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Three champagne glasses filled with a yellow Apple Cider Mimosa, garnished with apple slices and cinnamon rims, are placed next to apples, brown sugar, and a bottle of sparkling wine.

Apple Cider Mimosa with Cinnamon Sugar Rim

Yield: 1 mimosa
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 0 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Apple cider mimosas are so simple, refreshing, and festive! With fresh apple cider, bourbon, sparkling wine, and a cinnamon sugar rim, they're the perfect fall cocktail for seasonal celebrations. They're easy to make, and they're ready in just 5 minutes!
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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

Instructions 

  • 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
    Image for recipe instruction: An upside-down champagne glass, prepped for an Apple Cider Mimosa, is dipped in a shallow dish of golden sugar; three empty glasses and a brown napkin rest nearby on a white countertop.
  • Pour the apple cider and bourbon (or rum) into the glass and then top it with sparkling wine.
    ½ ounce bourbon or spiced rum, 2 ounces sparkling wine, 2 ounces apple cider
    Image for recipe instruction: A bottle pours a sparkling Apple Cider Mimosa into a champagne flute with a sugared rim, while two filled glasses and a cork rest nearby on a marble surface.
  • Garnish the mimosas with an apple slice and serve right away.
    Apple slices
    Image for recipe instruction: Three champagne flutes with Apple Cider Mimosa cocktails and cinnamon rims are shown alongside a bottle of sparkling brut and fresh apples on a white surface.

Notes

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.
Serving: 1 cocktail, Calories: 87kcal, Carbohydrates: 7g, Protein: 0.1g, Fat: 0.1g, Saturated Fat: 0.01g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.02g, Sodium: 6mg, Potassium: 107mg, Fiber: 0.1g, Sugar: 6g, Vitamin A: 1IU, Vitamin C: 1mg, Calcium: 10mg, Iron: 0.3mg