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Fantastic New Year’s Eve Cocktails That Won’t Break the Bank
With an inexpensive bottle of sparkling wine, easy-to-make mixers and some bartending secrets, you can create your own impressive cocktails to wow even your most jaded party guests.
Every great bartender knows that a well made cocktail is well balanced and delicious without the overpowering taste of alcohol. What they also know, but won't necessarily tell you, is that when mixing drinks, there is no need for top shelf liquor since it's being mixed with other things. This New Year's Eve don't spring for the costly Dom Perignon and Tattinger, but head to your local wine and spirits shop and grab whatever bubbles are on sale. The following recipes were developed using inexpensive sparkling wine and left the tasters satisfied, giddy and in high spirits. Champagne by any other name can indeed taste as sweet By law, only sparkling wine made in the Champagne region of France can be called Champagne. If it's made in …
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stella
1:31 pm on Monday, December 31, 2012
great suggestion from the food guru! did not know that about champagne. more ›