Ingredients
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7 cl of Prosecco wine
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1 cl of sambuca
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3,5 cl of pink grapefruit juice
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a pinch of salt
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a sprig of mint
Directions
The Lucky Star cocktail is a very aromatic drink with a clean and intense flavor. You can prepare it as a welcome drink to offer to your guests before dinner, but it is also excellent as a thirst-quenching cocktail as after dinner.
Let’s immediately see the ingredients of the Lucky Star cocktail: sambuca, prosecco, mint, anise, pink grapefruit juice, and salt. Nothing difficult, but the result is an elegant and not too alcoholic aperitif. The secret lies in the Sambuca: its aromas and, above all, the flavor is unique and intense and you do not need to put large quantities of it to give personality to a cocktail.
The alcohol content of this cocktail with sambuca and prosecco is light, so you can drink it safely before dinner, even a couple are not heavy at all. We are on the Spritz level.
Ingredients and doses to make the Lucky Star cocktail
- 7 cl of prosecco
- 1 cl of sambuca
- 3.5 cl of pink grapefruit juice
- a pinch of salt
- a sprig of mint
How to make the Lucky Star cocktail
You don’t need professional skills and neither a shaker. Put the grapefruit juice, sambuca, mint, and salt in a glass, mix with a spoon for a couple of minutes to flavor with the essential oils of mint, then eliminate it. Add the prosecco and decorate with a slice of pink grapefruit and serve your new aperitif. It’s sambuca time!
Other great cocktails to try as an aperitif
Negroni, Mojito, Moscow Mule, Gin & Tonic, Dark and Stormy, Daiquiri, Margarita, Spritz, Hugo, Old Fashioned, Manhattan.