New Year's Eve Cocktail

The Champagne Cocktail is the classic mixed beverage for ringing in the New Year.  Here are a couple of recipes worth trying.

Champagne Cocktail (classic version)

• 1 sugar cube
• 1 dash of Angostura bitters
• twist of lemon of lemon peel
• 3 oz champagne
• Place the sugar cube in the bottom of the glass and drop one dash of Angostura bitters on the cube.   Twist the lemon peel over the cube and drop into bottom of glass.  Pour champagne over the cube.

Champagne Cocktail (stout)

• 1 oz brandy
• 4 oz champagne
• 1 orange peel
• Combine the brandy and champagne in a glass.  Twist orange peel over glass and discard peel.

Champagne Julep

• 3 mint leaves
• 1 sugar cube
• twist of lemon peel
• 3 oz of champagne
• Muddle mint in bottom of glass.  Add cube.  Twist lemon peel over cube.  Add champagne.

A votre santé! Let go of your old habits so to make room for new ones.