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