1 fl oz | Rémy Martin V.S.O.P. cognac |
1/4 fl oz | Monin Pure Cane Syrup |
2 dash | Angostura Aromatic Bitters |
2 1/2 fl oz | Brut champagne/sparkling wine (chilled) |
1/3 fl oz | Green Chartreuse (or alternative herbal liqueur) |
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How to make:
- Select and pre-chill a Sour or Martini/Coupette glass.
- (No garnish to prepare.) .
- Briefly STIR first 3 ingredients with ice.
- STRAIN into glass filled with crushed ice (cracked rather than snow).
- POUR sparkling wine over the crushed ice.
- Finish with a FLOAT of Chartreuse.
Allergens:
Recipe contains the following allergens:
- Brut champagne/sparkling wine – Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites
AKA:
AKA Champagne Cocktail No. II
Strength & taste guide:
Review:
A frappé version of the classic Champagne Cocktail which is given extra interest courtesy of a generous Chartreuse float. Our previous method to make this cocktail followed the original 1939 instructions which call for a "lump of sugar" (sugar cube) soaked with bitters, dropped into the glass and then for the cognac and champagne to be poured over the soaked cube before filling the glass with cracked ice and finishing with a float of Chartreuse. However, sugar syrup rather than a cube coupled with a quick stir to integrate, results in a better cocktail.
History:
Adapted from a recipe created by Charles H. Baker Jr. and friends. In his 1939 The Gentleman's Companion he says, "Champagne Cocktail No. II, which with modestly downcast lash we admit is an origination of our own, & which we christened the Jimmie Roosevelt. Last spring we had the pleasure of turning our house into an oasis, between planes, for Colonel Jimmie Roosevelt and Grant Mason of the Civil Aeronautics Commission... It was warmish, and being a sort of Nephew-in-Law of Paul Garrett, dean of all American Vintners, and present 'father' of Virginia Dare, we brought out 2 bottles of Garett Champagne, and created this one."
Nutrition:
One serving of Jimmie Roosevelt contains 179 calories.
Alcohol content:
- 1.5 standard drinks
- 17.13% alc./vol. (34.26° proof)
- 21.1 grams of pure alcohol
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