The Urban Sparkler

Makes 1 cocktail

Ingredients

  • 1 sugar cube
  • ¼ oz Lillet Blanc
  • ¼ oz Yellow Charteuse
  • juice from 2 lemon wedges
  • juice from 2 lime wedges
  • ice to fill shaker
  • Champagne or sparkling wine to fill
  • 2 dashes orange bitters
  • twist of lemon to garnish (optional)

How-to

  1. Place a sugar cube in the bottom of a Champagne flute or wine glass
  2. In a dry shaker combine Lillet, Chartreuse and juice from the lemon and lime segments
  3. Fill shaker with ice, cap and shake vigorously for 15 seconds
  4. Strain into glass over sugar cube, and top with Champagne or sparkling wine to fill
  5. Add 2 dashes of orange bitters, and garnish with a twist of lemon (optional)