A Blood Orange Cardamom Bubbly cocktail recipe just in time for New Year's Eve! Blood Orange Cardamom Bubbly recipe featuring blood oranges, a vanilla-cardamom syrup, and cava. | bygabriella.co It's here! Happy almost 2017, friends! New Year's Eve is one of my favorite days of the year - the glitter, the celebrations, the cocktails (duh), and time spent with friends all in one day. Count me a NYE fan for life. [ezcol_1half]Blood Orange Cardamom Bubbly recipe featuring blood oranges, a vanilla-cardamom syrup, and cava. | bygabriella.co[/ezcol_1half] [ezcol_1half_end]Blood Orange Cardamom Bubbly recipe featuring blood oranges, a vanilla-cardamom syrup, and cava. | bygabriella.co[/ezcol_1half_end] Blood Orange Cardamom Bubbly With New Year's Eve's rapid arrival (I mean really, how is it here already?), I wanted to create an easy to make cocktail with just a few ingredients. However, I always love adding something a little special. A fun homemade surprise, if you will. For this Blood Orange Cardamom Bubbly, it's the tasty vanilla-cardamom simple syrup. If you're new to making simple syrup at home, this one is no different. All you add is a touch of vanilla extract and a hint of cardamom. [ezcol_1third]Ingredients For the cocktail 3 parts freshly squeezed blood orange juice 2 parts cava 1 part vanilla-cardamom simple syrup For the vanilla-cardamom simple syrup 1 part granulated sugar 1 part water Sprinkle of cardamom 1 teaspoon vanilla extract[/ezcol_1third] [ezcol_2third_end]Directions 1. Make your simple syrup. Heat water and sugar over low heat until combined. 2. Take off heat and add vanilla and cardamom. 3. Stir and let sit for 15 minutes. 4. Mix blood orange juice and vanilla-cardamom syrup in glass. 5. Add cava and stir once.[/ezcol_2third_end] Blood Orange Cardamom Bubbly recipe featuring blood oranges, a vanilla-cardamom syrup, and cava. | bygabriella.co How are you celebrating New Year's Eve this evening? We're heading to a little get-together with a few friends to ring in the new year. No matter what you end up doing, I hope it's a sparkly, festive, happy occasion! Here's to 2017, y'all! g.