Cocktail No 8 Chicago Cocktail

Do you like Champagne (or Cava)? Well if so, you will love this. The sparklie stuff is partly due to the bubbles, but its the fortification with brandy that pushes the boundaries.

Well this cocktail doesn't think it pushes it far enough so spikes the base with even more brandy to give a richness and depth that is - well simply lushious. The angustura gives a herbal lift that is sublime in my view - not everyone likes it so start by being delicate. but for me, the more the merrier.

I'll be having this one again!

Recipe

Put 2 ice cubes in mixing glass with large measure of brandy. Add a teaspoon of Cointreau / Triple Sec and a dash of angostora bitters. Stir well and strain into champagne glass. Top up with sparkling wine, preferably champagne / cava.