| New Year’s Eve is all about the champagne, but guzzling it straight out of the bottle like last year won’t win you any mature points. Instead, step it up a notch with these sexy champagne cocktails. |
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Champearmint
1 oz. Massenez Eau de vie Poire William
1 splash vodka
4 oz. chilled champagne
1 slice fresh pear
2 fresh mint leaves
Crème de menthe
Add brandy and vodka to a chilled champagne flute and top with champagne. Garnish with a pear slice and two mint leaves. Pour a dash of crème de menthe over the pear slice. |
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Classic Champagne Cocktail
½ oz. Remy Martin VSOP
2 dashes Cointreau
1 dash bitters
1 sugar cube
Champagne
Place a sugar cube on the bottom of a champagne flute. Add bitters, Cointreau, and Remy Martin. Fill with champagne and garnish with a strawberry slice. |
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Kir Royale
Champagne
Framboise (or crème de cassis)
Fill a champagne flute with champagne and add a few drops of Framboise or crème de cassis. Garnish with a twist of lemon. |
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Red October
2 oz. Stolichnaya Razberi vodka
½ oz. Chambord
Champagne
Shake first two ingredients with ice and strain into a martini glass. Top with champagne and garnish with a fresh raspberry and lemon twist. |
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The Tsarina
3 oz. champagne
1 oz. fresh orange juice
¼ oz. pomegranate syrup
Fill a champagne flute three quarters with champagne, add juices, and serve. |
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