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Blood orange fizz cocktail

This blood orange fizz cocktail recipe layers tangy blood orange syrup, fresh blood oranges and dry sparkling white wine. The perfect spring cocktail.

Ingredients

blood orange syrup

  • 2-3 blood oranges cut into 2-3 cm chunks
  • 300 g sugar

blood orange fizz cocktail

  • 2 tbsp blood orange syrup
  • 1 thin slice fresh blood orange
  • 100 ml dry sparkling white wine (I love cava!)

Instructions

for the syrup

  • Add the sugar and 500g water to a medium saucepan and bring to the boil over high heat. Boil until the sugar is completely dissolved and the mixture has thickened slightly, about 5 minutes.
  • Reduce the heat to a gentle simmer add the orange chunks. Simmer for 30-45 minutes, until the pith looks translucent and the syrup is dark orange. 
  • Remove from the heat, strain the syrup into a heatproof container and leave to cool. Store in the fridge.

for the cocktail

  • Spoon or pour the syrup into a sparkling wine glass and gently slide in the blood orange slice. Top up with sparkling white wine. Stir gently with a spoon or cocktail stirrer to mix in the syrup if needed.