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Champagne Americana

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This Franco-American combination of bourbon and bubbles gives you another reason to be thankful. It doubles easily to accommodate the number of guests around your holiday table.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Serves 8

Ingredients

1/2 cup bourbon
3 1/2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon Angostura bitters
Ice cubes
8 2-inch-long strips lemon peel (yellow part only)
1 750-ml bottle chilled dry Champagne or sparkling wine

Preparation

  1. Mix bourbon, sugar and bitters in glass measuring cup. Let stand until sugar begins to dissolve, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes. Fill eight 8-ounce wineglasses with ice cubes. Add 1 lemon peel strip to each glass. Divide bourbon mixture among wineglasses. Fill glasses with Champagne and serve.

TagsCocktailAlcoholBeveragesBittersBourbonWhiskeyChampagneSparkling WineWineFrenchEuropeanLemonCitrusFruit5 Ingredients or FewerBon Appétit
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