If you want to turn a cocktail into a celebration, splash in some sparkling wine.
“When you add it to a cocktail, it adds dryness and acidity—but it also delivers an entire mood, a vibe,” explains Elva Ramirez, author of Sparkling: Champagne and Sparkling Cocktails for Any Occasion (Union Square & Co.). “It makes everything more special and memorable.”
History supports that celebratory spark: Wine, and later Champagne, was the customary quaff after France’s royal coronations. That enthusiasm for bubbly spilled over to America, becoming a symbol of aspirational luxury and style during the Gilded Age of the late 19th century. As the cocktail renaissance dawned, sparkling wine and mixology soon became entwined, with Champagne cocktails appearing in influential early books like William “Cocktail” Boothby’s 1891 American Bartender guide.
Today, Champagne and other sparklers are considered an “everyday luxury,” Ramirez says.
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