Champagne cocktails!

[Carol]

Want to do something a little more interesting with the bubbly left over from New Year's?

I haven't yet tried any of these. Most incorporate bitters which are more popular in classic cocktails of the south and not something I've personally experimented much with.

However, I'm intrigued. And there's a first time for everything, right?

Old Cuban
From Jerry Slater, H. Harper Station, Atlanta, Georgia

1 ½ oz. aged rum (we use Flor de Caña 7 yr.)
¾ oz. lime juice
¾ oz. simple syrup
4-5 fresh mint leaves
2 dashes Angostura bitters
3 oz. champagne

In a shaker, combine all ingredients except champagne. Add ice and shake vigorously. Strain into a champagne flute. Top with champagne and garnish with a fresh mint sprig.

http://gardenandgun.com/article/champagne-cocktail-recipes

 

[Sukerkin]

As we have a number of bottles of champagne accumulated (gifts for birthdays and, most especially, our wedding), this may be worth looking into once my wife's cancer treatment is over and she is allowed to have a drink :thumbsup:.

 

[granfire]

don't keep the bubbly too long (I agree, the cocktails are probably the way to go with the aged stuff)
they are said to lose the fizz....