For Auld Lang Syne

Happy New Year! I am so excited for 2014 to be here.  I've got a feeling this is going to be a fabulous year.   I have so much to be thankful for from 2013, and so much to look forward to in 2014.  I hope everyone had a wonderful time ringing in the new year last night, and I hope it involved lots of bubbly! 

The champagne cocktail that was a staple for me this holiday season was the Apple Cider Mimosa. It's painfully simple, just combine one part apple cider with two parts champagne, and voila! If you're feeling a little adventurous throw in a teaspoon of brown sugar and an ounce of bourbon. Its a sweeter more alcoholic version, need I say more?

Apple Cider Mimosa

1 tsp brown sugar

1 ounce bourbon

4 ounces Prosecco or other sparkling wine

2 ounces fresh apple cider

Combine bourbon and brown sugar in champagne glass, fill with sparkling wine and top with apple cider.