Blood Orange Aperol Spritz

Blood Orange Aperol Spritz is a traditional Aperol Spritz made with blood orange juice and slices and then garnished with fresh rosemary.

If you follow my cocktail recipes, you know that I have proclaimed the Aperol Spritz as my signature cocktail this year. Today I’m mixing it up a little by using blood oranges instead of lemons or the traditional navel oranges.

I am crazy about blood oranges with their crimson red color inside and out and their sweet taste. They say that the blood orange season is December through May, but I think their season is much shorter in most markets. I usually find them mid-January to late February. I would love it if I could actually get them December – May.

If you’re not familiar with Aperol, it is an Italian aperitif with the flavor and aroma of orange so the blood oranges go perfectly in this cocktail. It has a nice blend of bitterness and sweetness.

You might also enjoy some of these cocktails:

Aperol Spritz                                      Cranberry Mimosa                            Red Wine Hot Chocolate

Blood Orange Aperol Spritz

Blood Orange Aperol Spritz is a traditional Aperol Spritz made with blood orange juice and slices and then garnished with fresh rosemary.

• Author: krazykitchenmom
• Prep Time: 3 minutes
• Total Time: 3 minutes
• Yield: 1 cocktail
• Category: Cocktails
• Method: Mixed
• Cuisine: Italian and American

Ingredients

• 1.5 ounces Aperol
• Juice from 1/2 blood orange
• 1-ounce simple syrup
• Prosecco
• Sparkling soda water
• Blood orange slices for garnish
• Fresh Rosemary for garnish

Instructions

1. Fill an 8-ounce halfway with crushed ice.
2. Pour Aperol over ice.
3. Add the blood orange juice and simple syrup.
4. Fill the glass almost full with Prosecco.
5. Top it off with the sparkling soda water.
6. Garnish with slices of blood orange and a sprig of fresh rosemary.