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Moonwalk Cocktail

Name: Moonwalk Cocktail
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 1 cube Sugar cube; 3 dash Grapefruit bitters; 2 dash Orange flower water; 25 ml Grand Marnier; 90 ml Brut sparkling wine

Difford’s Guide

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Measurements in:

Serves:

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Ingredients
1 cube	Sugar cube
3 dash	Fee Brothers Grapefruit Bitters
2 dash	Orange blossom water / Orange flower water
5/6 fl oz	Grand Marnier or other cognac orange liqueur
3 fl oz	Brut champagne/sparkling wine

How to make

Glassware

Serve in a Flute glass

Prepare

Select a FLUTE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist and quarter orange slice wheel.

Method

DROP sugar cube into glass and soak with dashes of grapefruit bitters and orange flower water.
POUR liqueur over soaked sugar cube.
TOP with sparkling wine.

Garnish

EXPRESS orange zest twist over cocktail and discard.
Garnish with quarter orange slice on rim.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Alcohol content:

We don't have enough information to calculate the alc./vol., but based on known ingredients, this recipe contains at least:

16.6 grams of pure alcohol

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Brut champagne/sparkling wine — Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

History

Adapted from a recipe created in 1969 by Joe Gilmore at The American Bar at The Savoy Hotel, London to commemorate the Apollo 11 moon landing on 20th July 1969.

Speaking to Difford's Guide in January 2012 Joe said, "The moon landings were a big deal to everyone at the time and I thought I've got to make a cocktail for this." Joe, who watched the moon landings repeated on TV when his shift was over, went on to say, "I never got to serve Neil Armstrong personally, but I sent one in a flask to NASA and apparently, it was the first drink he had when he landed. He wrote a letter to me at the Savoy to say thank you." That letter is on display on the wall of the 'museum' to the left as you enter The American Bar.

More cocktails by Joe Gilmore

Review

Delicately sweetened champagne with cognac and citrus flavours.

Cocktail of the day:

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Fee Brothers Grapefruit Bitters 150ml - makes 160 cocktails
$10.49 $0.07 per cocktail

Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge 375ml - makes 15 cocktails
$16.99 $1.13 per cocktail Grand Marnier Cordon Rouge image

$1.20 per cocktail*

Makes a minimum of 15 cocktails.
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Cass Lawson 1y

However, the first Moon Landing happened just before 0400 hours on 21st July 1969, GMT. Not American Time... Still, I'll commiserate and have a Moonwalk on both days.

John Hinojos Premium Member 5y

Really like this twist on a Champaign Cocktail. Perfect for brunch. Only issue I had was the recipe doesn't say what to do with the Grand Marnier. I followed the directions for a traditional Champaign cocktail and the cognac.

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 5y

Thanks for bringing this to my attention. I've now added an instruction to pour the liqueur over the soaked cube.

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