This bubbly blood orange Campari cocktail recipe is with fresh blood orange juice, campari and champagne or sparkling wine. I love making bubbly cocktails and wanted to make a special Valentine’s Day cocktail that had the same color as a red rose. As soon as I saw the blood oranges I knew they would be just perfect. I also knew that I had to include champagne/prosecco or some type of sparkling wine in the cocktail – bubbly drinks are perfect for Valentine’s Day or a special dinner or any occasion.
Bubbly blood orange campari cocktail
Ingredients
- 2-3 large blood oranges juiced, about 1/3 cup juice
- 1 oz Campari
- ~4-5 oz of chilled sparkling wine – choose from prosecco champagne, cava, brut, etc
To garnish:
- Blood orange peel or blood orange slice
Instructions
- Pour 1 ½ oz of blood orange juice in each champagne flute.
- Add ½ oz of campari.
- Top off each drink with ~ 2 oz of sparkling wine, garnish with a slice of blood orange and enjoy.
Notes
While just the blood orange and the sparkling wine together would have made a great mimosa/bellini style drink, I wanted to add something else that would leave your taste buds a little bit intrigued. So, I added a dash of Campari. Campari is an Italian spirit that has a very distinct red color and a bitter taste. The exact ingredients in Campari are a secret, but are supposed to include a variety of bitter herbs and spices.
The quantities below are for 2 drinks, you can adjust based on the number of drinks you want to make. Keep in mind that blood oranges are very pulpy and are not as juicy as regular oranges, but their flavor is more intense. Of course, you can also make this drink with regular oranges, tangerines or grapefruit if you can’t find blood oranges. Also, if you are just making this drink for two people you can use a mini-bottle of sparkling wine, unless of course you want more than one drink each.
For a mocktail variation of this drink, you can use alcohol-free bitters to replace the Campari and sparkling grape juice or lemonade to replace the sparkling wine.
Cheers and happy Valentine’s Day!
Step by step preparation photos for bubbly blood orange campari cocktails
Absolutely beautiful. Campari with the blood oranges… nice. We hadn’t considered that combo but I could see them working together very well. Great cocktail. And the photos are spectacular. Thanks for creating and sharing. Todd-WORC
Oooh those are so beautiful. I love blood oranges and this is such a creative use for them.
wow, this looks gorgeous! I want to reach my hand to screen and grab one.
Great photos! They make me crave for this unique cocktail.
I just keep coming back here to bask in your gorgeous photos. Also, Campari is one of my favorites too (it’s a love it or hate it flavor I think). I’m thinking of this cocktail for an upcoming brunch! Thank you as always for your generosity Layla.
i missed this post on v.d., but i can’t wait to make this. g-g-g-g-g-orgeous, too!
Wow! I could use one of that! That looks sooo good! You wouldn’t mind if i come here often would you?!
I love the color of this cocktail!
Beautiful job! What a lovely way to imbibe ! I was just lamenting about the discontinuation of Trader Joe’s bottled blood orange juice from Sicily … my favorite combo was with pomegranate juice and vodka. Love your recipe!
Cheers!
I just squeezed some blood oranges, guess what we will be drinking! Thanks for a great recipe!