- Difficulty: Easy
- Servings: 4 cocktails
- Nutritional Info per Serving (1 of 4 servings):
- Calories: 301
- Total Fat: 0 g
- Saturated Fat: 0 g
- Carbs: 28 g
- Dietary Fiber: 0 g
- Sugar: 23 g
- Protein: 0 g
- Cholesterol: 0 mg
- Sodium: 31 mg
- Total Time: 10 minutes
- Active Time: 10 minutes
- 1/2 cup (4 ounces) VS or VSOP Cognac
- 1/2 cup (4 ounces) simple syrup
- 1/3 cup (3 ounces) freshly squeezed lemon juice (approximately 2 lemons)
- 2 cups ice cubes
- 1 (750 ml) bottle of chilled quality Champagne
- 4 long strips of lemon peel
Instructions:
- Combine the Cognac, simple syrup, and lemon juice into a cocktail shaker, then add the ice cubes. Shake vigorously for at least 30 secondsit's longer than it feels!
- Distribute the mixture evenly into four Champagne flutes, filling each glass about two-thirds full.
- Top off each flute with chilled Champagne, garnish with a strip of lemon zest, and serve immediately while cold.
Ina Garten prepared a half-sized version of this recipe on her show Barefoot Contessa: Modern Comfort Food.
Excerpted from Cooking for Jeffrey, Copyright 2016 by Ina Garten, Clarkson Potter/Publisher. All rights reserved.
