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The World's Drinks and How to Mix Them by Hon. Wm Boothby (1908, p.28) — Boothby 1908

1 twistlemon peel — lemon peelacid
champagne — frapped champagnebase
1 dashAngostura bitters bitter
1 jiggerCreme de cognac — creme de cognacmodifier
  1. Place creme de cognac, a dash of Angostura bitters, and a twist of lemon peel in a large champagne glass.
  2. Fill with frapped champagne.
  3. Serve at once.

Garnish: Twist of lemon peel

Ice: Frapped champagne

Nose
Cold wine and Cognac sweetness lift with lemon oil.
Palate
The drink starts as a wine sparkle, then rounds into a liqueured Cognac richness not present in the plainer Champagne Cocktail.
Finish
The finish is vinous, sweetly warming, and lightly bittered.
Summary
A richer sparkling cocktail offshoot from the champagne service line.

See also: Champagne Cocktail, Russian or St. Petersburg Cocktail