Sugar & Spice & All Things Nice
Who says Christmas has to be in traditional red, gold and green?! My Christmas is going pink!
I love Rosé wine. I could quite happily drink it all year round. So here's my Christmas Rosé cocktail! Plus there's a non alcoholic version for the drivers, pregnant ladies or kiddies at your Christmas parties!
You will need:
- Fruity Rosé wine (sweeter works better with the syrup so go for a Zinfandel)
- Lemonade
- Sugar syrup (you can but it ready made and flavoured in the supermarket coffee aisle or make your own with a 1:1 ratio of sugar and water. Bring to the boil then simmer and cool)
- Cranberries
- Cinnamon and sugar for the rim
Pour some of the sugar syrup onto a shallow plate. Hold your glass upside down to coat the rim.
Transfer the glass to a shallow plate of a cinnamon and sugar mix and turn the rim through the sugar and spice mix until coated.
Fill the bottom of your glass with cranberries and dribble a little syrup over the top. Pour in half a glass of Rosé and top up with lemonade. Watch the cranberries bob to the top!
Enjoy!
For a non alcoholic version use cranberry juice and sparkling water instead. I used an old Frappuccino glass jar for the kids and skipped the syrup!
Cheers to the Christmas holiday season!
