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 mixture of citrus and alcohol is simply too good to withstand. It’s principally our tackle the sidecar cocktail from the Nineteen Twenties, however we’re utilizing canned champagne as a result of it’s simply that significantly better (and extra enjoyable!) than popping a complete bottle.
Making it? Oh girrrrl, it’s so simple as pouring just a few elements right into a glass and stirring. Ya assume 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 steadiness 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 a necessary ingredient in lots of traditional cocktails, together with this one.
- Recent lemon juice: Freshly squeezed lemon juice is all the time finest in cocktails. The tangy taste provides a refreshing component to the drink.
- Champagne: The headliner! Select any kind of champagne you like, whether or not it’s brut, further dry, or perhaps a rosé.
For those who don’t have Cointreau, you may substitute it with triple sec. Simply know that triple sec has a decrease alcohol content material and is mostly sweeter than Cointreau.
Enjoyable Substances for Serving
We LOVE serving this canned champagne cocktail with a lemon twist and frozen cranberries for a festive contact. You may also rim the glass with sugar or prime it off with a sprig of recent rosemary. Actually, it’s laborious to go mistaken with this drink, so get inventive and have enjoyable with the way you garnish it!
right here’s a tip!
If you’re 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 may 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 choice is nice for a laid-back gathering with buddies. You do you!
This cocktail is finest served instantly, which is strictly why we love utilizing canned champagne as an alternative of popping a complete 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 elements collectively.
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Pour into a calming glass with out ice.*
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Prime with champagne and luxuriate in.
- *If you’re 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. For those who 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 info is mechanically calculated, so ought to solely be used as an approximation.
Pictures: pictures taken on this publish are by Erin from The Wood Skillet.
