We like the look of this: a champagne created to be served
over ice and enjoyed whenever the fancy takes you. The Moët
& Chandon Ice Impérial is technically a demi-sec champagne,
meaning that the sugar level is somewhere between 33 and
50gm, quite a bit more than your standard brut, which runs
at less than 12gm/l. Demi-sec champagnes are, though, rather
glorious we think, a brilliant accompaniment to desserts and
rich pâtés or terrines. We’re loving the white livery too.
These days, brut styles rule the roost, and we don’t see the
demi-secs put in much of an appearance. So, we’re rather taken
with the fact that Moët have created this, the first champagne
designed to be drunk over ice and garnished like a cocktail.
The key here is to follow the ritual with precision: Take a large
glass (not a champagne flute), fill it with ice, pour the chilled
Moët Ice over the top and garnish with mint and cucumber.
And there you have it, the perfect companion for those long,
languid summer days that
