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Sparkling Cocktail

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This variation on the Champagne cocktail skips the standard Angostura bitters in favor of herbal, honeyed Benedictine liqueur and fragrant crème de cacao.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 1.

Ingredients

2 small sugar cubes
1 ounce Bénédictine
1 ounce crème de cacao
4 ounces chilled Champagne or sparkling wine

Preparation

  1. Soak the sugar cubes separately, one in Benedictine, one in crème de cacao, and place them in the bottom of a champagne flute. Fill with chilled sparkling wine.

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