Three ingredients and a lemon twist are all you need for this essential Champagne cocktail.
The sparkling wine adds a bright acidity that’s balanced by the bitter and aromatic notes of angostura bitters.
A sugar cube offsets these bold flavors with the perfect hint of sweetness.

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Ingredients
1sugar cube
5dashesangosturabitters
1/2cupplus2Tbsp.
)brut Champagne, chilled
Lemon twist
Directions
Add ingredients to glass.
Place sugar cube in bottom of a coupe glass; add bitters.

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Finish with Champagne and garnish:
Top with chilled Champagne.
Garnish with a lemon twist.

Credit:Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox

Credit:Caitlin Bensel; Food Stylist: Torie Cox