Barefoot Contessa (en-US)

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½ cup (4 ounces) VS or VSOP Cognac
½ cup (4 ounces) simple syrup
1/3 cup (3 ounces) freshly squeezed lemon juice (2 lemons)
2 cups ice cubes
1 (750 ml) bottle good Champagne, chilled
4 long strips of lemon zest

Pour the Cognac, simple syrup, and lemon juice into a cocktail shaker and add the ice. Shake for at least 30 seconds (it’s longer than you think!). Pour the mixture into 4 Champagne flutes to fill each glass about two-thirds full. Fill the glasses with Champagne, garnish with the lemon zest, and serve ice cold.

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