Champagne Americana

• 1/2 cup bourbon
• 3 1/2 tablespoons sugar
• 1 teaspoon Angostura bitters
• Ice cubes
• 8 2-inch-long strips lemon peel (yellow part only)
• 1 750-ml bottle chilled dry Champagne or sparkling wine

1. Mix bourbon, sugar and bitters in glass measuring cup.
2. Let stand until sugar begins to dissolve, stirring occasionally, about 10 minutes.
3. Fill eight 8-ounce wineglasses with ice cubes.
4. Add 1 lemon peel strip to each glass.
5. Divide bourbon mixture among wineglasses.
6. Fill glasses with Champagne and serve.

bourbon, sugar, bitters, cubes, lemon

Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/champagne-americana-200562 (may not work)