Chicago Cocktail

The Chicago Cocktail is a brandy-based mixed drink probably named for the city of Chicago, Illinois.  It has been 　documented in numerous cocktail manuals dating back to the 19th century.  Chicago restaurant critic John Drury included it in his 1931 guide Dining in Chicago, noting that it had been served at the American Bar in Nice and the Embassy Club in London.  Whether it originated in Chicago is unknown.

Type	Cocktail
Primary alcohol by volume	Brandy
Served	On the rocks; poured over ice
Standard garnish	Lemon slice
Standard drinkware	Old Fashioned glass
Ingredients as listed at CocktailDB*	Brandy Triple sec Bitters Champagne(optional)
Preparation	Shake or stir with ic

Recipes call for brandy; orange-flavored liqueur, such as curacao or triple sec; and bitters, stirred or shaken with ice, which may or may not be strained out afterward. In many versions of the drink, it is topped off with champagne or white wine. source from : http://www.rockitbarandgrill.com/tag/best-drink-specials-in-chicago/Some versions call for sugaring the rim of the glass.  It can be served on the rocks in a double old-fashioned glass or, especially in the champagne variation, straight up in a champagne coupe or flute or a cocktail glass.

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