Taste profile
Easy, sweet, balanced, and balanced.
Wine & SparklingMediumChampagne flute
Cocktail guide
Champagne Cocktail
Champagne Cocktail combines Champagne, Sugar, Bitters, Lemon Peel in a ordinary drink served in a champagne flute. It is a strong fit for brunch and feels right at home in a well-stocked cocktail rotation.
Best for
Best for brunch.
Quick tags
IBAContemporaryClassic
Quick fact
Champagne Cocktail is a medium alcoholic cocktail for brunch with Champagne, Sugar, Bitters.
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Ingredients
Everything in the glass.
How to make it
Build it step by step.
Language:
- 1Add dash of Angostura bitter onto sugar cube and drop it into champagne flute.
- 2Add cognac followed by gently pouring chilled champagne.
- 3Garnish with orange slice and maraschino cherry.
Method
Built
Finish
Usually finished with Lemon Peel.
Taste map
Strength
Easy
Sweetness
Sweet
Sourness
Balanced
Bitterness
Balanced
Read: Champagne Cocktail is a medium alcoholic cocktail for brunch with Champagne, Sugar, Bitters.
Texture and serve cues
✓Has citrus
✓Has bubbles
-Creamy texture
-Frozen style
Glassware
Champagne flute
Method
Built
More to know before you make it
A fuller read on the drink.
Flavor & pairing
Expect round sweetness with support from Champagne, Sugar, Bitters. Works well with brunch dishes, salty snacks, and lighter daytime food.
Serving & context
Serve in a champagne flute and aim for a medium prep that still feels polished in the glass. Champagne Cocktail is associated with the Contemporary Classics family of modern cocktail classics.
Reference cards
Base spirit
Wine & Sparkling
Category
Ordinary Drink
IBA category
Contemporary Classics
Alcohol
Alcoholic
Glass
Champagne flute
Method
Built
Garnish
Usually finished with Lemon Peel.
Sources and extras
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