New Year’s Eve Sparkling Wine & Bourbon French 75

This Sparkling Wine Bourbon French 75 is my go-to New Year’s Eve cocktail! It's festive, elegant, and full of bubbly cheer!

Amy LaBelle's New Year’s Eve Sparkling Wine & Bourbon French 75 Recipe:

Ingredients:

• 1 oz bourbon

• 1/2 oz lemon simple syrup

• 3 oz LaBelle Winery Shimmer Sparkling Wine

• Dash of orange bitters

• Peels from approximately 1-2 lemons

Directions for the Homemade Lemon Simple Syrup:

1. Simmer lemon peels (just the yellow part, not the white part) with 1/2 cup water and 1/2 cup sugar in a saucepan, just until the sugar is dissolved.  Do not boil.

2. Remove from heat and let the mixture cool completely. 

3. Remove lemon peels, and store in a mason jar in the fridge.

Directions for the Cocktail:

1. Directly into a champagne flute, pour bourbon, bitters, and .5 ounces of lemon simple syrup

2. Top with about 3 ounces of sparkling wine and garnish with a lemon twist. 

3. Enjoy!

Amy's Recipe Tips:

After making the lemon simple syrup put it in the fridge and you will have it for up to two weeks for more delicious cocktail creations!