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Champagne: A New Year’s Classic - Posted: December 31, 2008

By BoozeMonger

The sparkling wine from the Champagne region of France has traditionally been the bottle popped for festive celebrations. For many, culminating a New Year countdown is seldom complete without uncorking one of these chilled bubblies.

Champagne is characterized by varying sweetness levels, from the very dry Brut to the extremely sweet Doux. When choosing a champagne for your New Year’s party, you should opt for one of the sweeter bottles if you’re not planning to use it as a cocktail mix. For use with other spirits and liqueur in cocktail recipes, however, it’s always best to go with a Simple Brut (dry and no sweetness) or a Brut (very dry).
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Selected Champagne Drinks: MONTE CARLO IMPERIAL - VULVA - BELLINI - More Champagne Drinks

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26. LEMON DROP (832 views)
Excerpt: Shake with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Sugar Rim is optional, garnish with lemon twist.

27. LEMON KAMIKAZE (374 views)
Excerpt: Fill a shaker half full with ice cubes. Pour all ingredients into shaker and shake well. Strain drink into a Cocktail Glass.

28. LEMON TOP (318 views)
Excerpt: Pour the Beer into a Beer Mug. Add the Soda.

29. LEMONADE (1551 views) ****
Excerpt: In a collins glass, dissolve the sugar in the lemon juice. Fill the glass with ice cubes and add the water or club soda. Garnish with the lemon wedg...

30. LETHAL INJECTION (453 views)
Excerpt: Pour all ingradients into shaker. Fill a Collins glass almost full of ice cubes, and dump ice into shaker. Shake well and pour drink into Collins gl...

31. LEXINGTON LEMONADE (363 views)
Excerpt: Fill a shaker half full with ice cubes. Pour all ingredients into shaker and shake well. Fill a Highball glass almost full with ice cubes and strain...

32. LIBERTY COCKTAIL (289 views)
Excerpt: Stir all ingredients with ice, strain into a cocktail glass, and serve. ...

33. LIFELINE (333 views)
Excerpt: Fill a shaker half full with ice cubes. Pour all ingredients into shaker and shake well. Strain drink into a Cocktail glass, garnish with a Lime Wed...

34. LIL NAUE (289 views)
Excerpt: Shake all ingredients (except cinnamon) with ice and strain into a red wine glass. Sprinkle cinnamon on top and serve. ...

35. LIME AND COKE (1529 views) **
Excerpt: Combine lime juice and cola in a collins glass filled with ice. Garnish with lime slice.

36. LIME GIANT (387 views)
Excerpt: Pour lime vodka over ice cubes in a collins glass. Fill with lemon-lime soda and stir. Decorate with the slice of lime and serve. ...

37. LIMEY (628 views)
Excerpt: Combine all ingredients (except lime peel) with 1/2 cup crushed ice in an electric blender. Blend at a low speed for a short length of time. Pour into...

38. LINSTEAD COCKTAIL (316 views)
Excerpt: Shake all ingredients with ice, strain into a cocktail glass, and serve. ...

39. LIQUID COMA (464 views)
Excerpt: Fill a shaker half full with ice cubes. Pour all ingredients into shaker and shake well. Strain drink into a Cocktail glass.

40. LIQUID GOLD (520 views)
Excerpt: Fill a shaker half full with ice cubes. Pour all ingredients into shaker and shake well. Strain drink into a Cocktail Glass.

41. LITTLE BIGMAN (370 views) ***
Excerpt: Fill a shaker half full with ice cubes. Pour all ingredients into shaker and shake well. Fill a Highball glass almost full of ice cubes, and strain ...

42. LITTLE DEVIL COCKTAIL (286 views)
Excerpt: Shake all ingredients with ice, strain into a cocktail glass, and serve. ...

43. LITTLE PRINCESS COCKTAIL (314 views)
Excerpt: Stir ingredients with ice, strain into a cocktail glass, and serve. ...

44. LITTLE, YELLOW, DIFFERENT (367 views)
Excerpt: Fill a shaker half full with ice cubes. Pour all ingredients into shaker and shake well. Strain drink into a Cocktail glass, garnish with a Maraschi...

45. LOCH LOMOND (393 views)
Excerpt: In a mixing glass half-filled with ice cubes, combine the Scotch, Drambuie, and vermouth. Stir well. Strain into a cocktail glass. Garnish with the...

46. LONDON BUCK (289 views)
Excerpt: Stir all ingredients (except lemon peel) with ice and strain into a cocktail glass. Add the twist of lemon peel and serve. ...

47. LONDON DOCK (426 views)
Excerpt: Dissolve honey with a little boiling water in a heat-proof mug. Add remainder of ingredients, except nutmeg, and fill mug with boiling water. Top wi...

48. LONDON FREEZE (337 views)
Excerpt: Pour Gin and Ice Cream into shaker. Shake well, until the Ice Cream has mixed with the Gin, and pour drink into Tumbler. Add Seltzer, stir well, and...

49. LONDON KAMIKAZE (311 views)
Excerpt: Fill a shaker half full with ice cubes. Pour all ingredients into shaker and shake well. Strain drink into a Cocktail Glass.

50. LONDON TOWN (289 views)
Excerpt: In a mixing glass half-filled with ice cubes, combine all of the ingredients. Stir well. Strain into a cocktail glass.

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