The Last Rosé of Summer
Before summer’s gone, stop and smell the roses. Or the rosé. Let’s not get hung up on the diacritical. There’s no rule about pink cocktails after Labor Day, so feel free to enjoy anytime, but these cocktails featuring The Palm by Whispering Angel capture the flavors that capture the summer sun—stone fruit, strawberries and the smell of fresh roses. Dive in.
There’s no rule about pink cocktails after Labor Day.
Recipes courtesy of Maybeck’s, a classy and classic San Francisco Restaurant where you can order these The Palm by Whispering Angel rosé cocktails at the bar.
Sophisticate’s Sangria
Muddle a properly delicious ripe plum
3/4 oz. Orange-infused vermouth
3/4 oz. Creme de Peche
1/2 oz. Lemon juice
2oz. The Palm Rosé
Mix all ingredients in a Burgundy glass or goblet and top with soda water. Garnish with more delicious diced plums and diced orange, letting them float in the glass.
Rosé ‘n’ Roses
1/2 oz. Creme de cassis (The good stuff)
1oz. Lillet
1/2 oz. Lemon juice
Rose geranium leaf (look for fresh ones at the market)
The Palm Rosé to taste
Muddle rose geranium in mixing glass with lemon juice. Add other ingredients except rosé and shake with ice. Strain into a Bordeaux glass. Top with 1/2 rosé 1/2 soda water until the glass is full. Garnish with rose geranium leaf. Rock a little.
Palm Frosé*
(for each serving)
1 oz white rum
0.75 oz Strawberry Puree
0.5 oz Simple
0.5 oz Lemon Juice
2 oz The Palm Rosé
Blend in a mixer and pour in a small wine glass. Garnish with mint sprig. *Swan pool float not required.
