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Leading a normal life gets sometimes boring and doing something different makes it exciting. Same is the case with drinks. Drinking wine and champagne sometimes gets routine and trying wine and champagne cocktails is very fun and exciting. They taste great and are pretty to look at. Though not for regular drinking, they are great drinks. Wine/Champagne cocktail is made with wine/champagne into which distilled alcohol or other drink mixer is combined.

Cocktails using sparkling wine as a base has become outdated and there are hundreds of recipes for making great cocktails.
Presenting is very important for a nice cocktail. Besides this, the ingredients should be used in correct quantities and any imbalance in them results in a terrible cocktail. One should always add wine or champagne last and it should be done slowly as not to disturb the contents of the glass. A cocktail should be served fresh which means it should immediately be served after adding wine or champagne. Stirring these cocktails is not usually necessary, but when you do, stir slowly and gently.

There are many ways of making great cocktails based on the contents added. For starters it is always a great test to mix a good cocktail but for professionals or cocktail lovers, it is very easy thing to do. Whatever they make results in a great cocktail, though anyone can do that after a bit of experience.

Recipes for some great cocktails are listed below.

Champagne cocktail:

Ingredients

1 cube sugar
2-3 dashes Angostura bitters
Chilled champagne
1 oz brandy
Orange slice, maraschino cherry for garnish

Preparation

Place sugar cube at the bottom of a Champagne glass.
Use the dashes of Angostura bitters to saturate the sugar cube.
Pour Champagne into the flute and add brandy.
Garnish with the orange slice and cherry.

Champagne Mimosas:

The Champagne mimosa is a classic drink for breakfasts, especially breakfast in bed.It is a great drink to have with friends.

Ingredients

1oz Orange Juice
3oz Champagne

Preparation

In a tall flute glass, pour first the Orange Juice, then the Champagne. The Champagne with its alcohol is thicker and will mix down into the OJ. You don't need to stir it as you may lose bubbles.

Pear and Champagne Cocktail:

Ingredients

1/4 cup sugar
1 Seckle or small Bosc pear
1/4 cup plus 4 teaspoons French pear brandy
2 1/2 cups chilled champagne

Preparation

In a small saucepan, heat sugar and add 1/4 cup pear brandy to it and continue it over moderate heat until sugar is dissolved. Remove the pan and cool the syrup. Pour 1

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