Betty Is Back From the Connaught Bar

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RECIPE: Excerpted from The Connaught Bar: Cocktail Recipes and Iconic Creations © 2024 by Agostino Perrone. Photography © 2024 by Lateef Okunnu. Reproduced by permission of Phaidon. All rights reserved.

A famed London bar creates a celebratory cocktail.

Named for the Connaught Bar‘s head bartender during the 1940s, this sparkler was the first cocktail on the famed bar’s menu when it reopened in 2008. “Betty is Back is a dry, bubbly sip with delicate floral and citrus notes from a complex blend of Aperol … and elderflower liqueurs and fresh lemon juice,” writes Ago Perrone in his book, The Connaught Bar: Recipes and Iconic Creations, “while the Champagne raises a toast to this memorable wartime bartender and her customers, who kept returning to this iconic spot for more.”

Ingredients

  • 1/2 oz. Aperol
  • 1 barspoon elderflower liqueur
  • 1 barspoon fresh lemon juice
  • 3 1/2 oz. Champagne

Preparation

Combine all of the ingredients, except the Champagne, in a mixing glass filled with ice and stir until well chilled. Strain into a flute and gently pour in the Champagne. Garnish.

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Summary
The Connaught Bar in London created a celebratory cocktail named 'Betty is Back,' in honor of its head bartender from the 1940s. This dry and bubbly drink features Aperol, elderflower liqueur, fresh lemon juice, and Champagne. The cocktail pays tribute to the wartime bartender and her loyal customers. To make it, mix Aperol, elderflower liqueur, and lemon juice in a glass with ice, then strain into a flute and top with Champagne. Garnish before serving.