Champagne
Wine & vermouth · usually a base spirit · in 3 cocktails here
What it is
Bottle-fermented sparkling wine from the Champagne region. Any dry sparkling wine works in a cocktail for a fraction of the price.
Typically about £30 a bottle in the UK.
What it tastes like
Citrus, green apple and, with age, brioche and almond. The acidity is the point — it cuts through sweetness.
What it does in a drink
Lengthener, and an acidic one — it sharpens a drink as it lengthens it.
Cocktails with champagne
Unlocks 3 recipes on Drinki.
Substitutes
- Prosecco — a fraction of the price and hard to tell apart once mixed
It can itself stand in for prosecco.