Champagne Cocktail

9 O’clock New Year
I notice that I’m not a big New Year’s Eve party kind of gal anymore. Sure I like a good party as much as the next person, but there is something about New Year’s Eve that turns me off more and more as I get older. (Older being the key word in this statement.)

That said, I did throw some epic New Year’s parties in my youth. You know the parties I mean… bodies strewn over the furniture the next morning, car in the pool, dog on the roof, and conspiratorial smiles every time the subject comes up among your friends.
(Duuuuude…!)

This year, I will be lucky if I am awake to ring in the New Year on the East Coast. Sad I know, but it’s been a busy holiday season, and I’m too pooped to party. Throw in a nasty cold that came in my stocking (Thank you, Santa.), and my excitement for New Year’s Eve can best be described as lukewarm.

I will at least attempt celebrating with one of these. A token acknowledgment, but there is still enough of the twenty-something partyer in me that I can’t just let it go altogether.

Happy New Year!

Champagne Cocktail Recipe
Adapted from Epicurious

The champagne shines through in this classic—with a hint of added flavor from spirits, bitters, and Meyer lemon peel.

Ingredients
1 sugar cube
Angostura Bitters http://angosturabitters.com/AromaticBitters
Champagne https://piedmontgrocery.com/ring-new-year-piper-heidsieck-brut-champagne/
Meyer Lemon for the twist

Directions
Soak the sugar cube in Angostura bitters. Drop the cube into a champagne flute, and fill the with champagne such as Piper Heidsieck Brut. Garnish with a twist of Meyer lemon peel. (Watch video instructions for making a perfect twist.) http://youtu.be/O-remWPgxq0

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