Strawberry Rosé Cocktail

Saturday is National Rosé Day, so I’m posting a simple Rosé cocktail.

Use your favorite Rosé (still or sparkling) or buy one from this list of The 25 Best Rosé Wines of 2018.

Make your ice cubes and strawberry simple syrup on Thursday or Friday, so all you have to do on Saturday is combine.

Strawberry Ice cubes

Slice 2 – 3 strawberries and place in an empty ice cube tray. Fill with water and freeze.

Strawberry Simple Syrup

Combine 1 cup of sliced strawberries, 1 cup white sugar and 1 cup water in a saucepan. Bring to a low simmer and stir until all the sugar is dissolved, simmer for 10 more minutes to extract the strawberries juices. Turn off the stove and let cool. Pour the simple syrup through a fine mesh strainer, (the left over strawberries don’t look great, but they taste delicious. Add them to a smoothie, or on top of oatmeal or ice cream.) Refrigerate the strawberry simple syrup for up to 1 week.

Cocktail

Fill a goblet with strawberry ice cubes.

Fill 3/4 of the glass with Rosé and 1 ounce (or a splash, if you don’t want to measure) of strawberry simple syrup. Stir.

Garnish with a fresh strawberry.

Cheers!

If you have any strawberry simple syrup left over, add a splash to a glass of fresh lemonade.