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Rosemary Grape Aperitivo Pitcher
Green grape, rosemary, verjus, and tonic for before dinner.
8 drinks15 minutesLarge wine glasses
01 · What you need
Ingredients
- 2 cups green grape juiceGreen Grape Juice
- 1 cup verjus blancVerjus Blanc
- ½ cup fresh lemon juiceFresh Citrus Juice
- ½ cup rosemary syrupRosemary Syrup
- 1 liter chilled tonic waterLiter Tonic Water
- IceIce
02 · Make it
Method
- 01
Combine grape juice, verjus, lemon juice, and rosemary syrup in a chilled pitcher.
- 02
Refrigerate until serving.
- 03
Pour over ice and top each glass with tonic water.
Happiest note
Verjus gives the pitcher an aperitivo-like snap while tonic supplies the final bitter edge.
Make the bottle
A useful prep, already mapped.
Optional adult variation
Offer dry vermouth separately for a 1 oz individual pour.
Tonight's Brief
On the chart.
Make it for a crowd
More glasses, same good idea.
For the cleanest finish, keep the tonic water on ice and add it per glass.
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