Rosy Disposition
ARIANA • This drink is our ode to Scheana. Scheana is kindhearted and positive, and it often feels like she looks at life through rose-colored glasses. The first episode of Vanderpump Rules opened with Scheana having a conversation with Brandi from The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills. She had previously worked at Villa Blanca, which is where I met her a few years before, but she made the transition into SUR and became the audience surrogate. When the other cast members were telling Scheana “this is what it’s like to work here,” they were really telling the audience at home. I did not think we would be close, but we bonded over exes and video games, and have been friends ever since. #ItsAllHappening. Serves 1
- ¾ ounce lemon juice
- 3 strawberries
- ¾ ounce simple syrup
- 2 dashes rose water (see note)
- 2 ounces vodka
- ½ ounce Champagne
Garnish: Rose petals, strawberries
Special Tools: Cocktail Shaker, Muddler
Glassware: Tall Glass
Spirits: Vodka, Champagne
In a cocktail shaker, muddle the lemon juice, strawberries, and simple syrup. Add 2 dashes of rose water and vodka. Fill the remainder of the cocktail shaker with ice. Shake and strain into a glass over fresh ice. Top with the Champagne.
Garnish with rose petals and strawberries.
Note
You don’t have to make your own rose water; many stores carry it.
HOMEMADE ROSE WATER
½ cup fresh rose petals • 1½ cups water
Wash any residue off the rose petals. In a saucepan, heat the rose petals and water. Cover and bring to a boil. Reduce the heat to low. Simmer until the petals lose coloring, approximately 10 minutes. Strain.
Note: Rose water lasts several weeks in refrigerator.
