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The Champagne Cocktail

By Mary Frances Heck

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The Champagne CocktailDan Monick

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

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 1 serving

Ingredients

1 dash The Truth Old Time Aromatic Bitters or Angostura bitters
1 sugar cube
6" twist from a lemon
5 ounces chilled Champagne

Preparation

  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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