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Guinness Red Velvet Cocktail

Toast to Valentine’s Day in style with this delicious red velvet cocktail. The simple and unexpected pairing of Guinness and champagne makes for a simply divine concoction that you won’t be able to get enough of!
Course Cocktails
Cuisine Cocktails
Keyword champagne cocktail, guinness red velvet cocktail, red velvet cocktail
Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings 1 Cocktail
Calories 89kcal

Ingredients

  • 3 ounces Guinness (Fill glass halfway)
  • 3 ounces Champagne brut or extra brut (Fill the glass the rest of the way)

Instructions

  • Tilt the glass almost horizontally and fill flute half way with Guinness
  • Tilt the glass without spilling the liquid and slowly pour the champagne but make sure it doesn't overflow.  You do want a small head of foam to form at the top of the liquid
  • Sip
  • Smile
  • Enjoy

Notes

The measurements of the ingredients are approximate as all champagne flutes are different sizes.  Just go with half Guinness and half champagne.
Tips for making the Red Velvet Cocktail:
  • Use champagne flutes for this cocktail because they present it best.
  • When pouring both beer and champagne, you need to tip the glass you are pouring the liquid into almost horizontally.  The reason you do this is because you want to control the head of foam that forms as you pour.
  • With this cocktail, even though you pour the beer halfway up the glass, you still need to tip the glass when pouring the champagne.  You just don't tip it as much as when you pour champagne in a glass by itself.
  • The small bottles of champagne are so convenient when making this red velvet cocktail.  That way you aren't opening a full bottle of champagne and having to drink the whole bottle.
  • A full bottle of champagne is perfect if you are making this drink for a group.
  • Always be careful when opening champagne bottles, even the small bottles with the type of cap that you find on a beer bottle, in which case, it may bubble out of the bottle.  But, if you are opening a large champagne bottle, always point the bottle away from yourself and other people as the cork is under great pressure and could cause harm when it pops out.

Nutrition

Serving: 6ounces | Calories: 89kcal | Carbohydrates: 3g | Sodium: 5mg | Potassium: 74mg | Iron: 0.3mg