Name: Prince of Wales No. 3
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 1 cube Brown sugar; 1 fresh Lemon peel; 1 dash Aromatic bitters; 15 ml Cognac (brandy); 15 ml Grand Marnier; 165 ml Brut sparkling wine

Prince of Wales No. 3
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Glass:

Serve in a Flute glass

Ingredients:
1 cube	Demerara / dark Muscovado / brown sugar
1 fresh	Lemon peel
1 dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
¹⁄₂ oz	Cognac (brandy) chilled
¹⁄₂ oz	Grand Marnier or other cognac orange liqueur chilled
5 ¹⁄₂ oz	Brut champagne/sparkling wine chilled

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How to make:

Select a FLUTE GLASS.
RUB a sugar cube with a lemon zest (or on the skin of an unwaxed lemon) and then coat cube with a dash of bitters. Drop cube into chilled glass.
POUR chilled brandy and liqueur over soaked cube.
TOP with sparkling wine.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Brut champagne/sparkling wine - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Less well-known but more interesting than the similarly styled modern Champagne Cocktail.

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History:

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