4th of July celebrations are getting underway tonight and will be going on all throughout the extended weekend. The final recipe I’m sharing for this holiday is a cocktail comprised of hibiscus tea and sparkling rosé with add-ins of raspberry liqueur and gin.
Many of us know hibiscus as a tropical plant with beautiful flowers in the mallow family. The dried flowers are also used to make herbal tea with a deep magenta color and a tart-sweet flavor, similar to cranberry. The tea is a refreshing component of this cocktail and the major source of the brilliant color of the cocktail. It fits right in with the rest of the red, white, and blue color scheme I was aiming towards for this holiday!
Patriotic Sparkler Cocktail
Patriotic Sparkler Cocktail (inspired by a recipe from foodandwine.com) Total Time Required: 35 minutes, Steep Time: 30 minutes
Makes: 4-6 cocktails
Ingredients:
- 2 hibiscus tea bags
- 1 cup gin, chilled
- 1/4 cup raspberry liqueur
- 1-1/2 cups dry sparkling rosé, chilled
- fresh raspberries & blueberries for garnish
Instructions:
Steep the tea bags in 1 cup of cold water for 30 minutes. Remove the tea bags. Transfer the tea to a large pitcher.
Steep the tea bags in cold water.
Add the raspberry liqueur and gin to the pitcher and stir. Cover the pitcher with plastic wrap and refrigerate it until ready to serve. When ready to serve the cocktail, add the rosé to the pitcher and gently stir.
Combine the tea with the gin, liqueur, and sparkling wine.
Pour the cocktails into glasses half filled with ice and garnish with fresh raspberries & blueberries.
A cocktail for the 4th of July!
Happy Independence Day! ~Linda
Patriotic Sparkler Cocktail (Inspired by a recipe from foodandwine.com) Total Time Required: 35 minutes, Steep Time: 30 minutes, Makes: 4-6 servings
Ingredients:
- 2 hibiscus tea bags
- gin, chilled
- raspberry liqueur
- dry sparkling rosé, chilled
- fresh raspberries for garnish
Instructions:
Steep the tea bags in 1 cup of cold water for 30 minutes. Remove the tea bags. Transfer the tea to a large pitcher. Add the raspberry liqueur and gin to the pitcher and stir. Cover the pitcher with plastic wrap and refrigerate it until ready to serve.
When ready to serve the cocktail, add the rosé to the pitcher and gently stir. Pour the cocktails into glasses half filled with ice and garnish with fresh raspberries & blueberries.