A cocktail and 'mocktail' for New Year's Eve
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These recipes originally appeared in A Life Delicious, here and here.
Apple Cider Mimosa
The apple cider mimosa is such a fun cocktail for the fall and winter months. It is crisp and refreshing, and contains just a couple of ingredients, which makes it perfect for a fall brunch or holiday party.
The key essentials to making a traditional mimosa:
- Ingredients – Use one part orange juice, and one part champagne, which is about two and a half ounces each.
- Champagne type – Purchase either a true Champagne, preferably Brut, or try to find a Cava or dry Prosecco. To be honest, though, Cava and Prosecco are less expensive options.
- Note: There are three types of Prosecco: sparkling, semi-sparkling or still. If you use Prosecco, make sure to get sparkling.
- Juice types – The best types of juice to include in this drink are: orange, cranberry, blood orange, grapefruit, pineapple, pomegranate or blackberry juices.
- Fruit types – The best fruit pairings to include are: orange slices, raspberries or strawberries.
The Number of Mimosas in a Bottle of Sparkling Wine:
- In every standard bottle (750 ml), you can make 6-8 mimosas.
Appropriate Stemware For Mimosas:
- Since sparkling wine is involved, mimosas are traditionally served in champagne flutes, which helps to preserve the bubbles and dry taste of the wine.
- Use classic stemmed glasses or stemless glasses.
Recipe | Apple Cider Mimosa
Ingredients
- 1 jug Apple Cider, chilled
- 1 (750 ml) bottle Prosecco, chilled
- 1 Honeycrisp Apple, slices for garnish
- Fresh Rosemary Sprigs, for garnish
Instructions
To a champagne flute, add two and a half ounces of apple cider, and two and a half ounces of prosecco and stir.
Garnish with an apple slice and one half of a rosemary sprig. Serve immediately.
Notes
- Wine: Feel free to use prosecco, champagne or other sparkling white wine.
- Mimosa: If you want a sweeter mimosa, add a bit more apple cider. And if you want it less sweet, just add more prosecco.
Sparkling cherry lime mocktail
The sparking cherry lime mocktail is a crisp and refreshing mocktail (i.e., alcohol-free) featuring sweet, tart cherries, cherry juice, fresh lime juice and sparkling cherry lime water.
Recipe Features:
- Loaded with lots of cherry goodness – the cherry flavor is the best part!
- It is low-calorie and low in sugar
- Fresh, crisp & delicious – it is perfect to enjoy all year round!
Ingredient Notes For This Sparkling Cherry Lime Mocktail:
- Frozen Wyman’s Cherries – These cherries are dark, sweet and tart. They make for the best cherry mocktail too. Just muddle them with the lime and cherry juice before adding it to the glass.
- Cherry Juice – To reinforce the cherry flavor, I do add some unsweetened tart cherry juice, and it makes for a more well rounded beverage.
- Fresh Mint – I love adding fresh garnishes to my drink. The mint is sweet and provides an added boost of freshness. (The 5 oz containers from the store work great for this recipe, especially if you plan to make multiple drinks).
- La Croix Sparkling Water – This brand is fantastic. It is a zero calorie sparkling water. And, the best part is, this water does not have a funky aftertaste like a lot of the zero sweetener drinks out there.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup Wyman's Frozen Cherries (dark, sweet & red tart)
- 1/2 Fresh Lime, freshly squeezed juice
- 2 tbsps R. W. Knudsen Just Tart Cherry Juice, unsweetened
- Ice
- 1 can La Croix Cherry Lime Sparkling Water
- Fresh Mint
- Lime Wedge
Instructions
- To a large glass, add the cherries, lime juice and cherry juice and muddle slightly using a muddler, or the back of a wooden spoon.
- Fill the glass with crushed ice and then fill to the top with the cherry lime water.
- Garnish with fresh mint and a lime wedge.
- Enjoy right away!