Time for a Drink: Lillet Rose Spring Cocktail

Hosting Easter Brunch or Lunch? I have the perfect drink..!! How about some Lillet Rose, a fortified-wine blend of Sauvignon Blanc and Muscatel mixed with the aroma of flowers and ripe berries, and for a special touch..... edible flowers garnishing each drink? Sounds like the perfect spring aperitif, don't you think?

Words to describe Lillet Rose: "The smell of Rose wine grows out of the humidity along with floral notes of primrose, rose water, honeysuckle and then fades into an earthy, dewy, after-a-rainfall finish."

Here is the recipe:

Lillet Rose Spring Cocktail

Ingredients (Serves 6)
* 12 ounces Lillet Rose
* 12 ounces Ruby Red grapefruit juice
* 6 ounces gin
* 6 edible flower blossoms (optional; chefs-garden.com)


Directions
1. Combine 6 ounces Lillet, 6 ounces grapefruit juice, 3 ounces gin, and ice in a cocktail shaker.
2. Shake until well chilled.
3. Strain and divide cocktail among 3 stemmed cocktail glasses, such as Champagne coupes. Repeat.
4. Garnish with flowers. Serve immediately.


I can't seem to find a distributor online of Lillet Rose in the US, so I contacted the company to find out. I will update and tweet about the info once I have it. For Europe you can buy it {here}.
{Images and recipe by Martha Stewart Living April 2012}