La vie en rosà©
La vie en rosé: a wine cocktail spritzed with the aroma of rose. Photograph: Dan Matthews for the Guardian
Serves 1
For the rose vodka
500ml vodka
200g sugar
5ml rose water
For the cocktail
25ml rose vodka
75ml rosé wine – a Côtes de Provence-style one would be ideal
5ml fresh lemon juice
Soda, to top
Rose petals, to garnish
To make the infused vodka, stir the sugar and rose water into the vodka until the sugar dissolves, decant into a sterilised bottle and seal.
To make the cocktail, put a good handful of ice cubes in a stemmed wine glass, then pour over a measure of rose vodka, the wine and lemon juice. Top with soda and garnish with rose petals.