Champagne Snowball

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (56 ratings)

Serve in a Flute glass

Ingredients:
2 oz Brut champagne/sparkling wine
1 oz Lustau Jarana Fino Sherry
12 oz Lime cordial (sweetened lime juice)
2 oz Advocaat liqueur
× 1 1 serving
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How to make:

  1. Select and pre-chill a Flute glass.
  2. Prepare garnish of lime zest twist and cacao powder.
  3. POUR sparkling wine into chilled glass.
  4. SHAKE other 3 ingredients with ice.
  5. FINE STRAIN over sparkling wine in the glass.
  6. Express lime zest twist over cocktail and discard.
  7. Garnish with a dusting of cacao powder over the cocktail.

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Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol
Medium
Boozy
Strength 3/10
Sweet
Medium
Dry/sour
Sweet to sour 5/10

Review:

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

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History:

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

Nutrition:

One serving of Champagne Snowball contains 227 calories

Alcohol content:

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

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1st January at 05:37
I didn't have Lime Cordial or Cacao Powder, so used 60 ml fresh lime juice and 7 ml 1:1 Sugar Syrup (it was a double mix) and Choccocino to dust it off....looks like a keeper!!
21st December 2024 at 19:02
First one of the season! Ran out of lime cordial so used lime juice - just as delicious (still sweet enough). Christmas not the same without a shedload of these
Caroline Bancroft’s Avatar Caroline Bancroft
31st December 2023 at 07:11
I might be a little bit addicted to these 🤣
19th December 2023 at 20:40
I tried this with an Olorosso Sherry and really loved the result. Thanks for the inspiration
Stuart Glover’s Avatar Stuart Glover
16th December 2023 at 14:35
I've taken to mixing x8 the base in a litre bottle, topped with a touch of water, refrigerated and taking that with a chilled bottle of prosecco to events where I've not wanted to be chained to the cocktail shaker but want to share a treat with a few people
3rd January 2023 at 21:53
Many of these were made in our household over the festive season!
On one of these occasions there was a mixup between two bottles and we made this same recipe but with dry vermouth instead of fino. It was different - drier and herbaceous - but surprisingly good as an alternative.
6th August 2022 at 22:22
Tried with port instead of sherry and Amarole instead of warninks advoqat - was okey but not great.
24th December 2021 at 16:26
Remeber this drink as a teenager at family Christmas parties when advocaat was mixed with cream soda!! Now,it's time for more sophisctication; festivities crammed into a glass, but prefer fresh lime to the cordial.
Tom W’s Avatar Tom W
16th March 2021 at 19:08
My new, favourite Snowball recipe.
24th December 2020 at 19:00
The Snowball reinvented as a masterpiece. Thank you this has caused much Christmas cheer.