Sparkling Rosé Cocktail Recipe with Strawberry and Elderflower

Yes! Substitute 1 cup of frozen strawberries for 1 cup of fresh berries. Frozen berries will increase your cooking time by about 5 minutes, but that’s the only recipe change you’ll need to make. 

Use regular rosé wine and top with 2 oz cold, sparkling water! 

Be sure you choose a rosé wine when making this cocktail. Rosés are made with red wine grapes and are dry. White Zinfandel wines are also pink, but taste much different - and much sweeter - than rosé. 

I love to place half of a strawberry on the side of the glass. Cut it vertically with the green top still on for the prettiest presentation. If you only have frozen berries, or your fresh berries aren’t looking very pretty, float slices of strawberries - frozen or fresh - in the cocktail instead! 

Any brand of elderflower liqueur will work in this drink. I like St. Germain elderflower liqueur, especially since it’s really easy to find in my area. Elderflower liqueur can be very expensive, so if you’ve never had it before or are unsure if you like it, get a small 2 oz sampler bottle or the 375ml bottle at your local liquor store before investing in the full 750ml size. 

If you can find elderflower soda, use that in place of the liqueur. Otherwise if you don’t have any on hand, just leave out the elderflower liqueur and increase the strawberry honey syrup in your drink by 0.5 oz, so you’re putting 1.5 oz total of syrup in your cocktail.