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Apple Cider Mimosa (with a splash of bourbon)

Three champagne flutes filled with a golden drink, garnished with apple slices and cinnamon-sugar rims, are placed among fresh apples and a bowl of brown sugar.
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An apple cider mimosa made with apple cider, sparkling wine, and bourbon or spiced rum. Finished with a cinnamon sugar rim for a warm, festive touch.
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Prep Time 5 minutes
Total Time 5 minutes
Servings: 1 cocktail
Course: Cocktail

Ingredients  

  • 2 tablespoons cinnamon sugar
  • 2 ounces apple cider or unfiltered apple juice
  • ½ ounce bourbon or spiced rum
  • 2 ounces sparkling wine
  • Apple slices to garnish

Method
 

  1. Put the cinnamon sugar into a small, shallow bowl. Dip the rim of a champagne flute in a little water, then dip it into the cinnamon sugar.
    2 tablespoons cinnamon sugar
    A champagne glass is turned upside down in a dish of cinnamon sugar, with two empty glasses and a brown cloth nearby on a marble countertop.
  2. Pour the apple cider and bourbon (or rum) into the glass, then top it with sparkling wine.
    2 ounces apple cider, ½ ounce bourbon or spiced rum, 2 ounces sparkling wine
    A bottle pours sparkling wine into a champagne flute with an orange drink and a sugared rim; two similar filled glasses are beside it on a marble surface.
  3. Garnish the mimosas with an apple slice and serve right away.
    Apple slices
    Three champagne flutes filled with a golden drink, garnished with apple slices and cinnamon rims, next to a bottle of sparkling brut and several apples on a marble surface.

Notes

the ingredients needed to make this recipe
What kind of sparkling wine works best with this recipe? I like making mimosas with brut as the drier taste is a nice balance with the sweet juice. If you prefer to sip something sweeter, go ahead and use prosecco or cava. For this recipe, a mid-priced bottle works best. Pick something that you'd enjoy sipping on its own but isn't overly expensive.
What's the best mimosa ratio? The perfect ratio of juice to sparkling wine is really up to you. In the recipe, I use a 50/50 ratio of apple cider to sparkling wine, so that's a good place to start. Then you can experiment by adding more or less juice depending on your taste.
Cinnamon sugar: Mix 1 ½ tablespoons of granulated sugar with 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon.

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Author: Kristen Stevens
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