The Old-Fashioned
Champagne Cocktail
Ingredients
- 1 sugar cube
- Dry
- Garnish: 1 twist
Method
Place the sugar cube on a paper towel. Dash the bitters over the sugar cube until it’s completely saturated. Drop the sugar cube into a chilled flute and slowly top with Champagne; don’t stir. Express the lemon twist over the drink, then place it into the drink.
History
One of the oldest cocktails still commonly made, appearing in Jerry Thomas's 1862 bartending guide — widely considered the first cocktail book published in America.
Web alternative
Champagne Cocktail
Ingredients
- Chilled Champagne
- 1 piece Sugar
- 2 dashes Bitters
- 1 twist of Lemon peel
- 1 dash Cognac
Method
Build the ingredients in a champagne flute over ice, then finish with the listed garnish.