Classic cocktail
Champagne Cocktail
Sparkling wine with cognac and bitters-soaked sugar.
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What you will need
Ingredients for one drink
- 90 ml Chilled Champagne
- 10 ml Cognac
- 2 dash Angostura bitters
- 1 Sugar cube
- 1 twist Orange peel
Bar tools
Jigger, Bar spoon, Strainer
How to make it
- Set the sugar cube in a flute and add the bitters.
- Add cognac, slowly top with Champagne and garnish with orange peel.
BEHIND THE DRINK
The story & background
The Champagne Cocktail reference starts with a bitters-soaked sugar cube and cognac, then adds chilled Champagne. The bubbles and aromatic bitters carry a different character from a juice-based sparkling drink.
Prepare the still ingredients first and add the carbonated component last. A gentle stir keeps the bubbles; vigorous shaking belongs only to the non-carbonated part of a recipe.
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