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    June 5, 2020 · Updated February 7, 2025

    Lillet Rosé Martini

    4.91 from 11 votes
    4 Comments

    · by Amanda Gajdosik

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    The Lillet Rosé Martini is a bright and refreshing cocktail that is so unique and so delicious! Made with Lillet, elderflower liqueur, and vodka it is an elegant and delicious cocktail recipe.

    The Lillet Rose Martini on a gray backdrop with a garnish of lemon and violet

    This drink isn't my brainchild. Oh no. It's a beloved cocktail served at Bavette's Bar & Boeuf in Chicago. But! I've been drinking it for over a decade. And making it at home for nearly as long, too!

    A violet is used to garnish a Lillet rose cocktail in a chilled glass.

    A twist on the classic martini

    Before moving away from Chicago, I begged the bartender for the recipe. Miraculously, they obliged. (This is why it pays to be a good tipper.)

    So you can rest assured that when you make this Lillet rosé cocktail at home it's just as legit as ordering it at the restaurant's bar!

    I also love to enjoy a pumpkin spice espresso martini for a fun take on the standard martini.

    Making a cocktail with Lillet wine

    This is just a brief overview, find detailed instructions in the recipe card below!

    1. Add the booze to your cocktail shaker. Or mason jar with leakproof lid.
    2. Add the citrus juice and simple syrup. I like to use my lavender simple syrup sometimes for even more of a floral taste.
    3. Shake and strain. The secret to a good martini is properly shaking it so the shaker gets nice and frosted over!
    Add the alcohol to a shaker.
    Then the juice and simple syrup.
    Shake and strain into your glass.
    A lillet rose martini with a lemon and violet garnish sits on a gray backdrop with alcohol bottles behind it.

    Watch the recipe video!

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    4.91 from 11 votes

    Lillet Rosé Martini

    This Lillet Rosé martini is made with the pink apéritif wine, vodka, elderflower liqueur, lemon juice, and simple syrup. Perfectly pink it is just the right balance of tart and sweet.
    Prep Time5 minutes mins
    Total Time5 minutes mins
    Course: Drinks
    Cuisine: American
    Keyword: Cocktail, Drink, Martini, Rosé
    Servings: 1 cocktail
    Calories: 274kcal
    Author: Amanda Gajdosik
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    Equipment

    • Martini Shaker

    Ingredients

    • 2 ounces Lillet Rose
    • 1 ounce vodka
    • ¾ ounce St. Germaine
    • ½ ounce fresh lemon juice
    • ½ ounce simple syrup
    • Lemon rind, to garnish

    Instructions

    • Place crushed ice into martini or coupe glass and fill with water to chill while making the cocktail.
    • Pour all liquids into martini shaker filled with ice. Shake well, at least 20 seconds, or until shaker is chilled over. Discard ice from chilled glass. Rub rim of chilled martini glass with lemon rind before straining contents of shaker into glass. Garnish with lemon rind and edible flowers, if desired.

    Video

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1drink | Calories: 274kcal | Carbohydrates: 25g | Protein: 0.1g | Fat: 0.03g | Saturated Fat: 0.01g | Sodium: 9mg | Potassium: 24mg | Fiber: 0.04g | Sugar: 24g | Vitamin A: 1IU | Vitamin C: 5mg | Calcium: 3mg | Iron: 1mg

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    1. Pru Klein says

      April 15, 2025 at 2:12 am

      5 stars
      Hi Amanda. I needed a cocktail to use some Lillet Rose I had on hand and nothing in my recipe book appealed. Your Lillet Rose Martini absolutely fitted the bill, it’s simply delicious! I can’t wait to share it with my daughter in law, along with my husband’s college friend and his husband who are coming to visit this summer. Even my husband, stuck in a Scotch and Water rut for as long as I’ve known him, admits that it’s a lot better than most of my cocktails, high praise indeed! Thanks, Amanda!
      Pru

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      • Amanda Gajdosik says

        April 15, 2025 at 7:17 pm

        Hi Pru!

        WOW! High praise is right! Thank you so much for your review and kind words! So thrilled you enjoyed the martini!

        Cheers!
        Amanda

        Reply
    2. Wendy Woo says

      December 23, 2024 at 5:06 pm

      5 stars
      This is my new favourite.
      We have a cocktail every Friday (usually just the one) and martini's are not at the top of our list as they can be very sharp with a large alcoholic tang. This is so smooth and bright. Still alcoholic but it slides right past in a very joyful drink.

      Reply
      • Amanda Gajdosik says

        December 29, 2024 at 11:26 pm

        Hi Wendy,

        You have no idea how much this thrills me to hear! Thank you so much for your kind review.

        Cheers!
        Amanda

        Reply

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