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A cherry champagne cocktail with a sugar rim and lemon garnish
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Cherry and Champagne Cocktail Recipe

This cherry champagne cocktail recipe is an elegant and easy drink to serve at brunch or as a welcome drink and it's pretty perfect for Valentine's Day.
Course Drinks
Cuisine American
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Resting time 1 hour
Total Time 25 minutes
Servings 1 drink
Calories 146kcal

Ingredients

For the cherry simple syrup

  • fresh cherries
  • 1 cup water (235ml)
  • 1 cup sugar (200g)

To make the cocktail

  • 1 ounce cherry simple syrup (30ml)
  • 5 ounces champagne (or prosecco) (150ml)

Instructions

To make the cherry simple syrup

  • Remove the stems and pit the cherries.
  • Put the cherries, water and sugar into a small saucepan and bring to a boil. Boil until the cherries are soft, about 10 to 15 minutes. Take the pan off of the heat and let sit for an hour.
  • Strain the simple syrup through a fine mesh sieve, use a spoon to press down on the cherries to get as much juice out of them as possible.
  • Let cool to room temperature and place in an airtight bottle and store in the fridge.

To make the cherry and champagne cocktail

  • Dip half of the outside of a champagne glass into water and press into sugar to create a half rim.
  • Pour one ounce of the cherry simple syrup into the champagne glass and top up with chilled champagne.
  • Garnish with a twirl of lemon zest.

Notes

  • It's so easy to make your own cherry simple syrup, but if you are short on time you can also buy it.
  • The recipe for the cherry simple syrup makes about a cup. This is easily halved or doubled depending on your needs.
  • Let the cherries sit in the simple syrup for up to an hour to really allow them to release their flavors.
  • Allow the simple syrup to cool to room temperature before sealing it and storing n the fridge.
  • Be sure to chill your champagne in the fridge before serving, warm champagne is never a good thing.
  • Nutritional values are based on one cocktail and are an estimate only.

Nutrition

Calories: 146kcal | Carbohydrates: 22g | Protein: 1g | Sodium: 26mg | Potassium: 125mg | Sugar: 22g | Calcium: 13mg | Iron: 2mg