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Black Velvet
built in glassFlutenone7% vol
Stout and champagne in layers: mourning dress for a drink, invented for a royal funeral — drinks far happier than its history.
Sweet
Sour
Bitter
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Fresh
Ingredients
- Stout, chilled60 ml
- Champagne (or good Crémant)60 ml
≈ 134 ml · 0.8 standard drinks
Open in the Mix LabHow to
- 1Half-fill the flute with cold stout.
- 2Float the champagne on top over a bar spoon.
Remy's tip
Pour the stout first, then the champagne over a spoon so it floats. Or mix them rough and call it what Dublin calls it: a waste of champagne.
