Flirtini

Ingredients

.5 oz.	Vodka
.5 oz.	Triple Sec
1 oz.	Pineapple Juice
To Top	Chilled Champagne (Sparkling Wine)
Garnish	Pineapple Wedge
Garnish	Cocktail Cherry

Directions

Combine the Vodka, Triple Sec and Pineapple Juice in a Mixing Glass with Ice
Stir for 3o Seconds
Strain into a Cocktail Glass
Top with Champagne
Stir till Combined
Garnish with a Pineapple Wedge and Cocktail Cherry

The Flirtini is a Cocktail with both Champagne and Liquor like the French 75 and Old Cuban. It supposedly gets its name from being a very Romantic and Flirtatious Cocktail.

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French 75

Ingredients

1 oz.	Gin
.5 oz.	Lemon Juice
.5 oz.	Simple Syrup
To Top	Chilled Champagne (Sparkling Wine)
Garnish	Lemon Twist

Directions

Combine the Gin, Lemon Juice and Simple Syrup in a Cocktail Shaker with Ice
Shake for 15 Seconds
Double Strain into a Champagne Flute
Top with Champagne
Stir till Combined
Garnish with a Lemon Twist

The French 75 is named after a field gun from World War 1. It is thought to have been originally created in the 1920’s, but some believe it was created in 1915 at a bar in Paris, France. It has since inspired a couple of spin-off drinks in the French 76, which uses Vodka, and the French 77, which uses Elderflower Liqueur. This is an Official IBA Cocktail.

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French 76

Ingredients

1 oz.	Vodka
.5 oz.	Lemon Juice
.5 oz.	Simple Syrup
To Top	Chilled Champagne (Sparkling Wine)
Garnish	Cocktail Cherry

Directions

Combine the Vodka, Lemon Juice and Simple Syrup in a Cocktail Shaker with Ice
Shake for 15 Seconds
Double Strain into a Champagne Flute
Top with Champagne
Stir till Combined
Garnish with a Cocktail Cherry

The French 76, like the French 77, is a variation of the French 75. The main difference is the the French 75 is made using Gin, while this drink uses Vodka as its base liquor.

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French 77

Ingredients

1 oz.	Elderflower Liqueur
.25 oz.	Lemon Juice
To Top	Chilled Champagne (Sparkling Wine)
Garnish	Lemon Twist

Directions

Combine the Elderflower Liqueur and Lemon Juice in a Cocktail Shaker with Ice
Shake for 15 Seconds
Double Strain into a Champagne Flute
Top with Champagne
Stir till Combined
Garnish with a Lemon Twist

Like the French 76, the French 77, is a variation of the French 75. Unlike the French 76, however, the drink had to be rebalanced because it substitutes a Liquor for a Liqueur. There is no Simple Syrup in this because sweetness comes from the Elderflower Liqueur.

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Lemosa

Ingredients

1 Part	Lemonade
1 Part	Chilled Champagne (Sparkling Wine)
1 Barspoon	Blueberry Syrup
Garnish	Lemon Twist
Garnish	Blueberries

Directions

Fill half of a Champagne Flute with the Lemonade and Blueberry Syrup
Top with Champagne
Stir till combined
Garnish with Blueberries and a Lemon Twist

The Lemosa is a Lemonade Mimosa with Blueberries. Not much more to say about it.

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Megmosa

Ingredients

1 Part	Chilled Grapefruit Juice
1 Part	Chilled Champagne (Sparkling Wine)
Garnish	Raspberries

Directions

Fill half of a Champagne Flute with Champagne
Top with Grapefruit Juice
Garnish with Raspberries

The Megmosa is just a Grapefruit riff on the Mimosa. According to Urban Dictionary, it was created by a person named M. Sheppard. It is also apparently popular on the U.S. East Coast.

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Mimosa

Ingredients

1 Part	Chilled Orange Juice
1 Part	Chilled Champagne
Garnish	Orange Twist

Directions

Fill half of a Champagne Flute with Champagne
Top with Orange Juice
Stir till combined
Garnish with an Orange Twist

The Mimosa, originally named Champagne Orange, is a riff on the Buck’s Fizz. This famous brunch cocktail is thought to have been invented by Frank Meier in Paris, France. This is an Official IBA Cocktail.

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Old Cuban

Ingredients

1.5 oz.	Dark Rum
.75 oz.	Lime Juice
1 oz.	Simple Syrup
6	Mint Leaves
2 Dashes	Angostura Bitters
To Top	Chilled Champagne (Sparkling Wine)
Garnish	Mint Sprig

Directions

Combine the Rum, Lime Juice, Mint, Simple Syrup and Bitters in a Cocktail Shaker with Ice
Shake for 15 seconds
Double Strain into a Champagne Coupe
Top with Champagne
Garnish with a Mint Sprig

The Old Cuban was invented in 2001 by legendary bartender, Audrey Saunders, while she worked at a restaurant named Beacon in New York City. This is an Official IBA Cocktail.

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Poinsettia

Ingredients

1 Part	Chilled Cranberry Juice
1 Part	Chilled Champagne (Sparkling Wine)
Garnish	Rosemary Sprig

Directions

Fill half of a Champagne Flute with Champagne
Top with Cranberry Juice
Stir till combined
Garnish with a Rosemary Sprig

The Poinsettia is a Christmas cocktail that is the Cranberry version of a Mimosa. Like the Mimosa, the Poinsettia is also named after a flower, a flower that is associated with Christmas.

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Prince of Wales

Prince of wales

Ingredients

1.5 oz.	Rye Whiskey
1 Barspoon	Maraschino Liqueur
1	Pineapple Chunk (or .5 oz. Pineapple Juice)
.25 oz.	Simple Syrup
2 Dashes	Angostura Bitters
To Top	Chilled Champagne (Sparkling Wine)
Garnish	Lemon Slice

Directions

Combine the Whiskey, Maraschino Liqueur, Simple Syrup, Pineapple and Bitters in a Cocktail Shaker with Ice
Shake for 15 seconds
Double Strain into a Cocktail Glass or Coupe
Top with Champagne
Garnish with a Lemon Slice

The Price of Wales is a riff of the Improved Whiskey Cocktail. It was invented by King Edward VII in the early 1900’s. At the time, he was just the “Prince of Wales,” thus the name of the drink.

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