Rosé Aperol Spritz

This past weekend, my parents threw a surprise birthday party for my sister, and asked that I make a “punch” for the  party. I’m not exactly a punch fan, but I love big batch cocktails, especially this recipe for a Rosé Aperol Spritz!

This one is perfect for the warm weather. It’s a play on a traditional Aperol Spritz, which is made with Prosecco, Aperol, and club soda.

This version, adapted from this Bon Appetit recipe, uses sparkling rosé instead of Prosecco, and “waters” it down a bit for easy drinking with some passion fruit juice and blood orange soda.

Aperol is an Italian liqueur made with oranges, gentian, rhubarb, cinchona and other ingredients that has a slightly sweet orange flavor with a touch of balanced bitterness.

Passion fruit juice can be found in the box juice section of your grocery store. Or, feel free to substitute in another juice of your choice.

Ingredients (serves 4, multiply as needed):

• ¾ cup passion fruit juice, chilled
• ¼ cup Aperol
• the juice of 3 limes (about 1/4 cup)
• 4 teaspoons sugar
• 1 750ml bottle sparkling rosé, chilled
• 1 (11 oz) blood orange soda, chilled
• blood orange or grapefruit wedges, for serving

To make, add the passion fruit juice, Aperol, lime juice, and sugar to a pitcher. Stir until the sugar dissolves.

Add in the sparkling rosé and blood orange soda, stirring to combine.

Slice a blood orange or grapefruit into wedges and add to the pitcher.

Slice more wedges to serve with each glass.

This simple recipe makes a super refreshing cocktail that is easy to multiply as well. It was a huge hit at the party!

I love the carbonation from the sparkling rosé and soda.

This drink is on the sweeter side, so if you’d prefer it less sweet, omit the sugar, and perhaps add a bit more lime juice.

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