Celebrating New Year’s Eve with Bubbles

When you think of New Year’s Eve, the first thing you think of is popping open a bottle of bubbly at the stroke of midnight, right? Well, instead of just pouring a flute of sparkling why not add a few dashes of this, that and Angostura aromatic bitters to create a cocktail that everyone will love?

1. Classic Champagne Cocktail

INGREDIENTS                                                                      

• 1 white sugar cube
• 2 dashes Angostura aromatic bitters
• Bubbles
• Garnish: lemon peel

METHOD

Drop the sugar cube into a champagne glass, saturate with Angostura aromatic bitters, top with bubbles and garnish with lemon peel.

2. New England Fizz

INGREDIENTS

• 30ml rum    
• 15ml maple syrup
• 15ml fresh lemon juice
• 2 bar spoons cranberry jam
• 2 dashes Angostura aromatic bitters
• Bubbles
• Garnish: fresh or dried cranberries

METHOD

Add all ingredients into a shaker, except for the bubbles. Shake with ice and double strain into a chilled champagne flute. Top with champagne. Garnish with fresh or dried cranberries.

3. Doctor’s Order

INGREDIENTS

• 22ml lemon juice
• 30ml honey                                 
• 1 egg white
• 7ml Angostura aromatic bitters
• Bubbles
• Garnish: 5 dashes Angostura aromatic bitters

METHOD

Stir Angostura aromatic bitters, lemon juice and honey with ice until chilled. Strain into shaker, dry shake with egg white. Pour bubbles into a glass and strain foamy mix over bubbles slowly.

Toasting with a glass of fizz is a New Year’s Eve tradition. This year add some colour and enjoy!