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cloud buster cocktail

Northwestgal avatar
Recipe by
Vickie Parks
@Northwestgal
Renton, WA

As most people know, the Space Needle was built for the 1962 Seattle World's Fair. I recently saw a vintage bar menu from the revolving 'Eye of the Needle' (Space Needle Restaurant with a 360° panoramic view of the fairgrounds) that lists cocktails created for the Fair and given names to fit the Fair's futuristic theme of 'Living in the Space Age'. I posted the recipes I could find (or, like this one, could recreate after a few tries). The 'Cloud Buster', was described on the menu as "smooth--a little sneaky. A delicate blending of vodka and sparkling champagne", and it was $1.50 in 1962.

yield 1 serving(s)
prep time 5 Min
method No-Cook or Other

Ingredients For cloud buster cocktail

  • 3
    ice cubes
  • 1 1/2 oz
    vodka
  • 3 oz
    champagne (sparkling wine)
  • 1
    lemon twist, for garnish

How To Make cloud buster cocktail

  • 1
    Add the ice cubes to a champagne glass. Add vodka and champagne, and stir briefly. Garnish with the lemon twist, and serve.
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