Champagne Cocktail

Of all the great mixed drinks featuring sparkling wine, the aptly named Champagne Cocktail is the most elegant and classic. Requiring just three ingredients and no shaking or stirring, it's the perfect serve for celebrations. Festive and tasty, the quality to effort ratio here is strong.

More or less an Old Fashioned but made with sparkling wine, cocktail bitters really get to shine here. They add a burst of flavor and spice, but the real joy is watching the jubilant stream of bubbles rise from the bottom of the glass as the wine slowly dissolves the sugar cube.

(Note that classically Aromatic bitters would be called for, but you can use whichever flavor of All The Bitter you like.)

Champagne Cocktail (Non-Alcoholic)

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Category

Non-Alcoholic Cocktail / Low-Alcohol / Zero Proof / Mocktail

Calories

50

Simplicity itself—bitters, sugar, and sparkling wine define this festive classic cocktail.

Author:

All The Bitter

Ingredients

• 1 sugar cube

• 2 dashes All The Bitter (any flavor)

• 5 ounces non-alcoholic sparkling wine

• Lemon peel twist garnish

Directions

1. Place sugar cube at the bottom of a Champagne flute and douse it with 2 dashes of your choice of bitters (Aromatic is traditional, but any flavor will work well).

2. Fill the glass with non-alcoholic sparkling wine, preferably something dry.

3. Garnish with a lemon twist, expressing the oils over the drink.

Recipe Note

Aromatic bitters are the traditional choice for a classic Champagne Cocktail, but our New Orleans or Orange bitters will work wonderfully, as well. Use whichever you prefer!

We love this cocktail with Noughty Alcohol-Free Sparkling Chardonnay from Thomson and Scott, but any good wine will work well!

Feel free to omit the sugar cube if you prefer a less sweet drink (but you'll be missing out on the wonderful stream of bubbles created by the cube slowly dissolving!).

MAKE IT MINDFULLY LOW ALCOHOL

Go halfsies and pour 2.5 ounces of Champagne along with 2.5 ounces of your favorite non-alcoholic sparkling wine. Same taste, but half the alcohol and fewer calories!