Holiday Mimosas

Ingredients

1/2 cup Grand Marnier Centenaire or Cent Cinquantenaire liqueur
2 tablespoons sugar
1 bottle chilled Brut non-vintage Champagne
1 cup freshly squeezed orange juice

Instructions

Pour 1/4 cup of the Grand Marnier into a shallow bowl, and put the sugar into a saucer. Dip the rims of 6 Champagne glasses first in the Grand Marnier, then into the sugar to form a crust.

Pour the remaining 1/4 cup Grand Marnier, the Champagne and orange juice into a large decorative pitcher and divide among the 6 prepared Champagne glasses.

Serve immediately.

Yield: 6 servings