Juniper Berry and Champagne Cocktail

Celebrate New Years Eve in style with this sophisticated Juniper Berry and Champagne Cocktail. Get the recipe before the clock strikes 12.

Festive cocktails

For many people Christmas and New Years eve is a time to indulge in wine, beer and cocktails.

I enjoy a glass (or bottle) of Champagne as much as anyone, but my heart lies with gin. I’m a proud member of the London Gin Club in Soho and love any excuse to add gin to a recipe. For that reason when the clock strikes 12 on New Years Eve you’ll find me with a gin based cocktail in hand.

But, for a real celebration you have to have bubbles so this recipe combines the two, not by adding gin to champagne but flavouring it with a clever garnish.

Cocktail garnishes

Instead of adding neat gin to make the Champagne cocktail, I wanted to strip out the more complicated botanicals you can find in gin and use the pure essence of the juniper berry. By crushing the berries with a little sugar and straining the Champagne over them, the cocktail retains the characteristic floral note of gin without losing the fact that this is first and foremost a Champagne cocktail.

If you too love gin and Champagne as much as I do, I’m sure you’ll agree this is a match made in heaven.

Choosing your bubbles

I’ve tried this recipe with Cava, Prosecco and Champagne and you can substitute either depending on what you have in the fridge. The key is bubbles and the addition of some light brown sugar will take the edge off of even the most dry wine.

Wherever you are celebrating, with bubbles or without, I hope you have a fantastic time celebrating the New Year! I’ll raise a toast to all of my lovely readers at midnight.

The recipe

Juniper Berry and Champagne Cocktail

Emma

This sparkling cocktail is inspired by the flavous of gin.

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Prep Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 10 minutes mins

Course Drinks

Cuisine British

Servings 6 glasses

Calories 76.94 kcal

Equipment

• Martini glasses

Ingredients

  

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• 750 millilitres Champagne or other sparkling white wine
• 1 handful juniper berries
• 2 tbsp light brown sugar

Instructions

 

• In the bottom of a cocktail shaker, crush the juniper berries with the light brown sugar.
• Top with the Champagne then strain into large martini glasses.
• It’s as simple as that!
• For an added professional touch, dust the rims of the glasses with light brown sugar first.

Nutrition

Calories: 76.94kcalCarbohydrates: 5.44gProtein: 0.1gFat: 0.03gSodium: 9.87mgPotassium: 115.32mgSugar: 5.32gCalcium: 14.57mgIron: 0.53mg

Keyword Champagne, juniper berry, light brown sugar

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