Rhubarb royale cocktail
Prep
20 mins
Cook
30 mins
Servings
8
Difficulty
Easy
This elegant Rhubarb Royale Cocktail is my go to when I want to impress without fussing for hours. The whole thing comes together in just fifty minutes, and rhubarb is wonderfully affordable, especially in spring. What I love most is that rhubarb is packed with fiber and vitamin K, making this drink feel almost virtuous despite the sparkle and gin. The tartness of the homemade rhubarb syrup plays beautifully against dry champagne, creating something that tastes like you've spent all day preparing it. Trust me, your guests will have no idea how simple this really was.
Ella x
Ingredients
- 150 gramsrhubarb
- 100 gramscaster sugar
- 100 mlswater
- ½lemon
- ½ tbspgin
- 1dry sparkling wine or champagne(top with chilled sparkling wine)
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Instructions
- 1
Put chopped rhubarb, caster sugar, water and the lemon juice in a pan. Cook over a medium heat for 10 minutes, until the fruit is very soft. Cool, then strain (discard the pulp).
- 2
Pour 1 tbsp cordial into a flute with ½ tbsp gin or rhubarb gin. Top with chilled sparkling wine; garnish with a pared strip of rhubarb. Leftover cordial will keep for 3 days in the fridge. Makes enough cordial for 8-10.
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