The traditional way to greet your guests after the wedding ceremony. As usual though, I like to mix things up. Put a twist in your champagne reception. Literaly and figuratively. Here are some ways to do that.
Going vintage?
Stick to classic champagne but serve it in the old style champagne saucers? I love these. Elegant, stylish {a la Marlyn Monroe} and you know when you have had too many. – spill.
Classic and fun?
You know that half of the fun is the pop! let each of your guests pop with their own bottle!
Cocktails?
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Pomegranite Champagne Cocktail – Ingredients: 1 ounce chilled pomegranate juice (2 tablespoons), 3 ounces chilled champagne (6 tablespoons). Pour the pomegranate juice into a champagne flute. Slowly add champagne. Serve immediately. Makes 1 serving.
Strawberry sparkler – Ingredients 1 (10-ounce) package frozen strawberries, thawed, 2 cups cranberry juice, chilled, 1 (750-milliliter) bottle champagne, chilled. Process strawberries in a blender until smooth; pour into a pitcher. Stir in cranberry juice and champagne, and serve immediately.
Lillet Champagne Cocktail – In a chilled Champagne glass combine 1/2 cup Lillet with 3 ice cubes, fill the glass with chilled Champagne, and garnish the drink with a twist of orange peel.
Toasted Almond – Ingredients 2 tablespoons Amaretto liqueur, Champagne, chilled, Almond sugar for garnish. Ingredients for the Almond Sugar, 20 to 25 toasted almonds, 1/4 cup sugar, 1/4 teaspoon almond extract
The Wintergreen – For the Mint Simple Syrup, 1/2 cup sugar, 1/2 cup water, 2 stems fresh mint (each has about 6-10 leaves on it). For the Mint Sugar Garnish, 1/4 cup sugar, 2 stems mint, leaves plucked from the stalk, 1 slice lemon. For Each Wintergreen, 1 1/2 tablespoons mint simple syrup, 1 tablespoon cold clear crème de menthe, Champagne, chilled, Mint sugar for garnish, mint leaf for garnish
MandarinChampagne Cocktail – Ingredients, 1 ounce mandarin liqueur, such as Mandarine Napolean, 4 ounces champagne, Clementine peel, for garnish. Directions, Pour liqueur into a champagne flute, top with champagne. Twist clementine peel over glass and gently drop into cocktail.
Martha Stewart also has recipes on Lavender Champagne Cocktails, Lemon Drop Champagne Punch, a Pear and Lemon Fizz, Ginger Sparkler, and Prosecco Sangria. Certainly one for every theme, season and taste.
And don’t forget you don’t have to blow the budget. Get great Proseccos, Astis, Cavas and new world sparkling wines.
Champagne for thought?
Annie
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