FRENCH KISS

adapted from Oliver's at the Mayflower Park Hotel, Seattle, WA, USA

30 ml Belvedere vodka

1 TB Lillet Blanc

90 ml Pol Roger Champagne

Shake vodka and apéritif wine over ice. Strain into a champagne coupe. Slowly add champagne.

Garnish: orange twist

THE COLONEL’S BIG OPU

adapted from Trader Vic's Book of Food & Drink

30 ml Sipsmith Gin

30 ml Cointreau

Juice of half a lime

180 ml Freixenet Cava

Shake gin, liqueur, and juice over ice. Strain into a champagne coupe. Slowly add champagne.

Garnish: none

SHRUB ROYALE

adapted from Tony Abou-Ganim, Las Vegas, NV, USA

1 splash fresh raspberry shrub

1 splash homemade crème de cassis

120 ml Martini & Rossi Prosecco

Build in a champagne flute.

Garnish: 3 fresh raspberries

STRAWBERRY BELLE

by Jared Brown & Anistatia Miller

25 ml Babicka Wormwood Vodka

1 splash homemade strawberry liqueur

90 ml Pol Roger Champagne

Build in a champagne flute.

Garnish: a fresh strawberry half