Frosé recipe
A refreshing frozen cocktail combining dry rosé wine, Aperol, and fresh citrus.
Method: Freeze and blend ·
Glass: Chilled coupe glass ·
Time: 10 min ·
Difficulty: Beginner ·
Family: Modern Classics
Ingredients
- 750 ml dry rosé wine (frozen into crystals beforehand)
- 2 oz Aperol
- 1 oz fresh lemon juice
- 0.75 oz simple syrup (1:1 sugar to water)
- 1 cup crushed ice (added for texture)
How to make a Frosé
- Pour the dry rosé wine into a shallow freezer-safe container and freeze for at least six hours until solid crystals form.
- Transfer the frozen rosé into a blender along with the Aperol, fresh lemon juice, simple syrup, and crushed ice.
- Blend on high speed until the mixture reaches a smooth, slushy consistency without separate ice chunks.
- Pour the blended slushy mixture into chilled coupe glasses.
- Garnish with a fresh strawberry slice and serve immediately.
Garnish
Garnish with a fresh strawberry slice.
Pro tip
Because alcohol does not freeze solid in a standard home freezer, the rosé will form a slushy consistency rather than a hard block, making it easy to scoop straight into the blender.
History of the Frosé
The modern frozen rosé phenomenon, widely known as Frosé, gained immense popularity around 2016 when Justin Leboe and the team at Bar Prune in New York City popularized the blended wine cocktail format during the summer months. While various frozen wine concoctions and slushies existed in casual beach bars for decades, this specific craft iteration pairing dry rosé with bitter aperitif liqueurs like Aperol sparked a global trend across cocktail bars. Some beverage historians suggest earlier precursor wine slushies laid the groundwork, but the specific craft cocktail recipe popularized in Manhattan defined the modern standard.
Flavour profile
Refreshing, Tart, Bitter-sweet, Fruity
Variations
- Strawberry Frosé — Muddle fresh strawberries into the blender mixture for enhanced summer fruit sweetness.
- Campari Frosé — Substitute Campari for Aperol to introduce a sharper, more intensely bitter flavor profile.
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