Royal summertime

 When life gives you flat champagne and lemonade, make … this cocktail, complete with accompanying ice lolly.

A refreshing, tropical fruit cocktail that’s perfect for a sunny evening out doors. The popsicle is an ingenious way to use up the ends of champagne and lemonade bottles that have lost their fizz.

Royal summertime

Serves: 1

 

Ingredients

For the champagne popsicle (optional)

 40ml flat champagne

 20ml flat lemonade

 1 pinch sugar

 

For the drink

 40ml orange vodka – I like Ketel 1 Oranje

 20ml Aperol

 25ml passionfruit puree

 15ml lime juice

 15ml sugar syrup

1 edible flower, to garnish (optional)

 

Directions

1. For the popsicle, if making, mix the flat champagne, flat lemonade and sugar until the sugar dissolves. Pour into a small, thin lolly mould and freeze until solid.

2. To make the cocktail, put all the liquids in a blender with two scoops of crushed ice and blitz . Pour into a wine glass, garnish with an edible fl ower and the popsicle, if using , and serve immediately.

Patrik Hladky, assistant general manager, Drake & Morgan King’s Cross, London N1

 

Where to buy?

Orange vodka:

https://www.alfadrink.ro/produse/vodka/whitley-neill-blood-orange-vodka-07l

Aperol

https://www.alfadrink.ro/produse/produse-cocktail/aperol-0-7l