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Champagne Cocktails – Tips for successful cocktails every time

  • Liquors and other ingredients for cocktails should be chilled in the refrigerator for at least 20 minutes before use. When you add cold liquor to a champagne cocktail, it stays chilled longer.
     
  • The average champagne cocktail requires 4 ounces of champagne. A 750-ml bottle holds 25.4 ounces so each bottle makes roughly six cocktails.
     
  • Of all the ingredients used in most champagne cocktails, the champagne is added last, after everything but the garnish. This reduces the time between pouring and serving, keeping the bubbly fresh.  
     
  • If you're garnishing with fresh berries, freeze them first. They'll be cold and this will help to keep their shape and appearance.

  • All cocktails can be transformed into punch by multiplying by increments of 10.

Created by Bob Blumer: A.k.a. The Surreal Gourmet

 

America Sparkles:
Sparkling blue sugar crystals, delicious Chambord, white champagne bubbles. It's a recipe for celebration anytime.
 

Glass preparation: Dip rim of tall champagne flute first into a dish with a small amount of Cointreau, then into a dish with blue sugar crystals (found in cake/cookie decorating aisle).

Add to prepared glass:

  • 1 oz. Chambord
  • 1/2 oz. Cointreau
  • Fill with 5 oz. Cook's Brut Champagne


L.A. Infusion:
It's a twist on champagne, a lemongrass twist. Make a sparkling holiday punch that's out-of-the-ordinary.
 

  • 1 1/2 oz. infused syrup (recipe follows)
  • 5 oz. Cook's Brut Champagne
     
    Garnish with a lemon wheel or a sprig of mint leaves.

Infused syrup:

  • 1 cup water
  • 5 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 stalks lemongrass
  • 1/4 cup freshly peeled and chopped ginger
  • 3 mint leaves

In a saucepan bring ingredients to a boil, reduce heat and let simmer for five minutes. Strain through cheesecloth or a fine sieve.

Seattle Mocha Joe:
This Seattle-inspired cocktail blends the warm flavors of Kahlua and Amaretto with the sparkle of champagne. It's enough to bring anyone in from the rain.
 
  • 1 oz. Kahlua
  • 1/2 oz. Amaretto
  • 5 oz. Cook's Brut Champagne
     
    Garnish by dropping 4 - 5 whole coffee beans into the cocktail.


Golden Gate:
Capture the glow of a San Francisco sunset with this easy to mix cocktail.
 

  • 3/4 oz. Grand Marnier
  • 3 oz. pineapple juice
  • 3 oz. Cook's Brut Champagne
     
    Garnish with an orange peel twist or an orange slice.

 

San Diego Champagne Margarita:
This drink mirrors San Diego where the best of two worlds meet. Our classic Brut Champagne combines with the zing of tequila to create a new taste variation for this Mexican favorite.
 

  • 2 tablespoons fresh squeezed lime juice
  • 1 oz. tequila
  • 1 oz. Cointreau or triple sec
  • 3 oz. Cook's Brut Champagne
     
    Garnish with a lime wheel.