The Hooch Life

Champagne Cocktail

Champagne Cocktail Recipe

How to Make

Place sugar cube in bottom of champagne glass. Add Angostura Bitters to soak the cube. Tilt glass to an angle, and slowly fill with Champagne (it will be frothy as you pour). Garnish with a twist of lemon.

Ingredients

Makes one drink:

  • Champagne
  • 1 Sugar Cube
  • 2 dashes Angostura Bitters

Garnish

1 Lemon Twist

Prep Time

4 minutes

Tools

  • Bar Spoon
  • Champagne Flute
  • Knife

Bartender Stories

Alexandra Geppert

A few months into bartending at a busy and hip restaurant and bar, I thought I'd heard of it all. On one of the many late nights, a classically beautiful girl in her dock shoes and polo shirt asked politely for a Champagne Cocktail. I smiled and nodded. I casually whispered to my cohort if she was just using more words to make a glass of Champagne sound elegant — because I was tired and cranky and NOT impressed. “It's not like when your parents say ‘marijuana cigarette.’ Seriously? It's fucking classic and charming!” Many field tests later, I completely agree. Cheers Ms. Dock Shoes and Polo.

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