When holiday party season is in full swing, there are few better ways to impress your guests than with a champagne cocktail. Here are three sparkling picks for your next soiree.
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- Champagne Sidecar From Special Club, New York City Makes four drinks
1⁄2 cup sugar Zest from 1 orange, removed in long strips with a vegetable peeler 4 oz cognac 3 oz fresh lemon juice 16 oz dry champagne, chilled
In small saucepan, bring sugar and 1⁄2 cup water to a boil over high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves. Add orange zest, reserving 4 strips. Remove from heat and let steep for 15 minutes; strain. In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, shake cognac, lemon juice, and 2 oz orange syrup. Divide among four chilled coupe glasses. Top with champagne; garnish with reserved orange zest.
Chelsea Kyle for Men’s Journal 2. Cardinal From French 75 Bar, New Orleans
1⁄2 oz Courvoisier cognac 1 oz red wine syrup* 1⁄2 oz lemon juice 3 oz sparkling wine, like Mumm
Combine cognac, red wine syrup, and lemon juice in a shaker. Fill with ice, shake until chilled, and strain into a champagne glass. Top with sparkling wine and garnish with lemon twist.
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*Red Wine Syrup
2 cups red wine, like a cabernet or other savory red 14 oz sugar 5 oz orange trimmings 20 cloves 1 cinnamon stick
Add all ingredients to a saucepan. Simmer for 20 minutes; strain and cool.
Chelsea Kyle for Men’s Journal 3. Space Juice for Jered From Punch House, Chicago Makes roughly 20 drinks
1 bottle (750 ml) reposado tequila 12 oz sparkling wine 8 oz Campari 3 oz fresh lime juice 3 oz fresh lemon juice 3 cups fresh grapefruit juice 2 cups black pepper tea (1 tbsp peppercorns steeped in simmering water for 20 minutes) The peels of 2 lemons and 2 grapefruit 5 oz sugar
Combine ingredients in a punch bowl over a large block of ice. Garnish with a handful of fresh sage leaves.
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When holiday party season is in full swing, there are few better ways to impress your guests than with a champagne cocktail. Here are three sparkling picks for your next soiree.
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1. Champagne Sidecar
From Special Club, New York City
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Makes four drinks
1⁄2 cup sugar
Zest from 1 orange, removed in long strips with a vegetable peeler
4 oz cognac
3 oz fresh lemon juice
16 oz dry champagne, chilled
In small saucepan, bring sugar and 1⁄2 cup water to a boil over high heat, stirring until sugar dissolves.
Add orange zest, reserving 4 strips. Remove from heat and let steep for 15 minutes; strain.
In a cocktail shaker filled with ice, shake cognac, lemon juice, and 2 oz orange syrup.
Divide among four chilled coupe glasses. Top with champagne; garnish with reserved orange zest.
2. Cardinal
From French 75 Bar, New Orleans
1⁄2 oz Courvoisier cognac
1 oz red wine syrup*
1⁄2 oz lemon juice
3 oz sparkling wine, like Mumm
Combine cognac, red wine syrup, and lemon juice in a shaker.
Fill with ice, shake until chilled, and strain into a champagne glass.
Top with sparkling wine and garnish with lemon twist.
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*Red Wine Syrup
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2 cups red wine, like a cabernet or other savory red
14 oz sugar
5 oz orange trimmings
20 cloves
1 cinnamon stick
Add all ingredients to a saucepan. Simmer for 20 minutes; strain and cool.
3. Space Juice for Jered
From Punch House, Chicago
Makes roughly 20 drinks
1 bottle (750 ml) reposado tequila
12 oz sparkling wine
8 oz Campari
3 oz fresh lime juice
3 oz fresh lemon juice
3 cups fresh grapefruit juice
2 cups black pepper tea (1 tbsp peppercorns steeped in simmering water for 20 minutes)
The peels of 2 lemons and 2 grapefruit
5 oz sugar
Combine ingredients in a punch bowl over a large block of ice. Garnish with a handful of fresh sage leaves.
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