Sparkling Cocktails
Count on these fun and delicious cocktails to liven up any gathering or serve as an aperitif before your meal.
- Biltmore Sparkling Blackberry Punch
- Biltmore Blackberry Bellini
- Pomegranate Pas de Deux Punch
- Ruby Slipper
- Vanilla Pear Mimosa
- Sparkling Punch
- Bistro Bellini
Biltmore Sparkling Blackberry Punch
Ingredients: • 1 oz. light rum• ¾ oz. blackberry brandy
• 2 oz. cranberry juice
• 1 oz. simple syrup
• 1 oz. blackberry purée
• 3 oz. Biltmore® Pas de Deux Method: Combine rum, brandy, cranberry juice, simple syrup and blackberry purée over ice in a mixing glass. Shake well and strain mixture over ice in a tall glass. Fill with Pas de Deux. Garnish with fresh blackberries and a mint sprig.
Serves 1.
Biltmore Blackberry Bellini
Ingredients: • 1 oz. blackberry brandy• 1 oz. blackberry purée
• ½ oz. simple syrup
• 4 oz. Biltmore® Pas de Deux Method: Add blackberry purée, brandy and simple syrup to a Champagne flute. Fill with Pas de Deux. Garnish with two floating blackberries.
Serves 1.
Biltmore Sparkling Blackberry Punch
Ingredients: • 1 oz. light rum• ¾ oz. blackberry brandy
• 2 oz. cranberry juice
• 1 oz. simple syrup
• 1 oz. blackberry purée
• 3 oz. Biltmore® Pas de Deux Method: Combine rum, brandy, cranberry juice, simple syrup and blackberry purée over ice in a mixing glass. Shake well and strain mixture over ice in a tall glass. Fill with Pas de Deux. Garnish with fresh blackberries and a mint sprig.
Serves 1.
Pomegranate Pas de Deux Punch
Ingredients: • 1 ¼ ounces orange vodka• ¾ ounce triple sec
• 1 ounce pomegranate juice
• ½ ounce fresh-squeezed orange juice
• 2 ounces Biltmore® Pas de Deux Method: Combine vodka, triple sec, pomegranate juice, and orange juice in a mixing glass over ice. Shake well and strain over ice in a tall glass. Top with Pas de Deux. Garnish with an orange wheel.
Serves 1.
Ruby Slipper
Ingredients: • 1 ¼ ounces raspberry vodka• 1 ounce red grapefruit juice
• ¾ ounce grenadine
• 2 ounces Biltmore® Pas de Deux Method: Combine vodka, grapefruit juice, and grenadine in a mixing glass over ice. Shake well and strain over ice in a tall glass. Top with Pas de Deux.
Serves 1.
Vanilla Pear Mimosa
Ingredients: • 3/4 ounce vanilla vodka• 1 1/2 ounces pear nectar or pear juice
• 4 ounces Biltmore Estate® Sparkling Sec, chilled
Method: Pour the vodka into a chilled Champagne flute. Top with the pear nectar and then the sparkling wine.
Serves 1.
Sparkling Punch
Ingredients: • 1 Bottle of Biltmore® Sparkling Blanc de Blancs• 2 Cups of Biltmore® Pinot Grigio or your favorite Biltmore white wine
• 4 Cups of Lemon Lime Soda
• 1 Package of Sherbet
Method: Combine all ingredients into a punch bowl just before ready to serve. Gently stir just until ingredients are integrated so as not to lose the bubbles. Garnish with cranberries or a touch of cinnamon.
Serves 6–8.
Bistro Bellini
Ingredients: • 3 ounces peach nectar• 1 dash lemon juice
• 1 dash grenadine
• 3 ounces Biltmore Estate® Sparkling Sec, chilled
Method: Pour everything, except the sparkling wine, into the bottom of a champagne flute. Top with the sparkling wine and serve immediately.
Serves 1.
