Sparkling cocktails · Champagne
Pale gold and fine-bubbled, with the bitter-sweet snap of grapefruit and a faint perfume of roses rising from the glass. It is a light, elegant sparkler with one of the best stories in bar history.
1 oz
grapefruit juice
1 oz
orange liqueur Grand Marnier or triple sece.g. Cointreau · Grand Marnier · Pierre Ferrand · Bols
2 drop
rose water
top up with
champagne well chillede.g. Moët & Chandon · Veuve Clicquot · Taittinger · Laurent-Perrier · Pommery
Garnish: Grapefruit peel · Ice: Served up, no ice
Moonwalk
Crisp and citrusy with bitter grapefruit, sweet orange and a delicate floral note. Light-bodied, dry and lively.
The Moonwalk was created by Joe Gilmore, the long-serving head bartender of the American Bar at the Savoy Hotel in London, to mark the Apollo 11 Moon landing in July 1969. Gilmore had a habit of creating drinks for famous events and guests, and this one became his best known.
A popular story holds that the Moonwalk was the first drink Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin enjoyed after returning to Earth. The account is often repeated but hard to verify, and it is best treated as part of the drink's legend. The recipe itself is simple and precise: grapefruit juice and orange liqueur, a few drops of rose water, and champagne to finish.
Joe Gilmore, head bartender at the American Bar of the Savoy in London, created it for the Apollo 11 Moon landing in 1969.
You can, but it gives the drink its signature floral note. Without it you have a simple grapefruit champagne cocktail.
No. It is mostly champagne and juice with a little liqueur, so it is a light sparkling drink.
The perfect sound
A celebratory toast to the night humans first walked on the moon.
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