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Grapefruit Campari Rose Water Cocktail

This grapefruit Campari rose water cocktail is your new summertime jam! Light and refreshing with soft subtle floral notes – you’ll love all the flavor packed in this cocktail! 

This grapefruit Campari rose water cocktail is your new summertime jam! Light and refreshing with soft subtle floral notes. You'll love all the flavor packed in this cocktail!

This post is sponsored by Nielsen-Massey. As always all opinions are 100% my own.

If there is one thing about summer I love it’s the ability to sit outside sipping a cocktail. During the winter I stare aimlessly outside the window craving sunlight and warmth. However, then summer shows up and I crave cool breezes and fall leaves. I seriously can never be happy. But to be fair I really just hate humidity so if it’s warm with no humidity I can 100% get behind on it.

Who is with me? I’m going to just assume everyone agreed because who likes humidity? Again, going to assume no one. 

This grapefruit Campari rose water cocktail is your new summertime jam! Light and refreshing with soft subtle floral notes. You'll love all the flavor packed in this cocktail!

If you know anything about my blog (or me) you would know that I’m a huge Nielsen-Massey fan. I first learned about their vanilla via Ina (man I love Ina) and have continued to use all their extracts and my most favorite ingredient ever – vanilla bean paste. Now, I know I just talked about how much I love their vanilla bean paste BUT I also have a real sweet love for their rose water.

Have you ever used rose water before? Well, if you know what roses smell like that is pretty much what rose water tastes like. Ok, I know you’re thinking “ummmm why am I eating roses?” Because it’s delicious, that’s why. I mean, I wouldn’t want to drink it straight from the bottle but it’s ahhhhhhmazing in cocktails, perfect in pastry glazes and used heavily in Indian, Greek, and Middle Eastern cooking. The best part is that it’s perfect in sweet, savory and cocktail recipes! Hello, delicious!

This grapefruit Campari rose water cocktail is your new summertime jam! Light and refreshing with soft subtle floral notes. You'll love all the flavor packed in this cocktail!

This grapefruit Campari rose water cocktail isn’t just delicious but it’s the perfect way to celebrate summer. It’s crisp, slightly sour with just a hint of floral flavors. Now, for this post, I served it up all pretty in this little coupe glass BUT it’s also crazy delicious served up on ice in a mason jar. I know this from personal experience.

TRUST ME!

Plusssssssss who doesn’t love drinking out of mason jars? It’s so rustic/hipster/half not cool/half kinda cool/half outplayed/

{Looking for even more delicious cocktail recipes? Try my Blood Orange Ginger MargaritaRaspberry Mango SangriaFresh Grapefruit MargaritaCoconut MojitoWatermelon Blueberry Mint SpritzerMango Mojito or my Mixed Berry Mojito}

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Grapefruit Campari Rose Water Cocktail

This grapefruit Campari rose water cocktail is your new summertime jam! Light and refreshing with soft subtle floral notes. You'll love all the flavor packed in this cocktail!

Yield: 4 servings

Prep Time: 5 minutes

Cook Time: 0 minutes

Total Time: 5 minutes

Ingredients:

  • 1 cup ruby red grapefruit juice
  • 2 tablespoons Campari
  • 2 teaspoons sugar
  • 1/2 teaspoon Nielsen-Massey rose water
  • Sparkling water
  • Grapefruit slices, for garnish, optional
  • Fresh mint, for garnish, optional

Directions:

In a measuring glass add grapefruit juice, Campari, sugar and rose water. Mix until combined. I like to stir until the sugar is totally dissolved.

Place out four glasses, add in equal amount of grapefruit mixture, top off with seltzer water and garnish with grapefruit slices and fresh mint.

Brandy

About Brandy!

I am a food lover and recipe developer bringing you delicious recipes that taste great and are easy to make! My food is inspired by travels around the world and my love of flavorful food. A list of things that make me happy: cats, Coke Zero, houseplants, and travel. Read more...

Kirsten/ComfortablyDomestic

Tuesday 16th of May 2017

Rose water with grapefruit?! Now that's just crazy enough to work.

Jennifer Farley

Tuesday 16th of May 2017

What a beautiful drink! I love anything with grapefruit.

Cathy @ Noble Pig

Tuesday 16th of May 2017

I have a brand new bottle of Campari waiting for a mission!

Sandi G

Monday 15th of May 2017

These drinks are gorgeous. I can't wait to try that vanilla.

Kim Beaulieu

Monday 15th of May 2017

This is just the prettiest drink ever.

I'm with you on the humidity. It's awful where we live in summer. You sweat standing still.

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