Synopses & Reviews
Nothing says "celebration" like the sound of champagne corks popping, and cocktails made with sparkling wine are the perfect libations at festive occasions. They're crisp, fresh, fizzy, and delicious. What could be better when you're celebrating a wedding, a birthday, the beginning of a new year, or just the end of a long week?
In this beautiful little book, Kim Haasarud, the Liquid Chef, gives you 101 different stylish ways to celebrate with champagne and sparkling wine. You'll find recipes for all your bubbly favoritesClassic Champagne Cocktail, Bellini, Mimosa, and Kir Royale, to name just a few. But you'll also discover lots of creative contemporary cocktails that are sure to become the toast of the town. Liven up any celebration with a Limoncello Sparkle, Poinsettia Cocktail, or Sparkling Fruit Bath. For a summer cooler, try a cocktail made with sorbet, such as Hope Floats or Lady Temptation. And for a romantic evening, you can't go wrong with seductive cocktails like the Adam & Eve, Aphrodisia, and Passionate French 75.
So pick up a bottle of bubbly and get out the cocktail shaker. With the sensational champagne cocktails in this book, celebrating has never been easieror more fun.
Synopsis
"Corks popping, frothy liquid flowing, a cold crispy freshness . . . nothing quite so perfectly reflects the notion of 'the best in life.' This is a book for celebrants. It's a book for romantics. It's a book for the entertainerwho wants a light, fresh concoction that can bring people together to accent the joys of the day. So break out the bubbly and toast!"
-From 101 Champagne Cocktails
About the Author
Kim Haasarud is the founder of Liquid Architecture (Liquid-Architecture.com), a beverage consulting firm that creates specialty cocktails for clients such as the Four Seasons Maui, Wyndham Worldwide Hotels, Moet Hennessy, and SKYY Spirits. She conceives her signature cocktails much as an Alice Waters or a Wolfgang Puck would create a specialty dish, taking inspiration from market-fresh, high-quality ingredients. Her cocktails have appeared in publications ranging from the Wall Street Journal to Wine Enthusiast to Cosmopolitan.ALEXANDRA GRABLEWSKI is a well-known food and beverage photographer whose work has appeared in Gourmet, Martha Stewart Living, Real Simple, Better Homes and Gardens, and Wine Spectator, as well as in many cookbooks.
Table of Contents
Adam & Eve.
Apeach Sorbet Bellini.
Aphrodisia.
Apricot Bellini.
Bada Bing.
Bayou Champagne Cocktail.
Bellini Highball.
Bellini Tini.
Bellini Tropicale.
Berry Bellini.
Berry Bellini Highball.
Black & Blue Champagne Cocktail (AKA "Blue").
Black Cherry Champagne.
Blood Orange Bellini.
Blue Champagne.
Blueberry Bellini.
Brunch Margarita.
Bubbling Rose Rubies.
Bubbling Rubies.
Buck"s Fizz.
Caipirinha Caramba.
Champagne Celebration.
Champagne Cooler.
Champagne Julep.
Champagne Old Fashioned.
Cider Bellini.
Classic Bellini.
Classic Champagne Cocktail.
Dona de la Noche.
Douglas Fir Sparkletini.
Framboise Cassis Cocktail.
French 75.
Frozen Bellini.
Frozen Berry Bellini.
Golden Banana.
Grand Fraise Martini.
Grand Mimosa.
Guava Bellini.
Happy Hemingway.
Hope Floats.
Huckleberry Thyme Fizz.
Italian Champagne Cocktail.
Italian Mango Bellini.
Jasmine Peach Bellini.
Just Peachy Cosmo.
Kir Royale.
Kiwi Royale.
Kumquat Peche Highball.
Lady Temptation.
Lemon Rose Bellini.
Limoncello Sparkle.
Magnolia.
Mandarin Blossom Bellini.
Miami Morning Mimosa.
Mimosa.
Modern Champagne Cocktail.
New William Cocktail.
Oscar.
Pacific Star Martini.
Passion Rouge.
Passionate French.
Pear Royale.
Peruvian Apricot Fizz.
Pineapple Champagne Martini.
Pink Pussycat.
Poinsettia Cocktail.
POM Royale.
Pygmalian.
Raspberry Sorbet Bellini.
Ritz Cocktail.
Rosy Limoncello Sparkle.
Royal Gin Fizz.
Silk with Champagne ("Soyer au Champagne").
Siren"s Song.
Sparkling Apple Cocktail.
Sparkling Cantaloupe Cup.
Sparkling Fruit Bath.
Sparkling Lychee Pear Cocktail (AKA "White").
Sparkling Mango Martini.
Sparkling Margarita.
Sparkling Mocha Truffle.
Sparkling Mojito.
Sparkling Mojito Ice.
Sparkling Mojito Martini.
Sparkling Pear Martini.
Sparkling Pisco Sour.
Sparkling Poire.
Sparkling Raspberry Cocktail (AKA "Red").
Sparkling Roses.
Sparkling Strawberry Margarita.
Spiced Pear Tartini.
Springtime Sparkler.
Starfish Cooler.
Stormy Ginger Fizz.
Sunnyside Pick-Me-Up.
Tahitian Apricot Cocktail.
Tropical Romance.
Valencia Royale.
Very Sexy Martini.
Watermelon Frizzy.
White Lavender.