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Recipe: The Cotswold Sling – Champagne & Sloe Cocktail

Published on February 5, 2014 by Helen 20 Comments
Last Updated on October 12, 2018

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https://fussfreeflavours.com/2014/0Champagne and Sloe Cocktail Way back in November a week away at Ed’s sister’s second home at the tranquil and relaxing Lower Mill Estate, coincided with my birthday, the sloe harvest and time spent with our ever inspiring and energising good friend Monica (and Rocky).

As much as we love the Fuss Free flat we do cherish our weeks at Lower Mill; during term time the house is empty in the week and the estate is an oasis of peace and quiet.   I have a huge kitchen to play in, and a long white table lit from two sides.  It is perfect for photography and as the light faded on my birthday I shot the cover for Monica’s book.

Monica had challenged me to make sloe ice cream, which used my sloe syrup to flavour it, and the remains of the syrup made their way into champagne cocktails for my birthday.

I still have the last of the syrup in the freezer, and mixed with some fizzy wine it makes the perfect pretty deep pink cocktail to enjoy with your Valentine.   We used a good bottle of champagne, but with hindsight I think a cheaper and slightly sweeter bottle of sparkling wine or Cava would work better. And if you really love cocktails try my spiced rhubarb prosecco.

Serve with your Ostrich Fillets over Pasta!

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Recipe: The Cotswold Sling - Champagne & Sloe Cocktail

Servings: 1 glass
Author: Helen Best-Shaw
Prep Time5 mins
Total Time5 mins
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Ingredients

  • Sloe Syrup
  • Champagne (Cave or Fizzy wine)

Instructions

  • Pour a dash of sloe syrup into glasses and top up with well chilled fizzy wine.
  • Enjoy elegantly.
• Please note that the nutrition information provided below is approximate and meant as a guideline only.
• Unless stated otherwise cup conversions have been made with an online tool. For accuracy please check with your favoured conversion tool. We recommend buying inexpensive digital kitchen scales.
Course: Cocktail
Cuisine: Drink
Keyword: The Cotswold Sling
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  1. Fiona Naughton

    5 stars
    This sounds delicious, the perfect thing to cleanse your pallet after a hearty dinner :)

    Reply
  2. Sylvia

    5 stars
    Never tried sloe syrup! Looks interesting. I wonder if it goes well with the tea for non-drinking me ;)

    Reply
    • Helen

      Personally I think the best use of the sloe syrup is in ice cream!

      Reply
  3. Laura

    4 stars
    I love Champagne cocktails & this one sounds yum!

    L x

    Reply
  4. Jacqueline Meldrum

    5 stars
    I see you had more success with your champagne cocktail than I did. Humph!

    Reply
  5. Heidi Roberts

    4 stars
    One of my favourite summer drinks is champagne with home made sloe gin!!

    Reply
    • Helen

      Delicious! More of a kick than this version!

      Reply
  6. Jude - A Trifle Rushed

    5 stars
    A perfect cocktail. I must make sloe syrup next autumn it sounds so versatile. We often make kirs in France with cheap fizz & sloe or damson gin, not quite as luxurious as this delicious recipe.

    Reply
    • Helen

      There is nothing like a fizzy cocktail!

      Reply
  7. Sarah, Maison Cupcake

    5 stars
    Well you know I like pink and fizzy so this is totally my bag. Cin cin!

    Reply
    • Helen

      In the summer. Hopefully by the lake!

      Reply
  8. Ren Behan

    5 stars
    Such a pretty picture and my kind of drink- post June :-)

    Reply
    • Helen

      Hopefully worth waiting for Ren!

      Reply
  9. ManjiriK

    5 stars
    Sounds Delicious Helen!

    Reply
  10. Fiona Maclean

    Anything with fizz works for me;) lovely stuff!

    Reply
  11. Tina @ The Spicy Pear

    I love champagne cocktails and this looks and sounds delicious.

    Reply
    • Helen

      You simply cannot go wrong with a champagne cocktail!

      Reply
  12. Janie

    5 stars
    I love it! (And I also love the should of a kitchen lit from 2 sides!)
    Janie x

    Reply
  13. Urvashi

    5 stars
    Oh yes. I am going to love this. worth opening a bottle of champers for this evening. Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
  14. Vanesther - Bangers & Mash

    5 stars
    I have a big bag of sloes in the freezer still. I now know exactly what I’ll be doing with them. Thanks Helen!

    Reply

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