Rose Lemonade Fizz
A Rose Lemonade Fizz is 25ml of rose syrup and 25ml of fresh lemon juice in a chilled champagne flute, topped slowly with about 100ml of cold sparkling water and stirred once, with a rose petal or a lemon twist. It is alcohol-free. It is a soft drink made to stand beside champagne at a toast, in the same glass, so the person not drinking raises something that matches the moment. Equal measures of syrup and lemon keep the rose floral rather than sweet, and the sparkling water lengthens it. The syrup decides the drink. Look for one made with rose extract or rose water and sugar. Rose water itself is not a substitute: it is unsweetened and far stronger, and 25ml of it would swamp the glass.
Glassware: Champagne Flute
Garnish: A single small edible rose petal floated on the surface and Lemon twist expressed and dropped in
Ingredients
25ml
Made with rose extract or rose water and sugar. Artificially flavoured syrups taste flat and confected, and the lemon shows that up.
25ml
Squeezed the same day. Level with the syrup, so every floral note arrives with some acid.
100ml
Cold and freshly opened, about 100ml to fill the flute. It lengthens the drink and gives it the lift of a sparkling wine.
Instructions
Chill a champagne flute.
Add the rose syrup and lemon juice to the flute.
Top slowly with about 100ml of cold sparkling water, poured down the side of the glass.
Stir once, gently.
Float a small edible rose petal, or express a lemon twist and drop it in.
Our version
A house recipe with no older original: rose syrup and fresh lemon in equal measure, lengthened with sparkling water and served in a chilled flute.
Source: our own specification. Last checked 10 October 2026.
Expert Tip
Chill everything: the flute, the syrup, the lemon juice and the sparkling water. There is no ice, so nothing cools the drink once it is poured. Pour the sparkling water slowly against the inside of the flute, then stir once. Rough handling knocks out the bubbles before the first sip. If rose water is all you have, stir a few drops into equal-parts sugar syrup and taste as you go, until the rose is there without tasting of soap.
Behind the Rose Lemonade Fizz
Flavour Profile
Rose, Held in Check
Rose is easy to overdo. At the right dose it smells of a garden; a little past that it tastes of soap. Equal measures of syrup and lemon keep it in line, because every floral note arrives with acid, and the sparkling water stretches both across the flute.
The Syrup Question
Most of the flavour is the syrup, so choose it with care. One made from rose extract or rose water and sugar tastes of flowers; an artificially flavoured one tastes of sweets. Middle Eastern and South Asian grocers usually stock good ones.
Three Flutes for One Toast
The Rose Lemonade Fizz beside two champagne drinks in the same glass
Base
- Rose Lemonade Fizz
- 25ml rose syrup, 25ml lemon juice
- Kir Royale
- 15ml crème de cassis
- French 75
- 30ml gin, 15ml lemon juice, 15ml syrup
Top
- Rose Lemonade Fizz
- About 100ml sparkling water
- Kir Royale
- 90ml champagne
- French 75
- 60ml champagne
Glass
- Rose Lemonade Fizz
- Flute
- Kir Royale
- Flute
- French 75
- Flute
Alcohol
- Rose Lemonade Fizz
- None
- Kir Royale
- Yes
- French 75
- Yes
| Element | Rose Lemonade Fizz | Kir Royale | French 75 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Base | 25ml rose syrup, 25ml lemon juice | 15ml crème de cassis | 30ml gin, 15ml lemon juice, 15ml syrup |
| Top | About 100ml sparkling water | 90ml champagne | 60ml champagne |
| Glass | Flute | Flute | Flute |
| Alcohol | None | Yes | Yes |
Ahead of the Evening
For a table, measure the syrup and lemon into each flute before guests sit down and keep the sparkling water cold and sealed. Topping each glass then takes seconds, and every flute reaches the toast with its bubbles intact.
How to Serve It
Chilled, in a flute, at the same moment as the champagne. The Kir Royale is its closest relation in the same glass, and a table can pour both without either looking like the lesser choice.
Make it at home
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Frequently Asked Questions
Is the Rose Lemonade Fizz alcohol-free?
What is in a Rose Lemonade Fizz?
Can I use rose water instead of rose syrup?
Where do I find good rose syrup?
Can I make it for a table of guests?
Why a flute rather than a tumbler?
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Recipe by Jerry Can Spirits · Updated 12 October 2026