# Champagne Cocktail

> Champagne Cocktail, the IBA official recipe: 90 ml Champagne, 10 ml cognac, 2 dashes Angostura bitters and 1 sugar cube. Built in the glass and served in a Champagne flute, garnished with orange zest and maraschino cherry.

A bitters-soaked sugar cube fizzing slowly in Champagne with a splash of cognac. One of the oldest recorded mixed drinks.

- IBA category: [IBA: Contemporary Classics](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/contemporary-classics/index.md)
- Main spirit: [Wine & sparkling cocktails](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/wine-cocktails/index.md)
- Method: Built (built straight in the glass)
- Glass: Champagne flute
- Served: Straight up, no ice
- Strength: about 14.9% ABV once diluted by ice, about 0.9 standard drinks (14 g of alcohol each)
- Volume: 105 ml (3½ oz) before ice, about 105 ml in the glass
- Taste: Sparkling

## Ingredients

Amounts are for one drink. Ounces use 30 ml to the ounce.

- 90 ml (3 oz) [Champagne](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/sparkling-wine/index.md)
- 10 ml (⅓ oz) [Cognac](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/cognac/index.md)
- 2 dashes [Angostura bitters](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/angostura/index.md)
- Few drops [Grand Marnier](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/grand-marnier/index.md) (optional)
- 1 [Sugar cube](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/ingredients/simple-syrup/index.md) (or 7.5 ml (¼ oz) simple syrup)

## Method

1. Place the sugar cube with 2 dashes of bitters in a large Champagne glass, add the cognac.
2. Pour gently chilled Champagne.

## Garnish

Orange zest and maraschino cherry.

## If you like the Champagne Cocktail

- [Old Fashioned](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/old-fashioned/index.md): Bourbon, simple syrup and Angostura bitters
- [Old Cuban](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/old-cuban/index.md): Mint, aged rum, lime juice, simple syrup, Angostura bitters and sparkling wine
- [French 75](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/french-75/index.md): Gin, lemon juice, simple syrup and sparkling wine
- [Sazerac](https://jigger-5rd.pages.dev/cocktails/sazerac/index.md): Cognac, absinthe, simple syrup and Peychaud’s bitters

## Source

- Recipe as specified by the International Bartenders Association: https://iba-world.com/iba-cocktail/champagne-cocktail/
- IBA video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=liGUP4kfCZ0
- Strength is an estimate that allows for dilution from ice; brands vary.

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