The Minute To Midnight is a New Year's Eve cocktail that was created by Alex Sukopp, former bartender of Sips From Scripts, as a variation of the After Midnight, which is a riff on the classic Kir Royale that was first published in Winter Warmers: 60 Cosy Cocktails for Autumn & Winter by Jassy Davis. The author's recipe called for sparkling wine and crème de figue, but since Sukopp wasn't able to locate a bottle of fig liqueur in his area, so he substituted it for pear liqueur and added Armagnac to create a more complex twist on NYE bubbly.
Add brandy, pear liqueur, and bitters to a champagne glass.
Top with sparkling wine.
Garnish with lemon twist.