Classic Champagne Cocktail
It does not get more classic than this for New Year's Eve. This cocktail might date back to 1861, when England went into mourning over Prince Albert, but definitly was included in Jerry Thomas' Barten...
"I originally made this take on a classic champagne cocktail for a museum's centennial celebration, but renamed it Champagne Problems for New Year's Eve after our own Tennessean, Taylor Swift's new album." - Ann Walczak, Associate Editor
Ingredients
SERVINGS: 1 Cocktail
- 1 sugar cube
- Bittermans Burlesque Bitters
- cherry syrup, from jar of cocktail cherries
- champagne
Preparation
1. Soak sugar cube in bitters.
2. Place cherry syrup in bottom of champagne flute. Drop sugar cube on top.
3. Fill with champagne. Garnish with lemon twist.
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