Sweet Charity cocktail

Last Saturday I went to Copley’s, Cary Grant’s old estate in Palm Springs, for a cocktail. I was thinking of getting this pomegranate and lemon vodka number but then my eye caught their wines by the glass list and a Spanish grenache rose jumped out at me. Mostly because it’s so damn difficult to find bars and restaurants that serve a decent rose. Why is that? Summer to me (okay, it’s October but Saturday evening at 6:30 in Palm Springs it was over a hundred degrees) means rose. In Europe it de rigueur. Summer = rose. Why are Americans so far behind the curve on this? Rose is light, refreshing, floral–all the things I want in a summer drink.

I mention this because not five minutes ago I got a note from my friend Lee Healy, who does pr work for Fleming’s and several other notable restaurants, that all this month they are serving a special cocktail, called “Sweet Charity,” with 100% of sales going to The Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Here are three things I like about the Sweet Charity: It’s made with Lillet Rose and St.-Germain Elderflower; it’s only $6 (until 7pm); and all profits go to blood cancer research. So stop in the wine bar at Fleming’s in October and order a Sweet Charity. And if you don’t have a Fleming’s near you, here’s the recipe (but it would be nice if you’d send a little check to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society after you make it):

Sweet Charity Cocktail

2 oz. Lillet Rose

1/2 oz. St.-Germain Elderflower

2 oz. soda water (I use cava or champagne if I have a bottle open)

Ice and raspberries to garnish

Fill a wine glass halfway with ice. Add Lillet and St.-Germain Elderflower. Top gently with soda water and garnish with fresh raspberries.

 

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