Alfonso

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Glass:

Serve in a Flute glass

Ingredients:
1 cube Superfine/Caster/Baker's special sugar (white)
4 dash Angostura Aromatic Bitters
1⁄2 fl oz Dubonnet, Byrrh etc. rouge light quinquina
Top up with Brut champagne/sparkling wine
× 1 1 serving
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Prepare:

  1. Select a FLUTE GLASS.
  2. Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

How to make:

  1. COAT sugar cube with bitters and drop into chilled glass.
  2. POUR quinquina and then sparkling wine into chilled glass.

Garnish:

  1. Garnish with lemon zest twist.

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.

Alcohol content:

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

  • 2.2 grams of pure alcohol

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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.
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