COCKTAIL CABINET NO. 6: Champagne Cocktail

Firstly, let me clarify what I mean by a dash (see the ingredients below). Since this column began, I have been receiving anxious enquiries about bitters volumes. When cocktail recipes call for a dash, the actual measurement is half an eggspoonful. But who has an eggspoon around the house these days? A more accurate measurement for a dash is 1.5ml.

Secondly, in a real champagne cocktail, we do not substitute Cognac with orange ...