Ginger champagne cocktail

Ginger champagne cocktail

We know Champagne doesn't need any embellishments, but this cocktail is worth a try

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 10 minutes

Method

  1. Put the caster sugar and 250ml water in a saucepan and bring to the boil. Add the grated ginger and lemon zest. Cool, then strain out the bits.
  2. Pour into a jug, add a couple of shakes of Angostura bitters and top up with the bottle of chilled Champagne or sparkling wine. Add the halved, very thin slices of lemon.

Recipe from olive magazine, January 2008.

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  • 27 October 2008

    Yummy! commented on this recipe

    Extremely tasty! I'm always asked for the recipe every time I make these cocktails!!!

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  • 27 October 2008

    Yummy! rated this recipe

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  • 17 December 2008

    likethisfood rated and commented on this recipe

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    delicious! i had them at a cocktail party and the sugar syrup ended up making it's way in to most concoctions. Fancy, easy, very tasty! mmmm

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    05 January 2009

    ST rated and commented on this recipe

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    Excellent. Very easy to make - I totally forgot to add the bitters but it was still good. Make sure you stir the jug before stirring as the syrup can settle a bit at the bottom. I think this quantity would do 1 and 1/2 bottles of fizz.

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  • 11 February 2009

    Liza rated and commented on this recipe

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    disgusting

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  • 30 April 2010

    vgibson commented on this recipe

    Very nice!!

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  • 30 November 2010

    penelope79 commented on this recipe

    Cant wait to try this!

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  • 05 December 2011

    caroline commented on this recipe

    tried it, loved it, made it again....and again and again! great served with little boiling water, excellent for sore a throat!

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  • 23 December 2011

    Helen at the Farm commented on this recipe

    Try one part ginger wine with 2 parts bubbly - we devised it for Chinese New Year and call it a Firecracker - very popular and easy.

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  • 11 May 2012

    Hayley rated and commented on this recipe

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    What can I say other than "wonderful" all my friends loved it too.

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  • 15 January 2013

    lenoch5 commented on this recipe

    yeah, just its funny

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 6

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 10 minutes

Ingredients

  • 250g caster sugar
  • 2 tbsp grated ginger
  • 1 lemon , zested and a few thin slices to serve
  • Angostura bitters
  • 1 bottle Champagne or sparkling wine, chilled
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