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W L Photo credit: James Milligan Photography CHAMPAGNE BAR AT CONTESSA HOTELS Celebrate in style at the Contessa Champagne Lounge. Whether it is a birthday, pre Wedding celebrations or simply the weekend, make sure Champagne is at the centre of it all. Happy Hour Daily 18.00-20.00 2 for 1 on Prosecco Cocktails. 24 hour Liquor License. Around about the same time the house now known as Hillbark Hotel was being built at the end of the 19th century the posh ladies and gents of the age were already drinking Champagne Cocktails. While the original recipe varied from salon to saloon it features a sugar cube doused in angostura bitters, enveloped in Cognac and topped up with Champagne to produce an explosive reaction of magical bubbles. The Contessa Champagne Lounge is like no other place on the Wirral or in Wigan as it boasts a unique 24 hour liquor and bar license making it the place to go for happy hour from18.00-20.00 or when everything else is closing and you need a relaxed yet buzzing place to enjoy cocktails and caviar. Besides the decadent Ossetra caviar there is a comprehensive food menu available throughout the day and night including smoked salmon, Pata negra, Duck Sausages, the Nicoise sandwich, Macarons and Baklava. Of the many cocktails, the Bo; with Red Brachetto Sparkling Wine, Strawberry Jam and Rhubarb Vodka hits the sweet spot. Before Aperol hijacked the market with their Spritz, it was commonplace to drink what was called the Venetian which was made with the original crimson bitter, Campari, Orange and Prosecco. Let us take you to a tropical island with the refreshingly potent Air Mail cocktail featuring a rosemary skewer impaled into pineapple and watermelon cubes and composed of Dark Rum, Lime and Champagne. Besides these, the Contessa Champagne Lounge offers a delicious menu of Kir Royals, Mimosas, Bellinis and Mojitos. If you just adore celebrating with bubbles then why not join and become one of our Champagne Club members, available to frequent customers offering an added 20% on select drinks and for dinner at the award winning Riviera Brasserie. One thing is for certain, you shouldn’t be waiting for the start of summer to drink your Champagne, instead have it every day at the Contessa Champagne Lounge of the Riviera Brasserie at the Hillbark Hotel & Spa in Royden Park, Frankby or Haigh Hall Hotel, Wigan. To book a table at the centre of the bubbles call one of our reception team. Hillbark Hotel - 0151 625 2400 Haigh Hall Hotel - 01942 830 000 wirrallife.com 39