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4 fabulous Champagne cocktails

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.

4.Veuve Lurve

• 1 part Veuve
• 1 part bourbon

Pour equal measures into a glass of your choice. Not to be sipped slowly. Garnish not necessary.

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