You should be sipping this drink while sitting on a vine-covered terrace and dreamily gazing out onto the Mediterranean Sea, but since most of us will be drinking it in our living rooms, we can at least pretend. Absentroux is herbal and botanical, and when combined with the crisp bubbles of prosecco and tonic, creates a cocktail that truly is exceptional.

Ingredients

1 ½ oz Absentroux (French wine-based aperitif)

2 oz Mionetto Prosecco

2 oz Fever-Tree Elderflower Tonic Water

Grapefruit slice for garnish

Sprig of thyme for garnish

Method

Build the drink over ice in a 14-ounce white wine glass. Stir and garnish with a slice of grapefruit and a sprig of thyme.

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Cocktail created by Francesco Lafranconi, Executive Director of Mixology and Spirits Education at Southern Wine and Spirits.