It happens every year. You head to the wine store to buy some bubbly for
your honey, and find your self standing in front of the Champagne/sparkling
wine with a look of sheer terror on your face. Is the $100 bottle really 10
times better than the $10 bottle? Will my husband/wife/mistress know the
difference? How drunk can you even get on one bottle of bubbly?
The answer is not really, probably, and pretty drunk.
But don't buy that pricey bottle just yet…
Though the $100 bottle of Champagne will likely be quite delicious (though
perhaps not 10 times as delicious as the economy stuff), you can make due with
a cheaper bottle. Heck, you can make do with five low-cost bottles and still
save money. Just doctor the cheap stuff to make it taste a whole lot better.
You've heard of Mimosas (Champagne and OJ) and probably Bellinis (peach
nectar) and Kir Royales (crème de cassis), but there are in fact hundreds of
different cocktails you can make with Champagne. Wine Intro has a list sorted
by mixer here.
It would be a shame to use a very fine bottle of Champagne in any of these
drinks, but the cheap stuff lends itself perfectly to mixing. And when the
bubbly goes on steep discount February 15, you can stock up by the case and
have cocktails the whole year round.
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