Have I got a summer cocktail recipe for you; this Strawberry Lemonade Rosé Punch is sure to be your new favourite drink of the summer!
There are so many amazing local fruits that grow in the summer and strawberries are one of my favourites! I especially love using summer fruit in cocktails because of their natural sweetness and gorgeous colour.
So let’s cheers to the summer season together with my Strawberry Lemonade Rosé Punch!
The strawberries are mixed together with lemons for a tasty lemonade base. Then, everything is mixed with sparkling water, gin and of course, rosé!
Since rosé started making a comeback a few summers ago I’m always looking for ways to use it in cocktails. I love that you can choose from a variety of flavour profiles from fruitier, berry-forward rosés to more dry rosés based on your taste preference. For me it depends on what I’m pairing the rosé with and this Strawberry Lemonade Rosé Punch you could really use either.
If you want to keep the punch a bit more tarte, use a drier or more balanced rosé. Or, if you want a bit of a sweeter, berry-forward punch, use a fruitier rosé. You can really make this punch to suit your tastes!
Strawberry Lemonade Rosé Punch
Ingredients
- 2 cups strawberries, halved
- 3 lemons, sliced
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 2 cups water
- 1/4 cup gin
- 1 bottle rosé
- 1 cup sparkling water
Strawberry Ice Cubes
- 2 cups strawberries, halved
- water
Instructions
- Optional: Make the strawberry ice cubes. In an ice cube tray, fill the entire tray with strawberry halves and fill in the rest of the tray with water. Freeze for at least 4 hours.
- In a pot combine the strawberry halves, sliced lemons and sugar.
- Using a potato-masher, mash the strawberries and lemons for about 5 minutes.
- Stir in 2 cups of water and let mixture sit for 15 minutes.
- Pour the mixture through a fine mesh sieve into another bowl, pressing on the strawberries and lemons to get out as much liquid as possible.
- Discard the strawberries and lemons from the sieve and transfer the liquid to a pitcher.
- Just before you're ready to serve, mix in the gin, rosé and sparkling water.
- Pour over strawberry ice cubes and enjoy!
I can’t get enough of this combination of flavours – you get the sweetness from the strawberries, a bit of tartness from the lemons and then the rosé brings it all together for the ultimate summer sip!
And friends, it wouldn’t be the summer without a COLLECTION of cocktail recipes from my food blogging friends!
Here are a couple more divine cocktail recipes to indulge in this summer all a part of our Summer Edition of Connecting over Cocktails:
Samantha from My Kitchen Love’s Blackberry Mojito
Justine from JustineCelina.com’s Japanese Lilac Gin Lemonade
Dana from Killing Thyme’s Cooling Cucumber Mint Gin Fizz
Sean from Diversivore’s Ume Highball
Looking for even more recipes? Check out our Spring Edition of Connecting Over Cocktails too!
Cheers friends!
Until the next cooking adventure,
Jess
Leanne | Crumb Top Baking
Loving this summer punch! Such a lovely colour! And the ice cubes are such a cute and genius idea. I just want to make them for my water, and feel all fancy! 😉
Jess
Thanks for the recipe love Leanne! The colour of the punch makes me all jazzed for summer too! And I think those strawberry ice cubes would look lovely too in a glass of water, I’m all about the ‘fancy water’ as well!
Lizzy
This looks absolutely beautiful and delicious! Those strawberry ice cubes are perfect for this as well! what a nice touch.
Jess
Thank you for the recipe love!! I especially like the strawberry ice cubes too 🙂 Thanks for stopping by the blog!
Justine | JustineCelina.com
Jessica this is such a gorgeous drink! I love this rose tinted spin on lemonade — it’s right up my alley and I love that the ingredients are so simple. I can’t wait to try it! Cheers to another fun collab and enjoy the rest of your vacation!
Jess
Thank you for the recipe love Justine! I love hearing it’s up your alley for cocktails – I hope you love it when you try it! Cheers to another fab collab and the summer season!
Sean@Diversivore
What an absolutely gorgeous drink! So many great features here, but I have to say I particularly love the extra touch that comes with the frozen strawberries. And I love gin cocktails in the summer (well, any time really)!
Jess
Thank you Sean!! I love gin cocktails in the summer too (actually most seasons ;)) AND combined with rosé plus summer flavours it really is an easy sip! Cheers to another fab collab!
Dana
Mmmm, girl. Strawberries + lemons — I’ve GOT to try this. I always find myself making the same damn sangria when I do make them. AND THOSE ICE CUBES. They are SO ADORABLE.
Jess
Ahhh Dana I love that you love the ice cubes! Keeps this drink nice and cool PLUS adds a bit more strawberry flavour as they melt 🙂 I hope you enjoy this summer sip, I’d love to know what you think when you make it AND cheers to another fun collab!
Samantha Dawn
I love this idea of strawberry ice cubes in my punch!! I can’t wait to sip on this all summer long.
Jess
Yasss! The strawberry ice cubes release a bit more sweetness into the punch too – hope you enjoy this summer sip 🙂