Classic Champagne Cocktail

In 1889 a New York journalist organised a cocktail competition, with a gold medal as first prize. Mr John Dougherty emerged victorious with his Business Brace. He revealed that he had discovered the recipe 25 years earlier in the southern states of the USA. It was exactly the same as that given below, but with the addition of a small quantity of spring water. The precise origin of this recipe remains a mystery.

Ingredients

• 3 measures of champagne
• 1/3 measure of cognac (substitute: brandy)
• 2 dashes of Angostura
• 1 sugar cube

Instructions

Soak cube in glass with the Angostura. Add ingredients. Squeeze twist of lemon and discard.

Garnish: half a slice of orange. Lately it has become the fashion to add 1/3 measure of Grand Marnier and a dash of sugar syrup.

Alcohol Content: 1.4 units

Glass Type: Champagne Flute