Black Velvet
Equal parts stout and champagne. Velvety and complex.
RichBubblyComplex
Ingredients
- Champagne3 oz (90 ml)
- Stout Beer3 oz (90 ml)
How to make it
- Pour stout into a flute.
- Slowly layer champagne on top.
Glass: Flute
May contain: Sulfites, Gluten. Always check your own bottles.
History
The Black Velvet was created in 1861 at Brooks's Club in London, reputedly so that even the Champagne could mourn the death of Prince Albert. The layered blend of stout and sparkling wine 'dresses' the bubbly in black, and the drink has been a curiosity of British clubland ever since.
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