Cocktail recipe
Champagne Cocktail
A built cocktail featuring Champagne, Cognac, Angostura aromatic bitters.
Ingredients
- 90 ml Champagne
- 10 ml Cognac
- 2 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters
- 1 Grand Marnier
- 1 Sugar
Method
- Use a sugar cube for the sugar component. Place it in a chilled flute and wet it with the measured bitters.
- Add the cognac and optional Grand Marnier.
- Pour the chilled Champagne in slowly; leave the sugar cube at the bottom. Serve without ice.
- Optional garnish: orange zest and Maraschino Liqueur cherry.
Story
In Jerry Thomas's 1862 guide: a sugar cube soaked in bitters, topped with champagne. One of the very few cocktails that has not changed in 160 years.