Champagne Cocktail
IBA official cocktail
Champagne cocktail - Portal, Clerkenwell, London (4356768748) (cropped).jpg
TypeCocktail
Primary alcohol by volume
  • Champagne
ServedStraight up; without ice
Standard garnishOrange slice and maraschino cherry
Standard drinkware
Flute Glass.svg
Champagne flute
IBA specified
ingredientsdagger
  • 9cl Champagne
  • 1cl cognac
  • 2 dashes Angostura bitters
  • 1 sugar cube
PreparationAdd dash of Angostura bitter onto sugar cube and drop it into champagne flute. Add cognac followed by gently pouring chilled champagne. Garnish with orange slice and maraschino cherry.
dagger Champagne Cocktail recipe at International Bartenders Association

A champagne cocktail is an alcoholic drink made with sugar, Angostura bitters, Champagne, brandy and a maraschino cherry as a garnish. It is one of the IBA official cocktails.

A recipe for the cocktail appears as early as "Professor" Jerry Thomas' Bon Vivant's Companion (1862), which omits the brandy or cognac and is considered to be the "classic" American version. Harry Johnson was one of the bartenders who revved the model by adding other fruit to the mix.


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