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The Champagne Cocktail

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The Champagne Cocktail Dan Monick

This is a cocktail everyone should master. Bonus: It gives you a chance to experiment with all those new bitters.

Ingredients

Makes 1 serving

1 dash The Truth Old Time Aromatic Bitters or Angostura bitters
1 sugar cube
6" twist from a lemon
5 ounces chilled Champagne
  1. Drop 1 dash The Truth Old Time Aromatic Bitters or Angostura bitters onto a sugar cube and place in a Champagne flute. Using a channel or paring knife, cut a 6" twist from a lemon and arrange inside glass. Gently pour 5 ounces chilled Champagne into glass.

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  • This is probably the most simple and yet most elegant cocktails to make. I sometimes change it up by using an orange peel. Love these!

    • 2rallan

    • Stockton, CA

    • 12/31/2014

  • I love this cocktail! I sometimes use an orange twist instead of lemon. Easy to make and goes down great!

    • 2rallan

    • Stockton, CA

    • 3/27/2013

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