In the 1971 edition of Playboy’s Host & Bar Book by Thomas Mario, a recipe for a boozy pink lemonade peers out between a Pineapple Mint Cooler and a Pink Rum and Tonic (don’t ask). A rosé-based approximation of Playboy’s kitschy blueprint, this drink adds Giffard’s pink grapefruit liqueur for extra depth and texture. Soda water gives it that all-important sparkle.
Reprinted with permission from Spritz: Italy’s Most Iconic Aperitivo Cocktail, with Recipes by Talia Baiocchi and Leslie Pariseau, copyright © 2016. Published by Ten Speed Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House.