Black velvet

Black velvet

Add some sparkle to your Guinness this St Patrick's Day with a splash of Champagne

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Method

  1. Half fill Champagne flutes with Guinness, then slowly top them up with chilled Champagne.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, March 2005.

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  • 17 March 2009

    Myfanwy commented on this recipe

    Whaaw! This looks good :D

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  • 20 July 2009

    Nanou commented on this recipe

    As any one tried this as i have just move to ireland and want to impress all my irish friends !!

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  • 16 March 2011

    Mrs Figg commented on this recipe

    I would use cava, it iwould be a shame to dilute real champagne.

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  • 17 March 2011

    Mrs.Beaten commented on this recipe

    Using cava - great idea- totally agree. I would use Mackeson as well, it would be a shame to dilute real Guinness. You could, as I have, invest in two glasses and keep the champagne and Guinness separate so you can enjoy them. Slointe

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Ingredients

  • Guinness
  • Champagne
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