Lemon Champagne Cocktail
A lively and refreshing lemony champagne cocktail.
Servings: 4 cocktails
Ingredients
- 1 bottle of champagne or prosecco
- Twist of lemon for each glass optional
Lemon simple syrup:
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
Instructions
- Make the lemon simple syrup by adding the sugar and lemon juice to a small saucepan on medium heat. Simmer until the sugar fully dissolves (about 5 minutes). Let cool for at least 15 minutes, then transfer to a jar and allow it to cool some more. This flavored syrup will keep for about a week in the fridge.
- Add 2 teaspoons of lemon syrup to each of your champagne glasses. Add a twist of lemon (optional) to each glass. Top with champagne.
Notes
- This recipe will give you some leftover syrup. Depending on the size of your champagne glasses, an average-sized bottle of champagne will make 4-6 cocktails. The syrup doesn't get very thick, which works fine for these drinks. You could simmer it for longer if you want it thicker, but I didn't want to mess with the fresh lemon flavor too much by boiling the heck out of it. You can use the remainder of the lemon syrup for a number of things if you don't want to make more cocktails. I like making homemade soft drinks by adding some to a glass and pouring soda water over it. You could also pour it over fruit.
- I used a fairly dry champagne in the recipe.