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Light and exciting this blood orange sparkler is as beautiful as it is delicious!
Blood Orange Sparkler (French 75)

Here is my confession. I love Valentine’s Day. I don’t care it’s been commercialised because to me it’s not about gifts or special deals but ALL about the man I love.

We celebrate every year and it’s always something we look forward to. Last year I made a special dinner that re-created our 10th wedding anniversary in Paris and for dessert I baked one of my favourite Russian cakes.

french 75 cocktail

Today I want to talk about drinks. Nothing takes a regular dinner to a special occasion better than a bit of fizz. I love sparkling wines-Champagne, Prosecco, Cava. I love them all, so no wonder that French 75  is my favourite cocktail.

What is French 75?

I am not a big cocktail drinker, they are always too sweet for me but this one is perfect. Classic French 75 is a gin based drink mixed with simple syrup and freshly squeezed lemon juice, then topped with Champagne. It’s truly delicious and refreshing!

top down view of orange coloured cocktails

I thought I would be so beautiful to use blood oranges instead of lemons for Valentine’s Day. What a gorgeous colour those cocktails turned out! How could they not, would you please look at those oranges!

Making those drinks takes about 5 minutes and tastes miles better than pre-mixed stuff that is sold everywhere.

Blood Orange Sparkler (French 75)

More gin based cocktails:

4 from 1 vote

Blood Orange Sparkler (French 75)

Prep: 5 minutes
Cook: 1 minute
Servings: 2
Gin based cocktail with blood oranges and sparkling wine.
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Ingredients 

  • Gin- 1.5 oz
  • Simple Syrup- 0.5 oz -1 oz, depending how sweet you like it
  • Blood orange juice- 1 orange
  • Sparkling wine, chilled- 1 bottle
  • Orange slices for decorating

Instructions 

  • In a cocktail shaker combine gin, simple syrup, freshly squeezed blood orange juice and shake it with 3-4 ice cubes.
  • Strain (or leave pulp in if you like) into two champagne flutes and top with chilled sparkling wine.
  • Decorate with orange slices.
  • Add more ice if desired.

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

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Julia Frey is a London based recipe developer and photographer. Julia founded Vikalinka in 2012 with the main mission to provide her readers with delicious and accessible everyday recipes, which could be enjoyed by everyone.

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2 Comments

  1. Sasha Jamison says:

    4 stars
    These are just GORGEOUS! You can never go wrong with blood orange. ๐Ÿ™‚

  2. Laura (Tutti Dolci) says:

    What a gorgeous sparkler, the blood orange adds such a striking color!