[Recipe] Blush 75 Cocktail Perfect for Valentine’s Day

This is the classic French 75 cocktail but I changed it up with a sparkling rosé. I called it Blush 75 (and others may have named it similarly as well) because the sparkling rosé would give it a tint of pink. The colour is also perfect for Valentine’s Day. And I love that I have all the ingredients at home so I don’t have to buy a bunch of cocktail stuff that I don’t use often.

Ingredients

• 1 oz Gin (we used Raincity Distillery’s Last Garden Gin)
• 1/2 oz Lemon Juice
• 1/2 oz Simple Syrup (we used Bee-Mindful Hunnie for the subtle apple-y flavour)
• 3 oz Sparkling Rosé (we used Saintly The Good Sparkling Rosé)

Directions

1. Add gin, lemon juice and syrup to a shaker with ice. Shake well
2. Pour the mixed drink into a champagne flute (or any glassware you like)
3. Top it with your favourite sparkling rosé
4. Garnish (we made a skewer of cranberry and strawberry)
5. Cheers

Mocktail Alternative

Can’t drink alcohol? Having a dry February? You can turn this into a mocktail by substituting the gin and sparkling rosé with tonic and flavoured sparkling water. Depending on what you choose to use, you may need to adjust the amount of syrup to correct the sugar level.