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Colonel's Big Opu

Champagne · Tiki/tropical

3.6 14 ratings

Ingredients

1 oz Gin
1 oz Triple sec
1/2 oz Lime juice
Top up with Brut sparkling wine
1 dash Orange bitters

How to make

Serve in a collins glass

  1. 1 SHAKE first 3 ingredients with ice and strain into ice-filled glass
  2. 2 TOP with champagne and serve with straws.

23.9% alc./vol. · 1.4 standard drinks · 137 calories

History

A long, fruity yet dry champagne cocktail.

Victor J. Bergeron, in the 1972 revised edition of his Trader Vic's Bartender's Guide, adapted this recipe. He writes, "This is one of our old drinks. The colonel's big opu: the colonel's big belly."

Created by Victor Bergeron A.K.A Trader Vic