# Champagne Julep

Cold Champagne, mint, and one sugar cube make a light nineteenth-century julep over fine ice, finished with fresh fruit rather than another spirit.

Strength: 12% ABV before dilution

## Ingredients

- 1 cube [Sugar](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/sugar.md)
- 5 ml [Water](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/water.md)
- 2 sprigs [Mint](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/mint.md) — Use tender fresh sprigs; keep the stems down and do not pulverize the leaves.
- 120 ml [Champagne](https://stirred.fyi/ingredients/champagne.md) — Use thoroughly chilled Brut Champagne.

## Glassware

Collins glass

## Garnish

- Mint sprig
- Orange slice — Use one thin half-wheel.
- Strawberry half — Use two small halves.

## Method

1. Dissolve the sugar cube in the water in a chilled Collins glass.
2. Add the mint stems-down and fill the glass almost completely with finely crushed ice.
3. Pour the Champagne slowly while stirring very gently, then serve with a short straw.

## Related drinks

- [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.
- [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 Cocktail](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/champagne-cocktail.md): A bitters-soaked sugar cube focuses Champagne's stream of bubbles, while Cognac gives the drink quiet depth.
- [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.
- [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.
- [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.
- [French 75](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/french-75.md): A sparkling gin sour lengthened with Champagne.
- [Air Mail](https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/air-mail.md): Lightly aged rum, lime, and concentrated honey form a bright Cuban sour before Champagne turns it into a long, sparkling drink over ice.

## References

- Canonical page: https://stirred.fyi/cocktails/champagne-julep
- Photograph: https://stirred.fyi/assets/cocktails/champagne-julep-0f2b598e.webp
- Recipe source: https://tile.loc.gov/storage-services/public/gdcmassbookdig/modernamericandr00kapp/modernamericandr00kapp.pdf