Best Champagne Cocktails In NYC
With New Year's Eve around the corner, we're all in the mood to celebrate. Here are five places to enjoy a bit of bubbly, from iconic hotels to rooftop lounges and beyond. By Carly Petrone.
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Create your own fun holiday champagne cocktail with a little help from the Veuve Clicquot Re-reation Awards Mailbox. Artists and novices from around the world helped create this graphically blue, white, and Clicquot-yellow patterned "mailbox" that fits one bottle of Veuve Clicquot Yellow Label. It makes the perfect hostess gift (at just $49) and you don't have to worry about putting it on ice because the bottle comes already chilled - plus it stays that way for up to two hours. So pop a bottle of bubbly this holiday season and cheers to those you love the most!
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There's nothing more iconic than sipping on a glass of bubbly at The Champagne Bar at The Plaza. Enjoy freshly baked pastries, light gourmet fare, and specialty coffees with your glass of champagne while overlooking Fifth Avenue and the Pulitzer Fountain. Stop in at night for some of the world's finest champagne, caviar, and wines. If you're in the mood for champagne, definitely order their signature cocktail The Imperial Plaza. This drink utilizes the distinctive complexity of Blume Marillen Apricot eaux-de-vie then balances it out with the rich notes of their home-made clover honey syrup, freshly squeezed lemon juice, and then charged with brut champagne. At $26 a glass, it's worth every sip!
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Pegu Club is where it's at when it comes to champagne cocktails. In fact, they have an entire section on the menu called Champagne Opportunities. Definitely try their Champagne Apricato – French 75 Gin, apricot, lemon, and champagne. It's a strong choice but it's too delicious not to taste (plus the purple orchid petal garnish will put a smile on your face). It's definitely on the sweeter side but it makes for the perfect night cap. Cheers!
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Keep it classy with one of the champagne-topped cocktails at Bemelmans Bar inside The Carlyle Hotel. Sip on the Fleur de Paradis ($22), which includes Hendricks, St. Germain, fresh grapefruit juice, Orange Bitters, Simple Syrup, fresh lemon duice, and is topped with champagne. Or stick to something more fruit forward like the Passion Royale ($24), with passion fruit-infused vodka, fresh lime juice, topped with champagne, and served over crushed ice. Help celebrate The Carlyle's anniversary with a Bubble Toast to the 85th. This fun concoction is made with Two Billecart Salmon 2006 Champagne cocktails with fresh pomegranate seeds. Grab a seat and start people watching at this upscale and iconic hotel.
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Mixologist Johnny Swet has created quite a gem of a cocktail at Skylark. Make sure to try The Coco, a fun and fruity infusion of peach, violet, chartreuse, St. Germain, Nolet's gin, sparkling Prosecco, and floating strawberry pearls. Watch the bubbles rise in your flute while noshing on Mac & Cheese Cupcakes ($13), Barbecued Short Rib Bites ($16), or Charred Edamame ($11). Take in views of the city from the 30th floor and cheers to another fabulous year ahead.
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Carly Petrone is a freelance writer living in New York City.