# Champagne Cocktail

A bitters-soaked sugar cube focuses Champagne's stream of bubbles, while Cognac gives the drink quiet depth.

Strength: 15% ABV before dilution

## Ingredients

- 90 ml [Champagne](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/champagne.md)
- 10 ml [Cognac](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/cognac.md)
- 1 cube [Sugar](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/sugar.md)
- 2 dashes [Angostura bitters](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/angostura-bitters.md)

## Glassware

Champagne flute

## Garnish

- Orange zest — Express the peel oils over the drink.
- Maraschino cherry

## Method

1. Place the sugar cube in a chilled Champagne flute and saturate it with the bitters.
2. Add the Cognac, then pour in the chilled Champagne gently.
3. Do not stir.

## Related drinks

- [Death in the Afternoon](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/death-in-the-afternoon.md): Absinthe turns cold Brut Champagne opalescent, aromatic, and formidable in Ernest Hemingway’s stark 1935 contribution to the cocktail canon.
- [Champagne Julep](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/champagne-julep.md): Cold Champagne, mint, and one sugar cube make a light nineteenth-century julep over fine ice, finished with fresh fruit rather than another spirit.
- [Kir Royale](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/kir-royale.md): A sparkling Burgundian aperitif in which blackcurrant deepens dry Champagne without suppressing its acidity or fine bubbles.
- [Buck’s Fizz](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/bucks-fizz.md): One part fresh orange to three parts Brut Champagne preserves the wine-forward British branch beside the equal-parts Prosecco Mimosa.
- [Chicago Cocktail](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/chicago-cocktail.md): Cognac, curaçao, and bitters meet a restrained Champagne top beneath a sugar-crusted rim, placing this 1922 drink between the Champagne Cocktail and Brandy Crusta.
- [Seelbach](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/seelbach.md): Bourbon, orange liqueur, and ten dashes of bitters meet Champagne in Adam Seger's genuinely modern 1995 sparkling cocktail.
- [French 75](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/french-75.md): A sparkling gin sour lengthened with Champagne.
- [Black Velvet](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/black-velvet.md): Equal parts chilled stout and Champagne combine roasted malt, wine acidity, and a remarkably soft, persistent texture.

## References

- Canonical page: https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/champagne-cocktail
- Photograph: https://stirred.fyi/assets/cocktails/champagne-cocktail-05afc24f.webp
- Recipe source: https://iba-world.com/iba-cocktail/champagne-cocktail/