Cocktails with Champagne

Champagne is French sparkling wine from the Champagne region. Drier, more complex, more expensive than Prosecco. Anchors a small set of upscale classics.

8 cocktails this bottle anchors

French 75

Gin, lemon, sugar, Champagne. The 75mm field gun of cocktails.

Also needs

gin · fresh lemon · simple syrup

French 76

French 75 with vodka instead of gin.

Also needs

vodka · fresh lemon · simple syrup

Mimosa

Equal parts. Brunch staple. Use Prosecco for budget version.

Also needs

fresh orange juice

Bellini

Originally Prosecco-based. Champagne version is richer.

Also needs

white peach purée

Death in the Afternoon

Hemingway's. 1 oz absinthe topped with Champagne. Cloudy, deceptive.

Also needs

absinthe

Champagne Cocktail

Sugar cube soaked in bitters, topped with Champagne. Pre-Prohibition.

Also needs

sugar cube · Angostura bitters

Kir Royale

Champagne with a 0.25 oz cassis float. Sweeter version of Kir.

Also needs

crème de cassis

Old Cuban

Audrey Saunders' modern classic. Champagne lifts a rum-mint base.

Also needs

aged rum · fresh mint · fresh lime · Angostura

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