Champagne Cocktail
The Champagne Cocktail is an IBA Contemporary Classic: 5 ingredients, built without ice and served in a flute. That makes 107 ml in the glass: a middling measure.
MethodBuilt without ice
GlassFlute
In the glass107 ml
Strength14.8%
Ingredients
- 90 mlchampagne
- 10 mlcognac
- 2 mlAngostura Bitters
- 0.4 mlGrand Marnier
- 5 mlsugar
Method
- Place the sugar cube with 2 dashes of bitters in a large Champagne glass, add the cognac.
- Pour gently chilled Champagne.
Garnish: Garnish with orange zest and maraschino cherry.
What it tastes like
- bitter → sweet
- It leans dry: 0.7 out of 10 of bitterness, 79th of 186.
- round → sour
- Citrus shows, but this is no sour: 58th of 186, and it comes from champagne.
- light → strong
- 14.8% after dilution: the middle band, 84th of 186.
Its closest neighbour is the Scotch Sour: 96 out of 100 for similarity.
Five that come close
- Scotch SourBuilt on whisky and with scotch whisky in place of champagne.
- Jungle BirdBuilt on rum and with dark rum in place of champagne.
- French 75Sweeter and with gin in place of cognac.
- Bee’s KneesBuilt on gin and with gin in place of champagne.
- Mexican 55With sparkling wine in place of champagne and longer by 147 ml.
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Recipe source: IBA · checked on 30 October 2026