE CRANBERRY CHAMPAGNE COCKTAIL



Pomegranate Cranberry Champagne Cocktail image

I served this at my daughter's baby shower and it was a big hit! Very easy recipe and looks so special! I also made a non alcoholic version using N/A champagne and replacing the Triple Sec with orange juice. Garnish with fresh pomegranate seeds and serve in champagne glasses.

Provided by DebS 2

Categories     Beverages

Time 5m

Yield 10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 4

2 (750 ml) bottles champagne, chilled
1 cup pomegranate cranberry juice, chilled
1/4 cup triple sec
1 1/2 cups pomegranate seeds

Steps:

  • Pour all ingredients except seeds into a pitcher.
  • Serve in Champagne flutes.
  • Top with pomegranate seeds.

COSMOPOLITAN CHAMPAGNE COCKTAIL



Cosmopolitan Champagne Cocktail image

The holidays are quickly approaching! Prep time includes time to chill, Baby, chill! From Gourmet Magazine

Provided by Bev I Am

Categories     Beverages

Time 6h

Yield 10 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 1/4 cups Cointreau liqueur or 1 1/4 cups Grand Marnier
1 1/4 cups cranberry juice cocktail
10 tablespoons fresh lime juice
3 tablespoons superfine sugar
4 cups chilled champagne or 4 cups other sparkling wine

Steps:

  • Stir together Cointreau, juices, and sugar and chill, covered, 2 to 6 hours.
  • Just before serving, divide among 10 Champagne flutes and top off with Champagne.

COSMOPOLITAN CHAMPAGNE COCKTAIL



Cosmopolitan Champagne Cocktail image

Categories     Champagne     Fruit Juice     Liqueur     Alcoholic     Cocktail Party     Oscars     New Year's Eve     Cocktail     Martini     Shower     Engagement Party     Party     Gourmet     Drink

Yield Makes 10 drinks

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 1/4 cups Cointreau or Grand Marnier
1 1/4 cups cranberry juice cocktail
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons fresh lime juice
3 tablespoons superfine granulated sugar
4 cups chilled Champagne or other sparkling wine

Steps:

  • Stir together Cointreau, juices, and sugar and chill, covered, 2 to 6 hours. Just before serving, divide among 10 Champagne flutes and top off with Champagne.

COSMOPOLITAN CHAMPAGNE COCKTAIL



Cosmopolitan Champagne Cocktail image

From Gourmet December 1999 "We thought we would update the popular Cosmopolitan by substituting Champagne for the usual lemon vodka. We garnished the drinks with skewers of sugar-coated fresh cranberries (thawed frozen ones will work just fine, too)".

Provided by Vicki Butts (lazyme)

Categories     Cocktails

Time 10m

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 1/4 c cointreau or grand marnier
1 1/4 c cranberry juice cocktail
1/2 c fresh lime juice
2 Tbsp fresh lime juice
3 Tbsp superfine granulated sugar
4 c chilled champagne or other sparkling wine

Steps:

  • 1. Stir together Cointreau, juices, and sugar and chill, covered, 2 to 6 hours.
  • 2. Just before serving, divide among 10 Champagne flutes and top off with Champagne.

CRANBERRY KIR CHAMPAGNE COCKTAIL



Cranberry Kir Champagne Cocktail image

Make and share this Cranberry Kir Champagne Cocktail recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Mandy

Categories     Beverages

Time 2m

Yield 1 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 4

2 tablespoons cranberry juice
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon creme de cassis
1/4 cup champagne or 1/4 cup sparkling wine

Steps:

  • Combine 1st 3 ingredients in a glass, top with champagne & serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 81.8, Sodium 3.6, Carbohydrate 9.9, Sugar 8.4

CHAMPAGNE AND POMEGRANATE COCKTAIL



Champagne and Pomegranate Cocktail image

Provided by Food Network Kitchen

Time 5m

Yield 1 drink

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 sugar cube
1 fluid ounce pomegranate juice
3 fluid ounces dry sparkling wine
Pomegranate seeds, optional

Steps:

  • Place a sugar cube in the bottom of a champagne flute. Pour the pomegranate juice over it, then the sparkling wine. Drop a few pomegranate seeds into the glass. Serve.
  • Yield: 1 drink

RASPBERRY CHAMPAGNE COCKTAIL



Raspberry Champagne Cocktail image

Categories     Champagne     Liqueur     Brunch     Cocktail Party     New Year's Eve     Cocktail     Raspberry     Lemon     Brandy     Spring     Winter     Drink     Kidney Friendly     Vegan     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Dairy Free     Wheat/Gluten-Free     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     Kosher

Yield 8 Servings

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 1/2-pint baskets fresh raspberries
2 tablespoons sugar
1/2 cup plus 2 tablespoons raspberry liqueur
1/4 cup cognac or other brandy
8 sugar cubes
1 750-ml bottled chilled brut champagne
Fresh raspberries
Lemon peel strips

Steps:

  • Combine 2 baskets raspberries and 2 tablespoons sugar in medium bowl. Mash berries lightly with fork. Let stand 15 minutes. Mix in liqueur and brandy. Pour into jar. Cover and let stand in dark cupboard 3 days. Strain raspberry mixture, pressing on solids with spoon to extract as much liquid as possible. (Can be made 1 month ahead. Cover; chill.)
  • Place 1 sugar cube in each of eight 6-ounce champagne flutes. Pour 2 tablespoons raspberry mixture over each sugar cube. Pour champagne over to fill glasses. Garnish each with raspberries and lemon peel.

CRANBERRY-LIME CHAMPAGNE COCKTAIL



Cranberry-Lime Champagne Cocktail image

This super-simple champagne cocktail with tangy cranberry, zingy lime, and sparkling wine adds a delicious - and festive - touch to the holidays.

Provided by Kare for Kitchen Treaty

Time 5m

Number Of Ingredients 4

1/2 cup cranberry juice (the sweetened kind)
2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lime juice
2 cups Champagne or sparkling wine (we like Prosecco for this)
Frozen cranberries and thin slices of lime for garnish

Steps:

  • Divide cranberry juice and lime juice between champagne flutes. Fill with champagne (about 1/2 cup each).
  • Float the cranberries and the thin lime slice on top. Serve.

MANGO CHAMPAGNE COCKTAIL



Mango Champagne Cocktail image

Provided by Food Network

Time 5m

Yield 1 serving

Number Of Ingredients 4

Lime wedges
Sugar, for rim
1/2-ounce mango puree
3 ounces champagne

Steps:

  • Moisten the rim of a champagne glass with the wedge of lime. Dip the rim into granulated sugar. Add mango puree and champagne. Decorate glass with lime wedge.

POMEGRANATE CHAMPAGNE COCKTAIL



Pomegranate Champagne Cocktail image

Toast the one your heart adores with this slightly tart and daringly different sparkling pomegranate cocktail. -Taste of Home Test Kitchen

Provided by Taste of Home

Time 5m

Yield 1 serving.

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 sugar cube or 1 teaspoon sugar
2 to 4 dashes bitters, optional
1 ounce pomegranate juice
1/2 ounce brandy
1/2 ounce pomegranate liqueur
1/3 cup Champagne
GARNISH:
Pomegranate seeds

Steps:

  • Place sugar in a champagne flute; sprinkle with bitters if desired. Pour the juice, brandy and liqueur into the glass. Top with Champagne. Garnish with pomegranate seeds.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 126 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 0 cholesterol, Sodium 4mg sodium, Carbohydrate 8g carbohydrate (7g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 0 protein.

CRANBERRY CHAMPAGNE COCKTAIL



Cranberry Champagne Cocktail image

A twist on the kir royale, this sparkling cocktail calls for homemade cranberry sauce instead of the traditional creme de cassis.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Drink Recipes     Cocktail Recipes

Time 5m

Yield Makes 1 drink

Number Of Ingredients 2

2 tablespoons Classic Cranberry Sauce, pureed
Sparkling dry white wine, such as prosecco, chilled

Steps:

  • Spoon pureed cranberry sauce into a champagne flute. Top with sparkling wine by tilting glass and slowly pouring wine down side of flute (mixture will foam as the wine reacts to the sugar in the cranberry sauce). Serve immediately.

ORIGINAL CHAMPAGNE COCKTAIL



Original Champagne Cocktail image

This classic drink dates back to the Civil War era and makes even a less expensive bottle of Champagne taste great with the addition of Angostura bitters and a sugar cube.

Provided by Allrecipes

Categories     Drinks Recipes     Cocktail Recipes     Champagne Drinks Recipes

Time 3m

Yield 1

Number Of Ingredients 4

1 sugar cube
2 dashes Angostura bitters
6 fluid ounces chilled Champagne
1 lemon twist

Steps:

  • Place sugar and bitters in chilled Champagne flute and fill with Champagne. Add a twist of lemon peel.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 157.5 calories, Carbohydrate 7.6 g, Fiber 0.2 g, Protein 0.2 g, Sodium 9 mg, Sugar 4 g

POMEGRANATE-GINGER CHAMPAGNE COCKTAIL



Pomegranate-Ginger Champagne Cocktail image

Categories     Champagne     Fruit Juice     Liqueur     Alcoholic     Ginger     Brunch     Cocktail Party     New Year's Day     New Year's Eve     Cocktail     Orange     Pomegranate     Bon Appétit     Drink     Fat Free     Vegan     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Dairy Free     Wheat/Gluten-Free     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     Kosher

Yield Serves 4

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 cup pomegranate juice
1 tablespoon sugar
1 1/4-inch-thick slice fresh ginger
4 tablespoons fresh orange juice
1 teaspoon Cointreau or other orange liqueur
1 750-ml bottle brut Champagne, well chilled

Steps:

  • Boil first 3 ingredients in heavy small saucepan until syrup is reduced to 1/3 cup, stirring often, about 10 minutes. Cool.
  • Pour 4 teaspoons pomegranate syrup, 1 tablespoon orange juice, and 1/4 teaspoon Cointreau into each of four 6-ounce Champagne flutes. Fill each with 2/3 cup Champagne.

BLOOD ORANGE CHAMPAGNE COCKTAIL



Blood Orange Champagne Cocktail image

Provided by Amelia Saltsman

Categories     Champagne     Liqueur     Alcoholic     Christmas     Cocktail Party     Wedding     New Year's Eve     Cocktail     Orange     Sparkling Wine     Bon Appétit     Drink

Yield Makes 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 4

1/4 cup crème de cassis (black-currant liqueur)
1 1/2 cups strained fresh blood orange juice (from about 6 oranges)
1 750-ml bottle chilled brut Champagne or dry sparkling wine
8 blood orange slices (optional)

Steps:

  • Spoon 1 1/2 teaspoons crème de cassis into each of 8 Champagne flutes or other glasses. Add 3 tablespoons juice to each glass. Fill each glass with Champagne, then stir gently. Garnish cocktails with slices of blood orange, if desired.

CHAMPAGNE PINEAPPLE COCKTAIL



Champagne Pineapple Cocktail image

Categories     Champagne     Fruit Juice     Alcoholic     Cocktail Party     New Year's Eve     Pineapple     Gourmet     Drink

Yield Makes 1 cocktail.

Number Of Ingredients 2

3 tablespoons chilled unsweetened pineapple juice
1/3 cup champagne

Steps:

  • In a champagne flute combine the pineapple juice and the champagne and stir the cocktail once.

CHAMPAGNE-AND-ORANGE GRANITA COCKTAIL



Champagne-And-Orange Granita Cocktail image

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Drink Recipes     Cocktail Recipes

Time 3h20m

Number Of Ingredients 4

4 1/2 cups fresh orange juice (from 14 oranges)
3/4 cup superfine sugar
Elderflower liqueur, such as St-Germain
2 bottles (750 mL each) Champagne

Steps:

  • Combine orange juice and sugar, and stir until sugar dissolves. Transfer to an 8-inch square baking dish. Freeze, scraping around sides and breaking any lumps with a fork every 30 minutes, until evenly frozen, 2 1/2 to 3 hours. Cover with plastic wrap. Granita can be made 1 day ahead and kept in freezer until ready to serve.
  • Spoon 1/2 cup granita into each of 12 glasses, and add 1/2 teaspoon liqueur. Top off with Champagne.

Tips for Crafting the Perfect Champagne Cocktail

1. Choose High-Quality Ingredients: Select a top-notch Champagne or sparkling wine to ensure a delightful base for your cocktail. Fresh fruit juices, quality liqueurs, and syrups will also elevate the flavors. 2. Balance Sweetness and Acidity: Aim for a harmonious balance between sweet and sour elements. Use simple syrup or liqueurs to add sweetness, while citrus juices or sparkling water can provide acidity. 3. Garnish Creatively: Enhance the visual appeal of your cocktail with elegant garnishes. Consider using citrus twists, berries, or herbs like mint or rosemary. Edible flowers can also add a touch of sophistication. 4. Chill Your Glassware: Pre-chill your Champagne flutes or coupe glasses to maintain the effervescence of your cocktail. You can chill the glasses in the refrigerator or freezer for at least 30 minutes before serving. 5. Gently Stir or Shake: When mixing your cocktail, stir gently to preserve the bubbles. Shaking vigorously can cause the Champagne to lose its fizz. 6. Serve Immediately: Champagne cocktails are best enjoyed fresh. Once prepared, serve them promptly to capture the vibrant flavors and bubbles.

Conclusion: Elevate Your Celebrations with a Sparkling Champagne Cocktail

Champagne cocktails offer a delightful combination of elegance, flavor, and effervescence, making them ideal for special occasions and celebrations. Experimenting with different recipes allows you to create a diverse range of cocktails that cater to various tastes and preferences. Whether you prefer classic recipes like the French 75 or modern twists like the St-Germain Royale, these cocktails are sure to impress your guests and create memorable moments. So, gather your ingredients, chill your glasses, and embark on a journey of crafting exquisite Champagne cocktails that will elevate any gathering.

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