Poinsettia Champagne Cocktail

The Poinsettia Champagne Cocktail is a light, bright cocktail with a hint of cranberry and orange. Just 3 ingredients, this cocktail is a wonderful and easy way to celebrate the upcoming holidays. 

I’m not a big bubbly drinker, even on New Year’s Eve, but I do enjoy a bubbly cocktail on Christmas morning as we watch the kids play with their newly opened presents. It’s become part of our holiday tradition. Presents + bubbly cocktail. What’s not to love about that? Sometimes we go traditional with a classic mimosa, and sometimes it’s something a little fancier (but still easy!) like a Sparkling Pamplemousse – a light, sweet cocktail of grapefruit liquor and bubbly. 

It’s been years since I’ve made a Poinsettia Champagne Cocktail, but I recall one Thanksgiving where my brothers and I indulged while the turkey was still cooking. I tend to enjoy cranberry drinks because they’re not overly sweet (a Classic Cosmo is my go to cocktail but I also really enjoy a Cranberry Moscow Mule or a Champagne Cosmo). The cranberry juice and orange liquor give just a hit of sweetness to your chosen bubble, and a pretty pink color that just screams “winter holidays” to me.

Recipe Notes:

• Don’t have Grand Marnier? You can use equal amounts of Triple Sec or skip it all together. 
• Serving a crowd? Mix up a pitcher of the Grand Marnier and cranberry juice and keep cold. Before serving, stir. Pour mixture into a champagne flute, a little under half the glass. Top with bubbly at serving time. 

Other Holiday Cocktails:

• Chocolate Nut Martini (Nutty Uncle) by Art of Natural Living
• Cranberry Ginger Margarita by Hezzi-D’s Books and Cooks
• Cranberry Negroni by Karen’s Kitchen Stories
• Dairy Free Egg Nog by That Recipe
• Eggnog Brandy Alexander by Palatable Pastime
• Eggnog Martini by Sweet Beginnings
• Poinsettia Champagne Cocktail by Books n’ Cooks
• Snickerdoodle Martini by Christmas Tree Lane
• Sparkling Wine Cider by Making Miracles

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Poinsettia Champagne Cocktail

The Poinsettia Champagne Cocktail is a light, bright cocktail with a hint of cranberry and orange. Just 3 ingredients, this cocktail is a wonderful and easy way to celebrate the upcoming holidays. 

Course Drinks

Cuisine American

Prep Time 5 minutes

Total Time 5 minutes

Servings 1

Calories 143 kcal

Author Liz

Ingredients

• 1/2 oz. Grand Marnier
• 3 oz. chilled cranberry juice
• 3 oz. chilled Prosecco or Champagne
• orange peel or frozen cranberry optional garnish

Instructions

1. Add Grand Marnier and cranberry juice to a champagne flute. Top with Prosecco or Champagne and garnish with an orange peel or frozen cranberry, if desired.

2. Serve immediately.

Recipe by Books n’ Cooks.