The characters in the 1987 movie "Moonstruck" toast the engagement with champagne. Vincent Gardenia (the father) puts sugar cubes in the flutes before serving them. Why?
2006-11-24 12:45:59 · 3 answers · asked by ebennett54 1 in Food & Drink ➔ Beer, Wine & Spirits
It increases the effervescence and sweetness of the wine, and symbolizes the wish that your life will be the same - there is an "old wives tale" that says "never let the devil know your happy" so this is one way of insuring a happy wish and keeping it secret from the devil. - according to my bff grandma Luchetta
2006-11-24 12:57:54 · answer #1 · answered by Walking on Sunshine 7 · 7⤊ 0⤋
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What is the signficance of putting sugar cubes in champagne? I think it's an Italian tradition.?
The characters in the 1987 movie "Moonstruck" toast the engagement with champagne. Vincent Gardenia (the father) puts sugar cubes in the flutes before serving them. Why?
2015-08-18 19:57:32 · answer #2 · answered by Federica 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
That makes it a champagne cocktail:
Sugar cubes - 1 per cocktail
Angostura bitters
Sparkling wine, ice cold
1 lemon twist per cocktail
1) Drop a sugar cube in each glass, then shake two or three dashes of bitters over the sugar cube. You want the cube to soak it up.
2) Gently pour the sparkling wine in the glass. Because of the bitters the wine will foam much more than usual. Just go slow.
3) Twist the lemon peel, rub it around the rim of the glass, then drop it into the champagne.
2006-11-24 12:49:19 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
Putting a sugar cube in a glass of champagne is a "Champagne cocktail". The sugar cube is usually dolloped with a bit of bitters before dropped in the glass. (a true champagne cocktail)
2016-03-13 22:00:38 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
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champagne has really a bitter taste so the sugar would probably cancel out a lot of that..
2016-04-05 07:14:26 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋