Latitude 42 Vodka · Recipe 16
Sundown Spritz
When the light turns everything gold.
Ingredients
- 40 ml Latitude 42 Vodka
- 20 ml rosemary simple syrup
- 40 ml fresh pink grapefruit juice
- 60 ml dry Prosecco
- 30 ml tonic water
Method
Build. Serve in a Large wine glass. Garnish with Grapefruit wheel + rosemary sprig.
Rosemary simple syrup: steep 2 rosemary sprigs in warm 1:1 syrup, 15 min, strain.
The story
Golden hour drinks have earned their own vocabulary. They should be low-commitment — low-alcohol enough to sustain an evening, refreshing enough to make you stop whatever you were doing and just watch the sky. The Italian tradition of the aperitivo hour understood this before the rest of the world caught up. This spritz uses pink grapefruit for its bitterness and a rosemary syrup for herbal depth, with Latitude 42 providing the structural spine. The result bridges the Italian aperitivo tradition and a North American backyard — and it doesn't ask much of the drinker beyond being present.
Tasting note
Bitter, floral, and faintly woody from the rosemary. The grapefruit is the dominant citrus note, balanced by effervescence from two sources. Best consumed while watching something beautiful.