It just so happened that few of us present a gala event or a romantic dinner without cool sparkling champagne in a classic tall glass. Its taste does not intoxicate, but creates a feeling of joyful dizziness and happiness. With what just do not serve champagne: with red caviar, various cheeses, fruits. And combining champagne with strawberries, you can get a truly delightful sensation.
A little bit about champagne
This alcoholic drink is a real favorite of girls and women. It is distinguished by a light sweet and sour taste, a small degree of alcohol and the presence of many air bubbles, which makes the drink playful.
Depending on the amount of sugar that is added during the preparation process, sweet, semi-sweet and dry champagne are distinguished. In addition, brut champagne is isolated - there is practically no sugar in its composition.
Girls often prefer sweeter drinks, so the semisweet version of sparkling wine is most popular . But brut champagne is considered to be the most refined and useful - through its sour taste you can feel the real charm of the drink.
Alcoholic cocktails, the recipes of which include champagne, are far from uncommon. The taste of this drink is perfectly complemented by fruits, natural juices, ice cream and other alcoholic drinks.
Sparkling cocktails
Champagne-based cocktails are popular due to the pleasant taste and dizzy aftertaste of the bubbles.
To prepare strong cocktails, vodka, martini, beater or liquor are added to champagne. The insidiousness of such cocktails lies in the fact that the taste of champagne makes the bitter strong alcoholic drinks almost invisible. And carbon dioxide bubbles, in turn, enhance the effect of intoxication. Therefore, alcoholic cocktails, the recipes of which contain champagne in combination with strong alcohol, should be consumed with caution.
Lighter are drinks in which champagne is in harmony with non-alcoholic ingredients. Natural lemon, lime, grapefruit and orange juices perfectly complement the sparkling wine. Champagne cocktails at home can include any berries and fruits that are on hand - you can show taste and imagination.
Strawberry as a snack
Noble cheeses, grapes and even red caviar are often served as a complement to champagne. But the union of champagne and strawberries remains a classic romantic combination.
To get the most pleasure from the process you need to know a few subtleties of how to drink champagne with strawberries.
Berries must first be washed and cooled well. The stalks should not be torn off. Whole berries are served in a separate snack dish, next to chilled glasses of champagne.
You can also peel the strawberries from the stalks and cut lengthwise into two halves. In this case, you need to submit special forks for fruit or skewers to prick the halves of strawberries.
A perfect decoration of a glass of cold champagne is half a strawberry, strung on the edge of the glass. After a sip of champagne, you can immediately feel the combination of wine and strawberry flavors.
Simple combination
Incredible strawberry flavor can be used in a cocktail, mixing it with champagne. A cocktail (champagne with strawberries) has many variations, a more or less complex composition.
One of the simplest, but very tasty combinations, is the following recipe.
- You need to take 50 grams of fresh ripe strawberries. Peel the berries, wash and chop.
- Mix the resulting strawberry puree with 100 g of white ice cream without additives.
- Put the mixture in a champagne glass.
- Pour 50 ml of cold champagne into a glass and gently mix with a small spoon.
- Garnish the cocktail with mint leaves.
Such a simple cocktail, the basis of which is champagne with strawberries, will decorate any table and will pleasantly surprise guests, without causing any trouble in preparation.
Multi-component cocktail
For more sophisticated lovers of alcoholic cocktails, there are a lot of recipes with a lot of ingredients.
Do not forget about the insidiousness of such drinks and abuse them. The following compound cocktail has a pleasant harmonious taste, the basis of which is also champagne with strawberries:
- 100 grams of ripe strawberries need to be thoroughly washed, peeled and ground with 1 tablespoon of sugar.
- In a cocktail shaker or mixer bowl, put 1 tablespoon of crushed ice, 15 ml of brandy, 5 ml of Curacao liqueur.
- Berry puree with sugar must be added to the alcoholic mixture with ice and mix thoroughly.
- Pour a little of the mixture into a chilled champagne glass, gently add 70 ml of champagne and gently mix with a spoon.
Such a cocktail is distinguished by an exquisite taste, complemented by subtle notes of cognac and liquor.
Will everyone suit everyone?
Alcoholic cocktails should be consumed in moderation: their pleasant taste causes a deceptive sensation and makes you forget that an alcoholic drink is consumed. The consequences of the abuse of cocktails are very sad - mixing different types of alcohols leads to an increased effect of intoxication and an additional burden on the liver. Therefore, one must always remember moderation.
The combination of "champagne with strawberries" is especially carefully used for people prone to allergic reactions. The two main components of such a cocktail themselves have a fairly high degree of allergenicity. And in combination reinforce a similar effect of each other several times.
Therefore, if you have a tendency to allergic reactions, especially berries, then it is better to choose a cocktail with other ingredients or limit yourself to a glass of champagne in combination with a piece of cheese.
Champagne-based alcoholic cocktails are a great way to diversify the festive table and surprise your guests. They always turn out delicious and easy to prepare. But do not forget about moderation and abuse of such drinks, because then health problems will replace the festive atmosphere.