With the festive season soon approaching and the champagne will flow. Here is a great cocktail for something different.

Ready

• ½ oz Cognac
• 1 tsp Cointreau
• ½ oz Madiera*
• 1 tsp sugar or 1 sugar cube
• 1-2 dashes Angostura Bitters
• Champagne
• Ice cubes
• Orange slice for garnish

Set

• High ball glass or Champagne saucer

Go

1. Place a sugar into glass, and moisten with angostura bitters.
2. Add a ice cube, pour in Cognac and Cointreau.
3. Fill with champagne, and top off with Madiera.
4. Garnish with orange slice.

What you should know

• You can also substitute ¼ oz Benedictine liqueur in place of Madiera.