• Rose gold luster dust turns a basic prosecco spritz into something that looks like it came from a very fancy bar
• 1/8 tsp per glass is all you need — don’t overdo it
• Add the glitter before you pour so the bubbles do the mixing for you
• Works equally well with champagne, cava, or any sparkling rosé
This is the easiest thing you’ll make that gets the most reaction. Two minutes, four ingredients, and people will think you hired a bartender.
Ingredients
- 1/8 tsp Rose Gold Luster Dust
- 4 oz Prosecco, chilled
- 1 oz Aperol
- 1 splash Club soda
- 1 Orange slice, for garnish
Put 1/8 tsp of Rose Gold Luster Dust directly into an empty flute or wine glass. Dry glass, nothing in it yet. This matters — the carbonation will distribute the glitter when you pour, and you get a much better shimmer than stirring it in at the end.
Pour 1 oz of Aperol over the glitter. You’ll see the dust start to move and suspend. That warm amber color is going to look incredible once the prosecco hits it.
Add 4 oz of cold prosecco in a slow, steady pour. Tilt the glass slightly if you need to — you want the bubbles to work through the glitter, not blast it all to the surface. Watch it. Seriously, just watch what happens.
Top with a splash of club soda, drop in an orange slice, and serve immediately. The shimmer is most active in the first few minutes while the carbonation is doing its thing.
## Make It Pink
Want to push the color warmer and more pink? Mix equal parts Rose Gold Luster Dust and Pink Luster Dust — about 1/16 tsp of each. The rose gold keeps the metallic shimmer while the pink shifts the overall tone. It photographs really well if that’s something you care about.
Swap the Aperol for St-Germain if you want something lighter and more floral. Same glitter ratio, totally different drink.
## Tips
Two reasons this happens: the glass was wet, or you added the glitter after pouring. Always go glitter first, dry glass. The Aperol and carbonation will lift and suspend the particles naturally. If you’re working with a non-carbonated drink, a slow gentle swirl right after adding the liquid will do it.
Less than you think. 1/8 tsp is the sweet spot for a single cocktail — enough to get real shimmer without making the drink look cloudy. The mistake most people make is doubling or tripling it. More glitter just means murky. The particles are doing their best work when they have room to move.
Yes, with one adjustment. Make the Aperol + prosecco base in a pitcher without the glitter. Add cocktail glitter to each individual glass right before you pour. If you add it to the pitcher, it all settles to the bottom and the last few glasses get way too much. Thirty seconds per glass, totally worth it.
