Nothing symbolises the South of France just like rosé and lavender. Pair them with apricot, and you’ve got yourself a fantastic cocktail that screams Provence!

This drink is just so delicious and full of fun, differing taste experiences. It works perfectly as a summer party drink or as an aperitif for a special dinner.

Ingredients (about 8 glasses)

For the cocktail

• 1 bottle of La Folie sparkling rosé
• 250 ml fresh apricot juice
• 200 ml lavender syrup
• 8 fresh lavender sprigs

For the lavender syrup

• 6 buds of fresh lavender
• 1/2 cup caster sugar
• 1 cup water

Method:

1. For the syrup, put the sugar and water in a saucepan 
2. Rip the flowers off the bud and add them to the saucepan
3. Cook the mixture until the texture thickens a bit and then sieve it into a glass jug and set aside to cool
4. Place one lavender bud into each glass, with 3 tablespoons of apricot juice and 2 tablespoons of the lavender syrup
5. Top up the glass up with chilled La Folie and stir very gently
6. Enjoy the taste of summer in Provence!