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Tips on serving summer cocktails with sparkling wine
(from OUR HOMES magazine piece "Make your Summer Sparkle: Creating Cocktails with Sparkling Wine" by Tonia Wilson)
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Try to serve your cocktails in a clear glass so you can enjoy the visual pleasure of the colour and bubbles as well as the taste.
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Get creative with garnishes, fresh herbs, berries and fruit slices work well, make sure they compliment the flavour of the cocktail.
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When preparing cocktails add sparkling wine just before serving so that the drinks retain their bubbles!
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Cocktails can be made directly into a glass, or into a jug and poured from there. Either way the ratio of ingredients stays the same.
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All of the recipes in the article make 5 oz cocktails, the perfect size for a large flute, wine glass or martini glass.
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The recipes in the article are all flexible in their ingredients, make one, taste it and adjust to your liking.
Pick up a copy of OUR HOMES Magazine to read the full article and indulge in five tasty sparkling wine cocktail recipes!
