I like having a midweek celebration usually this includes a glass of bubbles. It’s fun to switch it up once in a while and try a Champagne cocktail. This drink looks super fancy and will impress a group of your friends. This drink has a mint shrub which sounds complicated but it is a vinegar based syrup.
I like using shrubs to flavor cocktails because they add a savory tartness to the drink without all the sugar. If you don’t want to make the shrub you could use a mint simple syrup instead but the drink will be a little sweeter. Enjoy your day with this pimped out Champagne cocktail because everyone needs to be celebrated!
Ingredients:
- 1.5 ounces of vodka
- ½ ounce of Grand Marnier
- ½ tablespoon of mint shrub (see recipe below)*
- ½ orange, juiced
- 2 ounces of rosé champagne
- 1 cup of ice
Garnish: Fresh orange slice and mint leaf
Instructions:
- Fill a shaker with 1 cup of ice, mint shrub, vodka, Grand Marnier and orange juice
- Shake mixture until it is mixed and chilled
- Pour mixture into serving glass and top with rosé champagne
- Garnish champagne cocktail with orange slice and mint leaf
Yields: 1 serving
*Recipe: Mint Shrub
Ingredients:
- ½ cup of rice wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon of agave nectar
- 10 mint leaves
Instructions:
- Muddle mint leaves with agave and vinegar
- Refrigerate mixture for 2 days
- Strain mixture and enjoy
- Extra shrub may be stored in a glass container for up to a week
