The Cab

Serve in a Coupe glass...
1⅔	fl oz	Cognac
⅚	fl oz	Freshly squeezed lime juice
½	fl oz	Sugar syrup (2 sugar to 1 water)
8	fresh	Mint leaves
2	dash	Angostura Aromatic Bitters
1⅔	fl oz	Brut Champagne

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How to make:

SHAKE first 5 ingredients with ice and fine strain into chilled glass. TOP champagne.

Garnish:

Mint leaf

Comment:

A minty limey cognac sour invigorated with champagne.

About:

Adapted from a recipe created in 2015 by Andres Walters at The Lobo Plantation Sydney Australia.

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