Ingredients
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9 cl of Champagne wine
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1 cl of cognac
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1 sugar cube5 grams
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2 dashes of Angostura bitters
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1 Maraschino cherry
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1 orange slice
Directions
The Champagne Cocktail is one of those drinks you fall in love with at first sip.
The recipe of this historic cocktail is simple but of an addictive simplicity: you put a sugar cube in a champagne flute, drop two drops of Angostura, add a Cognac shot and then fill with a fall of Champagne.
Observing bubbles slowly fill the glass and explode in a foam full of hypnotic perfumes is a ritual that never ceases to amaze.
If Champagne alone is lovely nectar, by adding a sweet touch, a bitter one and the warmth of Cognac, it becomes a small masterpiece. What is lost in finesse and varietal purity is gained in pleasantness.
Cocktail etiquette
The Cocktail Champagne is ideal for brunches, cocktails, parties, and great events; for the perfect success of the drink, prepare it in bowls, adjust the proportions of the ingredients and put it inside large orange slices.
Cocktail Champagne ingredients
Glass
Flute
- 9 cl of Champagne
- 1 sugar cube
- 2 dashes of Angostura
- 1 cl Cognac
- orange slice and a maraschino cherry as a garnish
How to make the perfect Champagne Cocktail
As said before, like all sparkling cocktails, it’s better if prepared in large quantities, so do not be stingy.
In a flute, put the sugar cube, caress with 2 drops of Angostura, pour 1 cl of Cognac and then fill with Champagne.
Photography By Darin Dines, the king The original recipe prescribes a lemon peel as a garnish, but it’s become common to put a cherry and an orange slice.
Champagne Cocktail’s history
We have info about the drink since the first half of 1800, and although we don’t know its origin, it has always been considered the most elegant cocktail. Even Mark Twain quotes it in a “sparkling” dialogue of “The Innocents Abroad.”
The first written recipe is found, as usual, in the Bible of cocktails: The Bartender’s Guide by Jerry Thomas.
Champagne Cocktail
Suggested food pairings
Parmigiana ravioli, spaghetti with clams, chicken tikka masala, Chicken Cacciatore, Vitello Tonnato, truffle risotto, pasta alla carbonara, paella mixta.
Sparkling cocktails you should try
French 75 cocktail, Spritz, Mimosa, Hugo cocktail, Pirlo, Bellini, Rossini, Tintoretto, Pino cocktail, Negroni Sbagliato.
