Champagne cocktail
Champagne cocktail
VegUnited States and France

Champagne cocktail

A bitters soaked sugar cube fizzing in sparkling wine. One of the oldest cocktails and still a showstopper.

Contains alcohol

For adults of legal drinking age where you live. Drink responsibly, and never drink and drive.

2 minTime
0 gProtein each
mildSpice
The fizzing cube1 chapter · 1 min read

Make it your way

Grandma's waySugar cube, bitters, cognac, sparkling wine.
The original
150kcalsame
0 gproteinsame
0 gfibresame
2minutessame

The classic Champagne cocktail.

Per serving, worked out from the ingredient table.

Ingredients

1 servings
Sugar1 sugar cube
Aromatic bitters3 dashes
Brandy15 ml cognac, optional
Sparkling wine120 ml chilled sparkling wine
Orange1 strip orange or lemon peel

Method

3 steps
  1. 1Drop the sugar cube into a chilled flute and soak it with bitters.
  2. 2Add the cognac if using.
  3. 3Top slowly with sparkling wine and twist the peel over.
Serve it like this

Serve in a chilled flute with the cube fizzing at the bottom and a citrus twist. Canapés and water alongside.

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