4 fabulous Champagne cocktails

champagne Break out the champers and get your smackers around these little sparklers. You can mix them yourselves - but they somehow taste better served by a handsome young barman

1. Kir Royale

1 part crème de cassis
5 parts chilled Veuve Clicquot
lemon twist or strawberry

Pour crème de cassis into a Champagne flute. Add a splash of Veuve. Wait a moment, then fill with Champagne. Garnish with a twist of lemon or a strawberry on the rim of the glass. Enjoy.

2. The Velvet Swing

splash of cognac
splash of port
chilled Champagne
small rose petals

Pour Cognac and port into a Champagne flute. Fill with Champagne. Garnish with rose petals and scatter a few more about your person.

3. Champagne Cocktail

1 cube sugar
Angostura bitters
chilled champagne

Soak sugar cube with Angostura bitters and place in the bottom of a large Champagne flute. Fill with Champagne. Garnish with a lemon twist. Drink. Refill.