Bicicletta spritz
A sophisticated take on a classic cocktail, this recipe uses dry white wine (a light Italian variety) in place of the usual prosecco
Rhubarb and elderflower spritz
Serves 4
Easy
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Don’t throw the rhubarb purée left in the sieve away – I eat it with yogurt and granola in the morning
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- 400ml rhubarb syrup(see below)
- 100ml gin
- 400ml sparkling wine
- sparkling elderflowerto top up
RHUBARB SYRUP
- 8 large rhubarb stalkschopped into 2.5cm pieces
- 370g caster sugar
- 2 strips of lemon peel
Method
step 1
To make the syrup, combine the rhubarb, sugar, lemon peel and 300ml of water in a pan. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer gently for 6-8 mins until the rhubarb is breaking apart. Remove the pan from the heat and allow to cool completely before straining through a fine sieve. Chill until ready to use.
step 2
To make the cocktail, fill four wine glasses with ice. Fill each with 100ml of the syrup, 25ml of gin and 100ml of sparkling wine. Give each a stir, then top up with the sparkling elderflower. Garnish with a strip of rhubarb, if you like.
