Rosé Aperol Spritz

Recipe and forward by Angie Ma

A crisp, citrusy, refreshing Aperol spritz is my favourite summer drink when in Italy whilst practicing the art of idling the hours away. Rosé is my other favourite quintessential summer drink. There’s something about a beautiful summer’s day that just makes me crave for the sound of a cork popping from a chilled bottle of rosé wine. The classic Aperol spritz is an easy yet delicious ratio of 3:2:1 sparkling wine, Aperol and soda water. For something a bit more special, try using sparkling rosé instead which gives the drink a lovely rosy, summery glow. If you don’t have sparkling Rose, you could just use rose wine and add an extra splash of soda water.

INGREDIENTS

(Makes 1 very large goblet sized drink)

3oz or 180ml Very cold sparkling Rosé wine
2oz or 120ml Aperol
A few splashes of soda water to top off
Thinly sliced orange and lemon for garnish
Squeeze of orange juice
A few rosemary sprigs

METHOD

Fill half a large glass with ice, sprig of rosemary, one slice of lemon and one slice of orange. Allow the ice to chill the glass. Pour in the Aperol. Carefully pour in the very cold sparkling rosé wine. Top up with a splash of soda water and stir carefully. Add in more if you like it less strong. Add a squeeze of orange juice and top with more ice so it is super chilled.