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Champagne Americana

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Servings

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

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Preparation

  1. Step 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.