I decided to make it my quarantine hobby to brush up my mixology skills (I say brush up, they were pretty much non-existent before this...) and try and make a new cocktail each week. I started by perfecting my signature Gin Spritz. If you haven't tried it yet, what are you waiting for? This week, I turned my attention to a light, fruity rosé cocktail recipe.
I wanted to make something fresh and sweet, that reflected the beautiful weather we've been having (even if we can't go outside to enjoy it!). I found a bunch of recipes similar to what I had in mind, but nothing quite hit the spot so I muddled together a few different elements to come up with my own take. So here you have it - a fruity rosé cocktail recipe (title pending...!) for balmy Summer afternoons.
There's a few different elements to this, but you can always customise depending on what you have available, and what your tastebuds prefer. For example, up the simple syrup if you prefer a sweeter drink, or skip the lemon or strawberries if you don't have any available.
Ingredients
Makes two cocktails
50ml (2 oz) simple syrup (water and white sugar)
5 strawberries
100ml (3.5 oz) dry rosé
60ml (2 oz) vodka
15ml (1/2 oz) elderflower liqueur
15ml (1/2 oz) lemon juice
mint to garnish
lemons to garnish
Rosé Cocktail Recipe
- Start by preparing the simple syrup. Mix equal parts water and sugar (50ml water, and I usually eyeball roughly the same amount of sugar in a measuring jug) over low heat in a small saucepan until the sugar has dissolved. Leave aside to cool.
- Chop up three strawberries into small pieces, and muddle in your shaker.
- Add the vodka, elderflower liquor, rose, lemon juice and simple syrup, and fill the shaker with ice.
- Shake until the outside is cold and frosted, roughly 30 seconds.
- Strain the mixture into two filled rocks glasses.
- Slice a lemon into two thin strips for the garnish. Cut a slit half way up to the centre of the lemon, which you can then slide down on the rim of your glass.
- Slice two strawberries lengthwise and top with a sprig of mint to garnish.
Want more? Check out my Summer Gin Spritz Cocktail Recipe
