1937 Liquid Gems a book of Drinks for the Fastiduous Drinker

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Champagne Cocktail Drop a cube of sugar and a piece of lemon peel into a Champagne (hol low stem) glass, and pour Cham pagne over them until the glass is filled, and serve. Observations This is supposed to be the cocktail par excel lence. Good Champagne in itself, of course, stands as superior to all drinks, and is thus uni versally regarded, but served in the conventional manner of the cocktail, as given above, its merit is the subject of widely varied opinions. The only genuine Champagne wine is distilled from the grapes grown in the vineyards of Cham pagne, France. Few bars can afford this wine for mixing purposes. Many brands of sparkling white wines, however, are on the market, masquerading under the name of Champagne.

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