Blood Orange and Prosecco Cocktail
This cocktail is the perfect way to begin a romantic dinner for two: a simple combination of blood orange nectar, St. Germain elderflower liqueur, and Prosecco. Serving it in a coupe is a more elegant, unexpected alternative to a Champagne flute, but a flute would work just as well.
Equipment
- Cocktail shaker
Ingredients
For the blood orange nectar
- 2 cups fresh blood orange juice, (from 8 blood oranges)
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 cups cold water
For the cocktail
- 2 ounces blood orange nectar
- 1 to 2 ounces St. Germain, (elderflower liqueur)
- 4 ounces prosecco
Instructions
Make the blood orange nectar
- Stir together the orange juice, lemon juice, sugar, and water in a small saucepan over medium heat. Bring to a boil, then lower the heat and simmer for 5 minutes.
- Let the nectar cool slightly, then strain it through a fine-mesh strainer into a 1-quart glass jar or another container with a lid. Let cool. Cover and refrigerate for at least a few hours and up to 2 weeks.
Make the cocktail
- Combine the blood orange nectar and St. Germain in a cocktail shaker filled with ice and shake.
- Pour the Prosecco into 2 chilled coupe glasses or flutes and strain the blood orange-St. Germain mixture into the glasses. Serve!
Nutrition
Serving: 1drink | Calories: 139kcal | Carbohydrates: 21g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 17mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 18g