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Champagne Cocktail
built in glassFlutelemon twist11% vol
The 19th-century original: a bitters-soaked sugar cube fizzing at the bottom of the flute, a whisper of cognac if you like — every sip slightly sweeter than the last.
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Ingredients
- Angostura bitters (3 dashes)3 ml
- Sugar cube4 ml
- Champagne (or good Crémant)110 ml
≈ 131 ml · 1.1 standard drinks
Open in the Mix LabHow to
- 1Soak the sugar cube with bitters, drop into the flute.
- 2Top slowly with cold champagne.
- 3Lemon twist, no stirring.
Remy's tip
The cube is a slow-release sweetness machine — do NOT stir. Watch it work instead; that is the show.
