Outdoor Dreams' Cocktail Hour: La Vie En Rose
Story Highlights
We have partnered with Beth Dixon of Salt & Acid to bring you the Outdoor Dreams' Cocktail Hour. Beth has been in the restaurant industry for over 19 years, working at many of Richmond's finest restaurants including Can Can, Pasture, Perch, and L'Opossum. She also currently serves as President for the Richmond, VA chapter of the United States Bartenders’ Guild. Her company Salt & Acid provides professional bartending services for private events, special occasions, and beverage consulting.
For our second cocktail hour, we have chosen another refreshing recipe that heightens sparkling rose' wine with grapefruit juice, an aperitivo, and ginger liqueur. The winning combination of sparkling rose' and grapefruit juice make La Vie En Rose a perfect cocktail for the outdoors.
1 oz. Cocchi Rosa
1 oz. Grapefruit Juice
1/2 oz. Domaine de Canton
3 oz. sparkling rosé
instructions
La Vie En Rose
Add the Cocchi Rosa, grapefruit juice and Domaine de Canton to a shaker tin.
Add ice and shake for around 20 seconds.
Strain into a stemless wine glass or desired cocktail glass filled with ice.
Top with bubbly rosé.
Garnish with a grapefruit wedge and rosemary sprig.
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