Friday, February 7, 2014

{friday cocktail: rose etoile}



On a recent trip to Le Grand Epicerie in Paris, I picked up a little tasting trio of flavored liqueurs including rose, pear & violette, but have yet to use them in a cocktail.  With Valentine's approaching next week, I figured a recipe using the rose liqueur would be about as perfect as you can get.  Loosely based on this recipe, I created a champagne cocktail with a base of gin and lemon then added a splash of the rose liqueur.  Since real vanilla beans are disturbingly cheap here in France, I also made up a tiny batch of vanilla simple syrup to give the cocktail that extra sweetness.





Cheers!

1 comment:

  1. This is the cutest! And those flavored liqueurs are so beautiful. I've never tried champagne and gin together, but I can't wait to try this cocktail!

    xoxo,
    La Petite Gigi

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