Sicilian Gin Spritz Cocktail

• Produce

  • 1 Blood orange, fresh squeezed juice
  • 3 strips Meyer lemon peel

• Baking & Spices

  • 1/2 cup Granulated sugar
  • 1/2 Vanilla bean

• Beer, Wine & Liquor

  • 1 Gin
  • 1 Prosecco or sparkling white wine

• Other

  • Aperol

Found on loveandoliveoil.com

Description

Ingredients

• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 3 strips Meyer lemon peel
• 1/2 vanilla bean (pod only, save the seeds for something else yummy!)
• fresh squeezed blood orange juice
• gin
• aperol
• Prosecco or sparkling white wine

Directions

• Combine sugar with 1/2 cup filtered water in a small saucepan set over medium-high heat. Add vanilla bean and lemon peel and bring to a simmer. Cover and remove from heat; let steep for 10 minutes, then strain through a fine mesh sieve to remove solids. Let cool. (Syrup can be made ahead of time: store in a jar or airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 2 weeks). Fill a lowball glass with ice. Add 2 ounces blood orange juice, 1 ounce gin, 1/2 ounce aperol, and 1/4 ounce sugar syrup per glass. For larger quantities, these ingredients can be mixed together beforehand (just make sure to keep the overall proportions the same). Top with prosecco. Get the full recipe on the Kitchenthusiast blog »