5 Champagne Cocktails to Blow

Away Guests

Chad Collins

Whether you are entertaining guests for your next party or going out to brunch with friend,

these perfect champagne cocktails will be sure to bring a smile to your face. Enjoy the

show and be sure to try some of these gourmet cocktails at your get-together.

Ingredients:4 Mangos (diced)

1 Mango cut into small cubes to be used as garnish

1 bottle of your favorite champagne

Directions:Puree diced mangos in a food processor or

blender

Use a sieve to strain the puree and get rid of solids or chunks

Mix puree and champagne in a large pitcher

Pour mimosas into champagne glasses and garnish with mango cubes

Mango Mimosa

Ingredients:2 containers of raspberries

8oz of rhubarb

½ cup of sugar

½ cup of water

Chilled Proseco champagne

Directions:Puree the raspberries in a food processor

with rhubarb, sugar, and water

Make sure puree is smooth

Use sieve to separate puree into bowl

Serve 1-2 tablespoons of puree into champagne glass and top off glass with more

Proseco

Berry Bellini:

Ingredients:6 tablespoons Lillet Blanc

2 tablespoons cognac or brandy (either is fine)

2 tablespoons of lemon juice

½ teaspoon of superfine sugar

Directions:In a bar shaker, stir ingredients together (stir

not shake)

Add ice, cover, and shake until completely chilled

Strain cocktail into glass

Garnish with lemon or orange peel

French 75 En Blanc

Ingredients:1 cube of sugar

Angostura bitters

4oz chilled champagne

Lemon zest

Directions:Drip bitters onto sugar cube

Soak sugar cube thoroughly

Drop sugar cube into champagne flute

Pour champagne into lute

Add lemon zest

The Classic Champagne Cocktail

Ingredients:5-7 pomegranate seeds

1oz pomegranate liqueur

4oz chilled champagne

Directions:Add pomegranate seeds to glass

Add liqueur to glass

Top off glass with champagne

Pomegranate Royal