Champagne Cocktail
A classic sparkling drink built on bitters-soaked sugar and Champagne.
Base spirit
Wine
Style
Sparkling
Glassware
Champagne flute
The Champagne Cocktail drops a sugar cube soaked in aromatic bitters into a flute before topping with Champagne. As the cube dissolves, it releases sweetness and spice, giving the drink gentle complexity beneath its dry sparkle. It is simple, elegant, and rooted in nineteenth-century bar tradition.
Ingredients
Servings
- • 1 sugar cube
- • 3 dashes aromatic bitters
- • 4–5 oz Champagne
- • Lemon twist
Did you know?
“The drink appears in Jerry Thomas–era manuals; its enduring simplicity kept it in hotel bar repertoires for more than a century.”
Source:Imbibe; Savoy Cocktail Book
Bartender's Note
Drop the sugar cube after soaking to maximize aromatic release.
How to make the Champagne Cocktail
- 1Soak sugar cube in bitters.
- 2Drop into flute.
- 3Top with Champagne.
- 4Garnish.
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