Bubbly with a contact of sweetness, this oh so Festive Canned Champagne Cocktail is impressed by a traditional champagne sidecar, and it’s the proper drink to serve at your vacation gatherings.
We served ours proper within the champagne can, however you may you serve it fancy schmancy in a coup glass as effectively. Cheers!
I’ve all the time been a fan of bitter cocktails. From our Grapefruit Paloma Cocktail to our Unicorn Gin Cocktail and now, this canned champagne cocktail! The mix of citrus and alcohol is simply too good to withstand. It’s mainly our tackle the sidecar cocktail from the Twenties, however we’re utilizing canned champagne as a result of it’s simply that a lot better (and extra enjoyable!) than popping a whole bottle.
Making it? Oh girrrrl, it’s so simple as pouring a number of substances right into a glass and stirring. Ya suppose you may deal with that? 😉
- Brandy: Select your favourite sort of brandy! To maintain issues conventional, we used cognac.
- Cointreau: This orange-flavored liqueur provides a contact of sweetness to stability out the tartness of the lemon juice.
- Easy syrup: A easy syrup is equal elements sugar and water, boiled till the sugar dissolves. It’s an important ingredient in lots of traditional cocktails, together with this one.
- Recent lemon juice: Freshly squeezed lemon juice is all the time greatest in cocktails. The tangy taste provides a refreshing factor to the drink.
- Champagne: The headliner! Select any kind of champagne you favor, whether or not it’s brut, further dry, or perhaps a rosé.
In case you don’t have Cointreau, you may substitute it with triple sec. Simply know that triple sec has a decrease alcohol content material and is usually sweeter than Cointreau.
Enjoyable Components for Serving
We LOVE serving this canned champagne cocktail with a lemon twist and frozen cranberries for a festive contact. You can too rim the glass with sugar or prime it off with a sprig of recent rosemary. Actually, it’s laborious to go unsuitable with this drink, so get inventive and have enjoyable with the way you garnish it!
right here’s a tip!
In case you are making a canned cocktail, pour out or drink 2-4 oz. of champagne after which add the brandy, Cointreau, easy syrup, and lemon juice to the can. Gently stir and prime with ice, if wanted.
This canned champagne cocktail recipe will be made in a “fancy” coup glass or served in a can with the highest taken off. The coup glass is ideal for an important day or fancy get-together, whereas the can possibility is nice for a laid-back gathering with associates. You do you!
This cocktail is greatest served instantly, which is strictly why we love utilizing canned champagne as an alternative of popping a whole bottle. We suggest solely cracking as many cans as you want. Cheers!
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Pour the brandy, Cointreau, easy syrup, and lemon juice right into a tall glass. Add ice and gently stir the substances collectively.
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Pour into a relaxing glass with out ice.*
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High with champagne and revel in.
- *In case you are making as a canned cocktail, pour out or drink 2-4 oz. of champagne from the can, after which add the brandy, Cointreau, easy syrup, and lemon juice to the can.
- Gently stir and prime with ice, if wanted. In case you don’t have Cointreau, you may substitute it with triple sec.
Energy: 212 kcal, Carbohydrates: 15 g, Protein: 0.1 g, Fats: 0.04 g, Fiber: 0.04 g, Sugar: 15 g
Diet data is routinely calculated, so ought to solely be used as an approximation.
Images: photographs taken on this put up are by Erin from The Picket Skillet.
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