Champagne Cocktails to Ring in 2021
Au revoir 2020!
We are saying goodbye to one of the most challenging years in our lifetime and ringing in 2021 by sipping festive cocktails made with bottles of our favorite bubbly drink, champagne. At RH, we don’t believe you need an excuse to pop a bottle of bubbly but we cannot think of a better reason to celebrate than sending 2020 off with a bang (even if we are watching the ball drop from our living rooms this year in our favorite pair of Lululemon leggings). Our house favorite champagne is vintage Dom Perignon, but if you are looking for a more affordable option we also love a chilled bottle Bollinger Champagne or Nicolas Feuillatte.
So, put those bottles of champagne on ice now and get your cocktail shaker ready because the countdown to 2021 has begun! Scroll below to see our favorite champagne cocktail recipes that won’t disappoint and will serve as a good omen for the new year ahead.
Empress 75 Champagne Cocktail - This cocktail is ideal for celebrating, and do you see its gorgeous color from Empress 1908?! Who wouldn’t want to sip our favorite effervescent drink to ring in 2021?
Ingredients:
Empress 1908
Fresh lemon juice
Simple syrup
Champagne
Twist of lemon for garnish
How to:
Measure out 1.5 oz of Empress 1908, .75 oz of lemon juice, .5 oz of simple syrup into a cocktail shaker with ice and shake vigorously. Strain over the cocktail glass and fill the remainder with champagne. Garnish if desired; we love to add a twist of lemon!
Aperol Spritz - This vibrant Italian liquor cocktail isn’t just reserved for afternoons in the summer spent on the Amalfi Coast! RH Tip: We like to make champagne ice ahead of time to add to our cocktail instead of ice.
Ingredients:
Aperol
Soda Water
Ice
Champagne
Garnish with orange slices
How to:
Add ice or the pre-made champagne ice to the cocktail glass and pour 2 ounces of Aperol.
Pour in the champagne until there is not too much more room in the glass and top off with a splash of soda water.
Add in a slice of orange if desired and sip away!
Elderflower Champagne Cocktail - Sip the cocktail that was a staple in the roaring 20’s to ring in the new roaring 2020’s!
Ingredients:
St Germain
Champagne
Garnish if wanted; we recommend strawberries or raspberries!
How to:
Pour a glass of champagne 2/3 of the way full and splash in an ounce of St Germain and drop garnish as desired!
French 75 - The sophisticated and citrusy champagne cocktail packs a punch of taste and sophistication.
Ingredients:
Hendricks No.6 Gin
Fresh lemon juice
Simple Syrup
Champagne
Twist of lemon for garnish
How to:
Add 1 oz of gin,
.5 oz of freshly squeezed lemon juice and
.5 oz of simple syrup to a cocktail shaker with ice and shake vigorously until outside of shaker is cold. Pour mixture into cocktail glass and top with champagne.
Finish off with a lemon twist.
Cranberry Champagne Cocktail - This festive champagne cocktail is so chic and the ideal mix of tart and sweet.
Ingredients:
Cointreau
Real cranberry juice, not cranberry juice cocktail
Champagne
Garnish if desired- We recommend fresh cranberries and a spruce of rosemary !
How to:
Pour a glass of champagne 2/3 of the way full and add a splash of cointreau and cranberry juice on top. Garnish with fresh cranberries and/ or a rosemary spruce!
Mimosas! The classic mimosa champagne cocktail isn’t just reserved for brunching with your friends.
Ingredients:
Pineapple juice, Orange juice, or
Mango juice
Champagne
How to:
Pour a glass of champagne 2/3 of the way full and a splash of juice on top!
