Festive Cocktail Recipe - Blood Orange Spritz
A festive spritz, what more could anyone need to kick off the celebrations at Christmas?
This cocktail is fairly light to drink considering the volume of alcohol, and so a great, refreshing drink to get any party started.
This is the third and final cocktail in our orange-based Christmas cocktail series, and you might also light to try our Merry Marmalade Daiquiri or our Cranberry Orange Christmas Cocktail.
Since this one contains Aperol, if you are a fan of the classic Aperol spritz then this one could be the one for you, and it’s also topped with your fizz of choice, so great for those that love a fizzy finish to their cocktails.
I absolutely love blood orange, there’s just something a little smoother and sweeter about it than normal orange juice.
If you can’t get blood orange juice, then you could use normal orange juice (even though it totally contradicts the name of the drink), but make sure you pick a nice one!
Blood Orange Spritz Christmas Cocktail Recipe
Serves: 1
INGREDIENTS
25ml Aperol Spritz
25ml Cointreau
12.5ml Lemon Juice
50ml Blood Orange Juice
Sparkling Wine (to top up)
Ice
Garnish: Orange peel twist
INSTRUCTIONS
Add the Aperol, Cointreau, lemon juice, blood orange juice and ice to a cocktail shaker.
Shake until icy cold (10-15 seconds).
Strain into a coupe glass and top up with fizz.
Garnish and serve.
