Shaken · Flute
GarnishOrange twist, discarded
Shaken · Flute
Ritz Bar, Paris (1936)
Champagne Pick-Me-Up cocktail recipe
What goes in it
- 1 oz
- 1.5 ozOrange juice
Fresh juice · Recipe below ↓
- 0.25 ozGrenadine (1:1)
House prep · Recipe below ↓
- Top
Method · Shaken
- 1Shake the cognac, orange juice and grenadine with ice.
- 2Fine strain into a chilled flute and top with champagne.
- 3Express an orange twist over the glass and discard it.
- Glass
- Flute
- Ice
- Up
- Garnish
- Orange twist, discarded
Prep ahead
Fresh juice
Orange Juice
- Yield
- About 2.5 oz per orange
- Keeps
- 2 to 3 days
- Storage
- Refrigerated
Ingredients
- Fresh oranges
Method
- 1Juice and fine strain. Store in the refrigerator.
House prep
Grenadine (1:1)
- Keeps
- 3 weeks
- Storage
- Refrigerated
Ingredients
- 1 partpomegranate juice (by volume)
- 1 partwhite sugar (by volume)
- Optional: a few drops of orange flower water
Method
- 1Warm the pomegranate juice and stir in the sugar until dissolved. Do not boil. Let cool and add the orange flower water if using. Store in the refrigerator.
About the Champagne Pick-Me-Up
Champagne Pick-Me-Up is a cocktail made with cognac, orange juice and grenadine (1:1), created by Ritz Bar in 1936.
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