IBA: Contemporary Classics Wine & bubbles
Champagne Cocktail
A bitters-soaked sugar cube fizzing slowly in Champagne with a splash of cognac. One of the oldest recorded mixed drinks.
- Method
- Built
- Glass
- Champagne flute
- Served
- Straight up, no ice
- Strength
- 14.9% ABV about 0.9 standard drinks
Ingredients
105 ml before ice, about 105 ml in the glass
- 90 ml Champagne
- 10 ml Cognac
- 2 dashes Angostura bitters
- Few drops Grand Marnier optional
- 1 Sugar cube or 7.5 ml simple syrup
Method
- Place the sugar cube with 2 dashes of bitters in a large Champagne glass, add the cognac.
- Pour gently chilled Champagne.
Garnish
Orange zest and maraschino cherry.
Recipe as specified by the International Bartenders Association. Strength is an estimate that allows for dilution from ice.
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