• Make your berry ice cubes up to a week ahead of the occasion and you’ll have a fuss-free cheat’s cocktail, ready to go when you are.

    Recipe and styling by Claire Ferrandi 

    Photograph by Dylan Swart 

    Sparkling rosé with berry ice cubes

    Serves: Makes 4 - 6
    Total Time: 10 mins + 4 hrs, to freeze

    Ingredients

    • BERRY ICE CUBES

    • berries of choice (we used strawberries and blueberries)
    • 500ml (2 cups) berry juice of choice (we used strawberry juice)
    • 1 x 750ml bottle sparkling rosé

    Instructions

    1

    For the berry ice cubes, add the berries to 2 ice trays, then pour the juice over the berries and freeze to form ice cubes, at least 4 hours.

    2

    To serve, add ice cubes to Champagne flutes or coupes, top up the glasses with sparkling rosé and serve immediately.

    Imka Webb
    Author

    Imka Webb is a freelance digital marketing expert and the digital editor of Food & Home Entertaining magazine.  www.imkawebb.com