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    3 Ingredient Cocktails

    Pascale Le Draoulec,SELF

    As fascinating and layered as cocktails have become, sometimes simpler is better. Party starting in 3-2-1? This is no time to be gutting a vanilla bean.

    So we asked New York City bartenders to share some of their favorite "minimalist" cocktails with a maximum of three ingredients-not counting garnishes such as citrus or sugar. Many of these may sound familiar. That's because many of the most classic cocktails, from the Martini to the Manhattan, count three ingredients-tops.


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      Champagne Cocktail
      It doesn't get more classy than this. This super-easy and super-classic cocktail gives some heft to a glass of Champagne without taking away any its elegant effervescence. If Audrey Hepburn had had a signature cocktail, this would probably be it.
      • 3 oz. Champagne

      • 1/3 oz. cognac (optional)

      • 2 dashes Angostura bitters
1 tsp. sugar
      Soak one sugar cube in a champagne flute with the bitters. Add the ... more 
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      Champagne Cocktail
      It doesn't get more classy than this. This super-easy and super-classic cocktail gives some heft to a glass of Champagne without taking away any its elegant effervescence. If Audrey Hepburn had had a signature cocktail, this would probably be it.
      • 3 oz. Champagne

      • 1/3 oz. cognac (optional)

      • 2 dashes Angostura bitters
1 tsp. sugar
      Soak one sugar cube in a champagne flute with the bitters. Add the Champagne (and cognac if using). Squeeze in a twist of lemon and discard. Garnish with large zest of oran

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