Champagne drinks make a great way for holiday season to begin. These drinks are festive and easy to make. Mix them up and enjoy a relaxed cocktail hour at the bar or your next party.
Champagne Mixed Drinks
A bottle of champagne or sparkling wine is required along with some mixers. You want to compliment the sweetness of the other components with a dry, light sparkling wine.
These drinks can be enjoyed at any occasion. These drinks are great for New Year's Eve parties or just to enjoy after dinner.
St. Germain cocktails, a lovely, refreshing cocktail, are made from St. Germain (a floral, botanical liqueur). It's a fantastic addition to your liquor selection and will enhance any recipe with depth and complexity.
Chambordspritzer is another classic champagne cocktail. It contains Prosecco with Raspberry Chambord. This is a wonderful drink for anyone who enjoys fresh fruit in their champagne.
An ideal drink for Christmas or New Year's Eve is festive cranberry Champagne. It's sweet, tangy and refreshing, so it will please all your guests.
They are always in high demand so it is good to keep a few of these handy. They also make an excellent brunch or lunch beverage.
This cranberry champagne drink is also great for New Year’s Eve parties. It can be made ahead and stored in the fridge to keep it cold until you are ready to serve it.
This cranberry champagne is also great with a sour slice of lime and a rosemary stem. These garnishes will give this drink the appearance of a Christmas tree, and will add to its festive spirit!
Triple sec makes a great addition to many cocktails. This will compliment the champagne and cranberry flavors of this drink, and give it a unique twist.
Pomegranate syrup is a very popular ingredient in this drink and it makes the cocktail very flavorful. This drink can be mixed with many juices. However, fresh-squeezed orange juice will add sweetness to the drink and offset the tartness of the cranberry juice and champagne.
This delicious, creamy, and lightly spicy cocktail will surely please your guests at the next holiday party. It takes only a few ingredients and can be made in no more than ten minutes!
A great option for those who prefer a tropical-flavored champagne is the pineapple dolewhipped mojito. This drink is easy to make, and you can add fun twists to make it even more interesting.
FAQ
What are the 10 most popular mixed drinks?
These are the top ten bestselling mixed drinks
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Cosmopolitan (2 oz vodka + 1/4 oz cranberry juice + 2 oz club soda)
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Margarita (3 oz tequila + 3 oz lime juice + 1 tsp sugar)
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Mojito (2 oz light rum + 4 oz fresh mint leaves + 1/2 cup crushed ice)
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White Russian (2 oz vodka + 2 oz heavy cream + 1 tbsp Kahlua coffee liqueur)
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Screwdriver (2 oz vodka + 6 oz orange juice + 1/2 tsp grenadine syrup)
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Daiquiri (1 oz white rum + 1/2 oz maraschino cherry juice + 1/2 oz lime juice + 1/8 tsp simple syrup)
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Pina Colada (2 oz coconut rum + 1/2 cup pineapple juice + 1/2 cup unsweetened coconut flakes)
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Hurricane (1 oz dark rum + 1/2 ounce amaretto + 1/2 oz pineapple juice + 1/4 oz lime juice + 1 oz ginger ale)
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Moscow Mule (2 oz vodka + 5 oz ginger beer + 1/4 oz simple syrup)
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Long Island Ice Tea (2 oz gin + 7 oz sweet & sour mix)
What is the most popular drink that a girl should order at a bar or restaurant?
The best drink for a girl at a bar is old-fashioned. It's made with whiskey water, sugar, and even ice.
Thomas Handy created the old-fashioned in 1876. His invention was named after a favorite horse breed he ran on Long Island.
What are the best drinks bartenders should be familiar with?
Bartenders must know how to make the perfect cocktail. It's not enough to just mix ingredients together. You must know what each ingredient does for you and why you choose it over another. A master bartender is able to understand all this information and creates amazing drinks.
Statistics
- American blended whiskeys are so inexpensive because they only have to contain 20 percent whiskey; the rest can be made up of neutral grain spirits, colorings, and flavorings. (mashed.com)
- It is customary to leave a tip of 10-20% of the bill total. (boguesounddistillery.com)
- If you choose one that's made with 100 percent agave (like Milagro or Sauza), you'll save a ton of money and still get a great-tasting drink. (mashed.com)
- According to a post on Quora, the average bartender can make upward of 140 drinks per hour. (gloworder.com)
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How To
How to make a perfect Margarita in your own kitchen
The most well-known cocktail is made of tequila which comes from agave, Cointreau which is a sweet orange spirit, and fresh lemon juice. To enhance the flavor, you can add salt, sugar and bitters, cinnamon sticks or chocolate syrup.
Here's how to make your own!
Ingredients
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1/2 cup ice cubes
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3 oz Tequila Blanco
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1/4 cup Cointreau
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Juice of 1 Lime
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Salt
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Sugar
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Cinnamon stick
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Chocolate syrup
Method
Mix all the ingredients together in a shaker. Shake vigorously for 10 seconds, then pour into a glass. If desired, garnish with a slice or lime.
You can also use this recipe as a template for other types of alcohols, such as:
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Whiskey Sour
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Daiquiri
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Manhattan
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White Russian
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Brandy Alexanders
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Gin & Tonics
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Sidecars
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Collins
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Scotch & Soda
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Margaritas