Spritz Recipes to Keep the Summer Vibes Bubbling

What is a spritz? Put simply, the humble spritz is an aperitivo cocktail traditionally made with a bitter liqueur, prosecco and topped up with sparkling water. 

These days, sweet liqueurs and staple spirits now feature, and are paired with all sorts of fruit flavours and botanical blends, from orange and watermelon, to rose and elderflower.

To complete your cocktail education, try out these spritz recipes and let us know which one your favourite is!

St-Germain Elderflower Spritz

Ingredients:

• 30ml St-Germain Elderflower Liqueur 
• 60ml Sparkling Rosé, Champagne or Prosecco
• 60ml Soda Water 
• 10ml Fresh Lemon Juice 

Method:

1. Fill your glass with ice.
2. Add St-Germain, your choice of sparkling wine, fresh lemon juice and soda water.
3. Gently stir to combined.
4. Garnish with a slice of lemon. 

Pampelle Spritz

Ingredients:

• 2 parts Pampelle
• 3 parts Prosecco
• 1 part Soda Water

Method:

1. Into a large wine glass add plenty of ice.
2. Pour in the measured ingredients and give a slight stir.
3. Garnish with a wedge of Ruby Red Grapefruit.

Grey Goose Fresh Cut Spritz Recipe

Ingredients:

• 50ml GREY GOOSE® vodka
• 150ml Soda Water
• A squeeze of fresh grapefruit juice
• Splash of Noilly Prat Vermouth
• Red Grapefruit wedge
• A sprig of fresh Thyme

Method:

1. Chill wine glass and fill with cubed ice.
2. Build drink in order of ingredients.
3. Garnish with a red grapefruit wedge and/or a fresh sprig of thyme.

SOFI Aperitivo's Classic SOFI Spritz

Ingredients:

• Prosecco
• SOFI Aperitivo
• Soda Water
• Slice of citrus, to garnish

Method:

1. Fill a large wine glass with ice
2. Build the drink by pouring the ingredients in this order; SOFI Aperitivo, prosecco, and soda water.
3. Garnish with a slice of your favourite citrus

Fiorente Spritz

Ingredients:

• 25ml Fiorente Elderflower Liqueur
• 50ml Prosecco
• 50ml Soda Water
• Juice from 2 lime wedges
• 6-7 Mint leaves

Method:

1. Build in a wine or rocks glass over cubed ice.
2. Garnish with a mint sprig.

Quincy Spritz

Ingredients:

• 300ml Quincy Passionfruit 
• 30ml Aperol
• Lemon slice

Method:

1. Pour the Quincy Passionfruit and Aperol into a spritz glass (if you don't have one, use an oversized wine glass)
2. Stir to combine them (not too vigorously as you want to keep the bubbles)
3. Add ice to fill the glass and lemon garnish (give it a little squeeze before placing at the top)

Maison Mirabeau's Riviera Spritz

Ingredients:

• 30ml Mirabeau Dry Gin
• 10ml Elderflower Liqueur
• 10ml Lemon Juice
• 60ml Sparkling Water

Method:

1. In an ice-filled shaker, shake together the gin, elderflower, liqueur and lemon juice.
2. Fill a wine glass with fresh ice and strain the mixture.
3. Add the sparkling water and gently stir. Garnish with lavender sprigs and a wedge of lemon.

Grey Goose Watermelon Rose Spritz

Ingredients:

• 45ml Grey Goose vodka
• 15ml Crawley rose syrup 
• 30ml Fresh lime juice 
• 15ml Martini Bianco
• 15ml Soda Water
• 30ml Fresh watermelon juice

Method:

1. Fill your glass with ice.
2. Add Grey Goose, Crawley rose syrup, fresh lime juice, Martini Bianco and soda water.
3. Gently stir to combine.
4. Top with watermelon juice.
5. Garnish with a slice of lime.