Christmas Champagne Cocktail

Want to try something different this Christmas? Try an original and fresh Champagne cocktail.

Cocktail de Noël au Champagne

THE EVANESCENT

Looking for ideas for your Christmas Eve aperitif? The Evanescent is the Champagne cocktail that will delight your guests with its lightness.

The end of year celebrations are often synonymous with excess: long lasting aperitifs, copious plates, obligatory desserts... it is necessary to vary the pleasures but it is sometimes difficult to know how to do it in moderation. Christmas Eve must be able to start in style!

With Champagne, let's praise lightness. As you sip it, you never tire of watching the dance of the impetuous bubbles as they rise towards the surface of the flute.

❝Champagne helps to create a sense of wonder❞
George Sand

This year, charm your guests with a Champagne cocktail they're not used to seeing elsewhere. Forget the usual mojitos, the strange Champagne soups of all colours. Too classic!

Yes, dare an alternative to kir rosé!

Make way for a sophisticated and elegant aperitif! We give you the recipe to prepare this Evanescent Christmas cocktail with Champagne!

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CHAMPAGNE COCKTAIL RECIPE

For a bubbly Christmas for the taste buds, the Evanescent cocktail recipe is very simple to follow:

INGREDIENTS: You will need a measuring glass, a shaker and a cocktail strainer.

150ml violet syrup
150ml lemon juice
1 stem of fresh mint leaf
40ml Hendrick's gin
50ml cranberry juice
80ml Champagne

PREPARATION:

In a shaker, pour all the ingredients except the Champagne.
Add ice and shake vigorously for about ten seconds.
Strain into a glass and top up with the Champagne.

DECORATION:

Add a sprig of mint before serving.
For a frosted effect, first dip the rim of the flutes in violet syrup, then dip them in powdered sugar. That's it!

Tip: Put the glasses in a cool place a few hours before the party.

To be sipped on long winter evenings.

CHAMPAGNE VEUVE clicquot - cuvee rich

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Cocktail champagne : Quel champagne choisir ?

CHAMPAGNE COCKTAIL: WHICH CHAMPAGNE TO CHOOSE?

There is no need to spend too much money on prestigious Champagnes to prepare your cocktail. Sparkling wine loses its typicity as soon as it is mixed. Reserve the Rosé Champagnes and the Blanc de Noirs for dinner.

More delicate, the Blanc de Blancs Champagnes are better suited to the preparation of cocktails. Choose them brut, or even extra-brut.

Another solution is to choose Cuvée Rich from the Veuve Clicquot House. This is the bottle you need to offer a maximum of cocktail combinations to all your guests!

And for the gourmets, Champagne Rich also exists in rosé! A range specially dedicated to the world of mixology, these cuvées allow everyone to create their own tasting experience: With a higher than normal dosage and a customised blend of Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay, Rich is designed for cocktail tasting: ginger, grapefruit, pineapple or lime, let the tastes express themselves!

To personalise your cocktail! First put the ice cubes, add your ingredients and as a final touch, pour Veuve Clicquot Rich very cold between 8 and 10°C.

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DID YOU KNOW?

The swirling movements of the Champagne, created by the effervescence, constantly renew the surface of the liquid and thus release the aromas.

Researchers from the only laboratory in the world dedicated to bubbles (Effervescence, Champagne and Applications) have proved that the mist of droplets generated by the bursting of bubbles above a glass of Champagne is much more concentrated in organoleptic molecules than the heart of the flute, up to thirty times for some of them!

As you sip your Champagne cocktails, the fruit explodes in your mouth, accentuated by the bubbles of the sparkling wine. If you have succumbed to the Evanescent cocktail, the violet will have diffused its soothing properties and you will therefore be more Zen! This plant calms nervousness, reduces stress and insomnia. Ah Christmas, the turkey, the gifts, the Christmas tree... and the arguments: Finally a good remedy!