Colletti Royale

COCKTAIL INGREDIENTS:
- 45 ml Reposado Tequila
- 15 ml Triple Sec
- 15 ml Elderflower Liqueur
- 15 ml Fresh Blood Orange Juice
- 15 ml Fresh Lime Juice
- 2 Dashes of Orange Bitters
- Rose Champagne (Chilled)

GARNISH:
- Dehydrated Blood Orange Wheel
- Sprig of Mint
- Dried Rose Buds

INSTRUCTIONS:
• Combine all of the ingredients except champagne in a cocktail shaker.
• Add ice and shake until chilled.
• Strain into a chilled cocktail glass filled with ice.
• Top with chilled rose champagne.
• Garnish with a dehydrated blood orange wheel, sprig of mint and some dried rose buds.

Cocktail author: Julie Reiner.

Spritzes have been around for a while and then really took off with the advertising of Aperol, turning Aperol spritz into one of the most ubiquitous summer drinks anywhere in the world. Colletti Royale takes this summer’s cocktail template and turns it into a complex sparkling libation.

Base of the cocktail is formed by Reposado Tequila with slightly aged earthy, vegetal tone of agave. Triple Sec adds a touch of sweet orange flavour, while elderflower liqueur brings delicate floral notes to the drink, so synonymous with scorching summer. Blood orange juice lengthens the cocktail and expands its complexity with further floral, subtly tart flavours, pairing so well with the liqueurs. Touch of lime juice introduces some refreshing tartness, which balances the cocktail. Rose Champagne gives the cocktail that lovely effervescence along with its fruity, floral profile. Finally, a couple of dashes of orange bitters binds the ingredients together and seasons the cocktail.

Colletti Royale is a slightly different take on the simple spritz. Complexity and many layers of the drink reveal themselves slowly to you, with every sip leaving you intrigued and thirsty for more.

Source material:
https://www.liquor.com/recipes/colletti-royale/