Name: Champagne Snowball
Prep time: 4 min
Total time: 4 min
Yield: 1
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 60 ml Champagne/sparkling wine brut; 30 ml Sherry - Fino; 15 ml Lime cordial (sweetened lime juice); 60 ml Advocaat liqueur

Serve in a

Flute glass

Garnish:

Lime zest twist (discarded) & dust with cacao powder

How to make:

POUR champagne into chilled glass. SHAKE other 3 ingredients with ice and strain over champagne.

2 fl oz	Brut champagne/sparkling wine
1 fl oz	Fino sherry
1/2 fl oz	Lime cordial (sweetened lime juice)
2 fl oz	Warninks Advocaat liqueur
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Recipe contains the following allergens:

Brut champagne/sparkling wine – Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites
Fino sherry – Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

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Review:

Deliciously silky smooth, indulgent, and decadent. Rich thick and creamy advocaat freshened with dry sherry, zesty lime cordial, and invigorated with champagne.

History:

The Snowball cocktail was huge in the 1970s and is now enjoying a well-deserved renaissance. This champagne-enhanced version is by yours truly.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Champagne Snowball contains 227 calories.

Alcohol content:

1.2 standard drinks
9.81% alc./vol. (19.62° proof)
16.2 grams of pure alcohol

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