Hard Cider and Crème Yvette Sparkler Recipe

I'm fiercely practical and can't help but be frugal too, which is a combination of traits that—admittedly—doesn't always have the most fun results. Luckily, in this case, it led me to this take on the Stratosphere, a classic cocktail that combines Crème Yvette and sparkling wine. While I can talk myself into spending fifty or so dollars on a bottle of booze like Crème Yvette that will last forever, I have a harder time justifying a bottle of sparkling wine just to make a few cocktails because I know that the leftover portion of the bottle will inevitably end up flat in the fridge. I solve that by using hard cider in place of the bubbly. The crisp cider cuts the fruity and floral Crème Yvette quite nicely and I have no problem at all finishing off a bottle of it.