Champagne Cocktails: 12 Bubbly Recipes for Any Celebration Champagne Cocktails: 12 Bubbly Recipes for Any Celebration

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Champagne Cocktails: 12 Bubbly Recipes for Any Celebration

Nothing turns an ordinary evening into a celebration faster than a champagne cocktail. Whether you are pouring Champagne, Prosecco, or any dry sparkling wine, these bubbly cocktails are easy to build and endlessly festive, from a single flute to a full punch bowl. Below you will find classic champagne cocktails like the French 75 and Bellini alongside crowd-pleasing sparkling punches for New Year's Eve and beyond. Chill your bottle, grab your flutes, and let's make something magical.

Prosecco is the budget-friendly workhorse behind most of these drinks, so shop Prosecco and Champagne at Country Wine & Spirits before you start, and browse more ideas on our recipes hub.

Single-serve sparkling cocktails

1. Menning Mimosa

Menning Mimosa cocktails

Base spirit: Sensi Prosecco + DeKuyper Triple Sec · Glass: Champagne flute · Color: Golden-orange · Flavor profile: Fruity, citrusy, effervescent · Skill level: Easy · Prep time: 2 min · Serves: 1 · Strength: Light (~10% ABV)

A dressed-up mimosa with a splash of orange liqueur for extra depth and brightness.

Ingredients

Steps

  1. Pour the orange juice and orange liqueur into a chilled Champagne flute.
  2. Top gently with the Prosecco.
  3. Give one soft stir to combine without knocking out the bubbles.
  4. Garnish with an orange twist.

Want a twist on this? Try our Mimosa Recipes for Brunch.

2. Ginger Sparkler

Ginger Sparkler cocktails

Base spirit: Sensi Prosecco + ginger liqueur · Glass: Champagne flute (or Coupe) · Color: Pale gold · Flavor profile: Spicy, citrusy, effervescent · Skill level: Easy · Prep time: 2 min · Serves: 1 · Strength: Light (~11% ABV)

A spicy, lightly sweet sparkler where ginger liqueur meets fresh lemon and bubbles.

Ingredients

Steps

  1. Pour the ginger liqueur and lemon juice into a chilled flute or coupe.
  2. Top gently with the Prosecco.
  3. Stir once, very lightly.
  4. Garnish with a piece of candied ginger.

3. French 75

French 75 cocktails

Base spirit: Bombay Sapphire Gin + Sensi Prosecco · Glass: Champagne flute · Color: Pale gold · Flavor profile: Crisp, citrusy, effervescent · Skill level: Intermediate · Prep time: 3 min · Serves: 1 · Strength: Medium (~18% ABV)

The definitive champagne cocktail, part gin sour and part sparkling wine, crisp and celebratory.

Ingredients

Steps

  1. Add the gin, lemon juice, and simple syrup to a shaker with ice.
  2. Shake briefly until chilled, about 8 seconds.
  3. Strain into a Champagne flute.
  4. Top with sparkling wine and garnish with a lemon twist.

4. Bellini

Bellini cocktails

Base spirit: Candoni Prosecco Rose · Glass: Champagne flute · Color: Peachy-pink · Flavor profile: Peachy, fruity, effervescent · Skill level: Easy · Prep time: 2 min · Serves: 1 · Strength: Light (~8% ABV)

The Venetian brunch classic, all peach and Prosecco with nothing to get in the way.

Ingredients

Steps

  1. Spoon the peach puree into the bottom of a chilled Champagne flute.
  2. Slowly top with the Prosecco, pouring down the side of the glass.
  3. Stir gently to combine.
  4. Serve right away while cold and bubbly.

Want a twist on this? Try our Peach Bellini (Stable-ini).

5. Kir Royale

Kir Royale cocktails

Base spirit: Veuve Clicquot Brut Champagne + crème de cassis · Glass: Champagne flute · Color: Ruby red · Flavor profile: Fruity, dry, effervescent · Skill level: Easy · Prep time: 2 min · Serves: 1 · Strength: Light (~12% ABV)

An elegant two-ingredient sipper that tints Champagne ruby with crème de cassis.

Ingredients

Steps

  1. Pour the crème de cassis into the bottom of a chilled flute.
  2. Top slowly with the Champagne.
  3. Do not stir, letting the color rise on its own.
  4. Garnish with a lemon twist.

6. Classic Champagne Cocktail

Classic Champagne Cocktail

Base spirit: Veuve Clicquot Brut Champagne · Glass: Champagne flute · Color: Golden · Flavor profile: Dry, bittersweet, effervescent · Skill level: Easy · Prep time: 2 min · Serves: 1 · Strength: Medium (~13% ABV)

The old-school original, a bitters-soaked sugar cube fizzing away beneath cold Champagne.

Ingredients

Steps

  1. Place the sugar cube in the bottom of a chilled Champagne flute.
  2. Soak the cube with the Angostura bitters.
  3. Slowly top with the Champagne.
  4. Express a lemon twist over the top and drop it in.

7. Poinsettia

Poinsettia cocktails

Base spirit: Sensi Prosecco + Grand Marnier Liqueur · Glass: Champagne flute · Color: Cranberry red · Flavor profile: Tart, fruity, effervescent · Skill level: Easy · Prep time: 2 min · Serves: 1 · Strength: Light (~11% ABV)

A festive New Year's Eve favorite, cranberry-red and bright with a hit of orange liqueur.

Ingredients

Steps

  1. Pour the cranberry juice and orange liqueur into a chilled flute.
  2. Top gently with the Prosecco.
  3. Stir once, very lightly.
  4. Garnish with an orange twist.

Pitchers and sparkling punches

1. Prosecco Sangria

Prosecco Sangria cocktails

Base spirit: Sensi Prosecco + DeKuyper Triple Sec · Glass: Wine glass · Color: Golden, fruit-filled · Flavor profile: Fruity, crisp, effervescent · Skill level: Easy · Prep time: 5 min (plus chilling) · Serves: 6 to 8 · Strength: Light (~12% ABV)

A light, fruit-packed sangria built on Prosecco for an easy, batchable crowd-pleaser. Serves about 6.

Ingredients

  • 1 bottle (750 ml) chilled Sensi Prosecco
  • 1 cup white wine (such as Pinot Grigio)
  • 0.5 cup DeKuyper Triple Sec
  • 2 cups mixed sliced fruit (orange, apple, strawberries, grapes)
  • 1 cup club soda, to top

Steps

  1. Combine the white wine, orange liqueur, and sliced fruit in a pitcher.
  2. Chill for at least 1 hour so the fruit macerates.
  3. Just before serving, add the Prosecco and club soda.
  4. Stir gently and pour over ice into wine glasses.

Want a twist on this? Try our Sparkling Rose Sangria.

2. Barbotage

Barbotage cocktails

Base spirit: Veuve Clicquot Brut Champagne + Cognac · Glass: Punch cup (or flute) · Color: Pale gold · Flavor profile: Citrusy, bright, effervescent · Skill level: Intermediate · Prep time: 5 min · Serves: 6 · Strength: Medium (~16% ABV)

A classic Champagne punch spiked with Cognac, lemon, and a whisper of orange. Serves about 6.

Ingredients

Steps

  1. Combine the Cognac, lemon juice, simple syrup, and orange juice in a pitcher with ice.
  2. Stir well to chill.
  3. Top with the chilled Champagne just before serving.
  4. Pour into flutes or coupes and serve.

3. Champagne Punch

Champagne Punch cocktails

Base spirit: Veuve Clicquot Brut Champagne + brandy · Glass: Punch cup · Color: Amber, fruit-filled · Flavor profile: Fruity, citrusy, boozy · Skill level: Intermediate · Prep time: 5 min (plus chilling) · Serves: 6 to 8 · Strength: Medium (~17% ABV)

The go-to party punch, brandy and citrus mellowed by a big bottle of bubbles. Serves about 8.

Ingredients

Steps

  1. Combine the brandy, orange liqueur, lemon juice, simple syrup, and fruit in a punch bowl.
  2. Chill for at least 1 hour.
  3. Add a large block of ice, then top with the Champagne just before serving.
  4. Ladle into cups and serve.

4. Aristocrat Sparkling Punch

Aristocrat Sparkling Punch cocktails

Base spirit: Veuve Clicquot Brut Champagne + brandy · Glass: Punch cup · Color: Pale gold · Flavor profile: Wine-forward, citrusy · Skill level: Intermediate · Prep time: 5 min (plus chilling) · Serves: 6 to 8 · Strength: Medium (~17% ABV)

A refined, wine-forward punch layering white wine and brandy under a Champagne float. Serves about 8.

Ingredients

Steps

  1. Stir the brandy, white wine, orange liqueur, lemon juice, and simple syrup together in a punch bowl.
  2. Chill thoroughly, at least 1 hour.
  3. Add a block of ice, then top with the Champagne right before serving.
  4. Ladle into cups and garnish with citrus slices.

5. Atomic Cocktail

Atomic Cocktail

Base spirit: Veuve Clicquot Brut Champagne + Tito's Handmade Vodka + Cognac · Glass: Coupe · Color: Pale gold · Flavor profile: Dry, spirit-forward, effervescent · Skill level: Intermediate · Prep time: 3 min · Serves: 1 · Strength: Strong (~24% ABV)

A vintage, spirit-forward sparkler blending vodka and Cognac under a Champagne top. Makes 1 drink.

Ingredients

Steps

  1. Add the vodka, Cognac, and sherry to a shaker with ice.
  2. Shake briefly until chilled, about 8 seconds.
  3. Strain into a chilled coupe.
  4. Top with the Champagne and serve at once.

Champagne vs Prosecco vs sparkling wine

All three give you bubbles, but they are not quite the same. Champagne comes only from the Champagne region of France and tends to be crisp, dry, and toasty, which makes it a natural for the Classic Champagne Cocktail and Kir Royale. Prosecco, from Italy, is fruitier and softer, and because it costs less it is the everyday choice for mimosas, Bellinis, and big-batch punches. Any dry sparkling wine, including Spanish Cava, works in nearly every recipe here. For cocktails, reach for a Brut (dry) bottle so the low sweetness balances the syrups and fruit. Ready to stock up? Shop Prosecco and Champagne at Country Wine & Spirits.

For more drink ideas, visit our recipes hub, or explore our other roundups: easy gin cocktails and the best whiskey cocktails. The French 75, Kir Royale, and Champagne Punch all scale beautifully for New Year's Eve.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the most popular champagne cocktail?

The Mimosa and the French 75, then the Bellini and the classic Champagne Cocktail with bitters.

Can I use Prosecco instead of Champagne in cocktails?

Yes, Prosecco, Cava, and other dry sparkling wines work in nearly every champagne cocktail and cost less.

What is the best champagne for cocktails?

A dry Brut Champagne or Brut Prosecco, so the low sweetness balances syrups and fruit.

What are good champagne cocktails for New Year's Eve?

The French 75, Kir Royale, and sparkling punches like Champagne Punch scale for a crowd.

How do you keep champagne cocktails bubbly?

Chill the wine, add it last, pour gently down the side, and avoid over-stirring.

What is the difference between a champagne cocktail and a mimosa?

A Champagne Cocktail is a bitters-soaked sugar cube topped with Champagne; a Mimosa is equal parts orange juice and sparkling wine.