Champagne Shamrock Cocktail

Entered for safe-keeping, from 3/17/14 Woman's World, this version for adults only. (For a non-alcoholic version, offer lime soda or seltzer water tinted with green ice cubes (made the night before by adding a dop of food coloring to the ice water.) This makes 2 in a tall cocktail shaker.

• Ready In: 3 mins
• Serves: 2

Ingredients

• 8  ice cubes
• 3  fluid ounces vodka (6 tablespoons)
• 3  fluid ounces  sour apple schnapps (such as Apple Pucker)
• 10  fluid ounces  champagne (~300 mL) or 10  fluid ounces  sparkling wine (~300 mL)

Directions

1. Fill a tall cocktail shaker with 8 ice cubes.
2. Add vodka and schnapps. Cover. Shake for 30 seconds.
3. Strain into 2 cocktail glasses (a hurricane glass would have a nice "puckered" look).
4. Top with Champagne or sparkling wine.