Champagne cocktails and sparkeling wine cocktails recipes part II: Barbotage, St. Nicholas, Royale, Monin nr. 1, Pick me up, Guignolo, Day Dream and Amarus Cocktails.

Champagne cocktails II

don't mix a grand cru!

More Champagne Cocktail Recipes

How to serve and keep champagne

Place the bottle of champagne in a bucket with ice and a handful of salt (to expedite the chilling process) in the refrigerator. Never place ice cubes directly in the glass, because that will 'kill' the aroma's and the bubbles in the Champagne.
Hold the bottle on the bottom and not at the neck; this way it's easier to serve, while it adds some flair.
If you want to keep an opened bottle for a few hours, close it with a champagne cap.
In a high champagne glass the qualities of the champagne are done more justice than in a coupe; what's more: the bubbles will remain longer.

Barbotage

Long drink: Aperitif.

Put in a mixer half filled with ice:

6/10 Orange Juice
3/10 Lemon Juice
1/10 Grenadine Syrup

Shake and pour in tall champagne glasses. Top off with chilled champagne.

St. Nicholas

Long drink: at any time.

Put in a champagne glass:

3/10 Mirabelle Liqueur
7/10 light sparkling Elzas wine

Add two preserved mirabelle and serve cold.

Royale

Long drink: at any time.

Put in a shaker filled 50% with ice:

6/10 Crème de framboise
4/10 Armagnac

Shake and transfer to tall champagne glasses. Top off with chilled champagne and add 1 or 2 fresh raspberries.

Monin nr. 1

A refreshing long drink with wonderful lemon aroma's.

Pour in a tall champagne glass:

3/10 Monin Triple Lime
1/10 Campari
6/10 Chilled champagne

Serve!

Pick Me Up

Delightful long drink with orange and champagne. Excellent as an aperitif.

Put in a shaker which is half full of ice:

6/10 Cognac
4/10 Grand Marinier
juice of 1/2 lemon
1 splash of grenadine syrup

Shake and pour into large champagne coupes. Top off with chilled champagne and decorate with 1/2 slice of orange.

Guignolo

Success guaranteed if you combine the fruit juice with a matching liqueur: Peach, Strawberry, raspberry, melon, etc.

Put in a tall champagne glass:

3/10 Cherry Nectar
2/10 Guignolet
5/10 Chilled Champagne

Decorate with a preserved cherry.

Day Dream

a seasoned long drink with delightful aroma's.

Put in a shaker which is half full of ice:

2/10 white grape juice
2/10 dry vermouth
2/10 blue Curaçao
4/10 Gin

Shake and pour into tall champagne glasses. Top off with chilled champagne.

Amarus

Long drink: at any time.

Put in a shaker which is half full of ice:

6/10 Orange Juice
2/10 Strawberry liqueur
2/10 Amaretto

Shake and pour into tall champagne glasses. Top off with chilled champagne and add some wild strawberries.