Cocktails — champagne

Bright, bubbly, and beautifully aromatic, the Hugo Spritz is a celebration of sunshine. Mint, elderflower, gin and prosecco come together for a light and refreshing cocktail that’s made for warm days and easy evenings. Ingredients 20ml gin Small handful of mint leaves 20ml Elderflower Syrup Ice 25ml Limonade (or soda water) 120ml prosecco Lime slices and a mint sprig to garnish Method Place a fresh mint sprig in a large wine glass and add the Elderflower Syrup. Gently muddle to release the mint’s aroma, then let it infuse for 3–5 minutes. Fill the glass with ice, pour in the prosecco, and...

Mimosas are one of the easiest cocktails to make - just equal parts orange juice and champagne. We thought we'd give this well-loved classic a little Six Barrel love by adding a dash of our Strawberry Ginger Syrup, and the result was ludicrously tasty!  Ingredients Brut champagne Freshly-squeezed orange juice  30ml Strawberry Ginger Syrup Fresh strawberries and mandarins for garnish Method Add 30ml of Strawberry Ginger Syrup to a champagne flute Top up to halfway with orange juice Top up the rest of the glass with champagne Garnish with fresh strawberry and a slice of mandarin 

Local mixologist Maick Coolen (Dragonfly) created this beautiful cocktail with our new Raspberry & Blackcurrant Seltz Drops... Ingredients: 3 drops Raspberry & Blackcurrant Seltz Drops 50ml Lychee Gin 20ml ginger wine Soda water Method: Pour the lychee gin, ginger wine and Seltz Drops into a champagne flute and top up with soda water. Garnish with raspberries or blackberries. 

Wellington-based cocktail legend Peter Lowry at The Library has kindly shared the recipe for 'Through the Looking Glass' - a classic champagne cocktail, brightened up with a fruity, floral twist... Ingredients: 10mls Southward x The Library Bramble Gin (or sloe gin) 15mls Six Barrel Hibiscus Soda Syrup  10mls tangelo liqueur (or Cointreau)   Chocolate bitters (or Angostura bitters) Sugar cube Prosecco  Orange rind  Method: Dash bitters on sugar cube and place in the bottom of your glass Add gin, Hibiscus syrup and tangelo liqueur  Top up with prosecco Garnish with orange rind