Dinner & A Book

Ingredients

• Yield: 1 cocktail
• Ice
• 1 ounce gin or cognac
• ½ ounce fresh lemon juice
• ½ ounce simple syrup or ½ ounce sweet bay-peppercorn shrub
• 3 ounces Champagne or dry sparkling wine
• Lemon twist

Preparation

1. Step 1: In an ice-filled shaker, combine the gin or cognac, lemon juice, and simple syrup or shrub. Cover and shake vigorously until well chilled. Strain into a Champagne or coupe glass and top with Champagne. Finish with a lemon twist.

Recipe source: The New York Times Cooking