Alfonso

Difford’s Guide
Discerning Drinkers (4 ratings)

Serve in a Flute glass

Ingredients:
1 cube Caster/ Superfine/Baker's special sugar (white)
4 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters
12 oz Dubonnet/French rouge aromatised wine
Top up with Brut champagne/sparkling wine
× 1 1 serving
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Garnish: Lemon zest twist

How to make:

Coat sugar cube with bitters and drop into glass. POUR Dubonnet and then champagne into chilled glass.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Review:

Herbal variation on the classic Champagne Cocktail

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History:

Named after the deposed Spanish King Alfonso XIII, who first tasted this drink while exiled in France.

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Peter Shaw’s Avatar Peter Shaw
16th November 2022 at 21:01
A very popular champagne cocktail (in the family) and has the distinct advantage of being so easy and quick to make.