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    The Rebirth Day
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    The Rebirth Day

    A champagne cocktail with a single edible gold flake — gratitude, six years out

    Knock on wood, all my scans are clear.

    Why this cocktail? Howard's rebirth day is the anniversary that runs his calendar. This gilded champagne is gratitude in a flute.

    The Story

    Howard observes his rebirth day every May — the Tuesday in 2020 he received the stem cell transplant that saved his life. This champagne cocktail is the toast: bright, effervescent, finished with a single flake of gold because the calendar, once clarified, becomes the most precious thing you own.

    Prep: 3 minYield: 1 cocktail

    Ingredients

    • 4 oz Champagne
    • 0.5 oz cognac
    • 1 sugar cube
    • 2 dashes Angostura
    • Edible gold flake
    • Lemon twist

    Preparation

    1. 1.Place sugar cube in a flute and saturate with Angostura.
    2. 2.Add cognac.
    3. 3.Top slowly with Champagne.
    4. 4.Garnish with a single gold flake and lemon twist.