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The Ritz Cocktail (right)

The Ritz Cocktail

“I enjoy the depth of this Champagne cocktail,” says North Bondi Italian Food’s award-winning bartender, Oliver Stuart. “I occasionally add a couple of bar spoons of Cointreau also, but when the oranges are in their prime it doesn’t need it! It’s the kind of cocktail that suits a festive occasion perfectly and one my guests enjoy before a weekend lunch in the summer.”

The Ritz Cocktail

Serves 1
20 ml   Cognac
20 ml   orange juice
10 ml   lemon juice
1 tsp   caster sugar
To taste:   Champagne or sparkling wine, chilled
To serve:   orange twist


1 Combine Cognac, juices and sugar in a cocktail shaker. Shake well, strain into a Champagne flute, top with Champagne or sparkling wine, garnish with orange twist and serve.


RECIPE Oliver Stuart, North Bondi Italian Food PHOTOGRAPHY William Meppem STYLING Mia Asker

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