Recipes Drinks Cocktails Champagne Cocktail Be the first to rate & review! According to cocktail historian David Wondrich, this drink was so popular in the late 1800s that celebrated bartender Jerry Thomas ordered 100 cases of Champagne at a time to keep his bar stocked. More Champagne Cocktails By Food & Wine Updated on August 2, 2022 Print Rate It Share Share Tweet Pin Email Yield: 1 drink Ingredients 5 ounces chilled Champagne 1 lemon twist 2 dashes of Angostura bitters 1 sugar cube Directions Pour the Champagne into a chilled flute. Sprinkle the bitters on the sugar cube and add it to the flute. Garnish with the lemon twist. Rate it Print