I’m on a bourbon kick…for the last six or seven years… So, to anyone who knows me, it shouldn’t be a surprise that even a Champagne-themed Monday Mixology features a cocktail with a bourbon twist. The Seelbach cocktail is named for the most famous hotel in my hometown: Louisville, KY. It’s famous for its inclusion in the literary classic, “The Great Gatsby,” and for having jazz legend Dick Sisto in its house band. Since the hotel opened in 1905, it has housed nine presidents, countless actors, music legends, and Al Capone, and has been featured in many movies. With guests like that, craziness is bound to happen. Once such alleged act of craziness resulted in today’s cocktail…
Legend has it that the cocktail was created when a Seelbach bartender accidentally poured champagne into a customer’s Manhattan. On afterthought, that’s not so crazy at all. I’m sure much more interesting things have happened at the Seelbach that we’ll never hear about. Lucky for us this cocktail wasn’t one of them.
The Seelbach Cocktail is:
1 oz. bourbon
1/2 oz. Cointreau
7 dashes of Angostura bitters
7 dashes of Peychaud’s bitters
5 oz. chilled Champagne
Combine the bourbon, Cointreau, and bitters in a shaker filled with ice. Stir briskly and pour into champagne flutes. Top with chilled Champagne. Enjoy!
Now head over to Married…with dinner to see the rest…
gorgeous photo!
You’ll be pleasantly surprised at the numboer of bourbon-and-bubbly entries in this MxMo, I think.
Matt,
Good one. I love a Seelbach. Good work on getting those great twists, too! Even with a channel knife, I have problems with those.
Cheers!
Thank you so much for participating! The roundup is here: http://marriedwithdinner.com/archives/679
Hey! I also posted a bourbon & champagne drink to his sight. I am a HUGE fan of the combination. I can’t wait to give yours a try. I didn’t think to add any bitters to it. Thanks for sharing!