Riviera Dreams: Aperol & Rose Mocktail

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The spritz-style cocktail has become eponymous with glam summers all over North America with its slightly bitter effervescent booziness and iconic glassware. It offers a welcome detour from the usual and possibly hum-drum glass of wine with its approachable ingredients and European appeal.

If you’re cutting back on drinking or sober curious, you don’t need to say bye-bye to your favourite Aperol Spritz. There’s been a relative onslaught in the zero proof world of new non-alcoholic aperitifs, digestifs, bitters and ready-made spritzers that can be used for a low-ABV cocktail or a zero-ABV cocktail with none the wiser.

If you’re wondering which non-alcoholic Aperol to try, I made a list for you of the BEST non-alcoholic Aperols.

While the traditional spritz is made with prosecco, I discovered by fluke that the bitter flavours in an aperitif are exceptional when paired with a still wine rather than a bubbly. I was so tired of bubbly mocktails and looking for something less gas-inducing. Still rosé wine was such an ideal match! Tart, bitter and sweet.

We’re hoping our take on the aperitif-based cocktail will be the next drink craze, so move over Frose. This is the Some Good Clean drink of summer!

Cheers!

Riviera Dreams Non Alcoholic Wine Cooler

Makes 2 servings

Ingredients

4 strawberries
4 oz non-alcoholic aperitif (Abstinence is our favourite!)
Juice from a full lemon
3 oz non-alcoholic rose wine

Instructions

  1. Gently muddle the strawberries in a mixing glass or something other than the cocktail glass.

  2. Add in non-alcoholic aperitif, lemon juice and ice and stir gently to combine.

  3. Strain into a tumbler filled with fresh ice.

  4. Top with Rose wine (still, not sparkling)

  5. Add sliced strawberries for garnish.

Cheers to summer and sipping on this mouthwatering libation!

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Author: Sarah Kate
Riviera Dreams: Aperol Rose Mocktail

Riviera Dreams: Aperol Rose Mocktail

This mouthwatering non-alcoholic cocktail is a new spin on the classic spritz, using rose wine instead of prosecco for a day-drinking dream.

Ingredients

  • 2 strawberries, sliced
  • 2 oz non-alcoholic aperitif, preferably an aperol-style
  • ¾ oz lemon juice
  • 3 oz non-alcoholic Rose wine

Instructions

  1. Gently muddle the strawberries in a mixing glass or something other than the cocktail glass.
  2. Add in non-alcoholic aperitif, lemon juice and ice and stir gently to combine.
  3. Strain into a tumbler filled with fresh ice.
  4. Top with Rose wine (still, not sparkling)
  5. Add sliced strawberries for garnish.
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