Best Champagne Julep Recipes

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CHAMPAGNE JULEP



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It's a mint julep, where cognac and sparkling wine replace the bourbon. If you don't have crushed ice, put some in a towel and whack it with a mallet. Or add ice to a shaker and shake vigorously to crack it.

Provided by Lorem Ipsum

Categories     Drinks Recipes     Cocktail Recipes     Champagne Drinks Recipes

Time 10m

Yield 1

Number Of Ingredients 6

10 fresh mint leaves
1 teaspoon white sugar
1 tablespoon warm water
½ cup crushed ice, or as needed
2 fluid ounces cognac
2 fluid ounces chilled dry sparkling wine, or as needed

Steps:

  • Place mint leaves in a tall cocktail glass. Add sugar and warm water; muddle gently. Add crushed ice. Pour in cognac; stir. Top with sparkling wine.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 270.6 calories, Carbohydrate 5.8 g, Protein 0.1 g, Sodium 4.1 mg, Sugar 4.6 g

SPARKLING JULEP (COGNAC, MINT, CHAMPAGNE COCKTAIL)



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Mint julep + bubbly? This cocktail recipe combines the two delicious classics and is the ultimate way to celebrate.

Provided by Talia Baiocchi

Yield Serves 1

Number Of Ingredients 6

6 mint leaves, plus sprig for serving
3/4 ounce simple syrup
3 ounces Champagne or dry sparkling wine
1/2 ounce cognac
1 dash bitters (such as Angostura)
Lemon twist (for serving)

Steps:

  • Muddle mint leaves and simple syrup in a julep cup or rocks glass. Add Champagne, cognac, and bitters. Fill glass partway with crushed ice and stir gently to combine. Mound more crushed ice on top and garnish with a mint sprig and a lemon twist.

EVAN'S CHAMPAGNE JULEP



Evan's Champagne Julep image

A light, fizzy, minty take on the classic Mint Julep bourbon cocktail.

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Yield Makes 6 drinks

Number Of Ingredients 3

¾ cup loosely packed fresh mint leaves, rinsed and spun dry, plus fresh mint sprigs for garnish
¼ cup bourbon
750-ml. bottle Champagne, chilled

Steps:

  • In a small bowl combine mint leaves and bourbon, crushing the mint slightly to extract the flavor, and chill the mixture, covered, for at least 6 hours or overnight. (The flavor improves the longer the mixture is chilled.)
  • Strain the bourbon mixture through a fine sieve into a bowl, pressing hard on the mint leaves, and discard the leaves. Spoon 2 teaspoons of the bourbon into each of 6 Champagne flutes, divide the Champagne among the flutes, and garnish the drinks with mint sprigs.

EVAN'S CHAMPAGNE JULEP RECIPE



Evan's Champagne Julep Recipe image

A light, fizzy, minty take on the classic Mint Julep bourbon cocktail.

Yield Makes 6 drinks

Number Of Ingredients 3

¾ cup loosely packed fresh mint leaves, rinsed and spun dry, plus fresh mint sprigs for garnish
¼ cup bourbon
750-ml. bottle Champagne, chilled

Steps:

  • In a small bowl combine mint leaves and bourbon, crushing the mint slightly to extract the flavor, and chill the mixture, covered, for at least 6 hours or overnight. (The flavor improves the longer the mixture is chilled.)
  • Strain the bourbon mixture through a fine sieve into a bowl, pressing hard on the mint leaves, and discard the leaves. Spoon 2 teaspoons of the bourbon into each of 6 Champagne flutes, divide the Champagne among the flutes, and garnish the drinks with mint sprigs.

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