Nature’s Candy Spritzer

For this Labor Day weekend, I received several recipes and photos for some amazing cocktails. As you serve cocktails, also have plenty of water available for everyone. For your enjoyment, drink alcoholic beverages in moderation. We recommend using a designated driver. Many thanks to Santa Margherita  winery and Sparkling Ice for these recipes.

Nature’s Candy Spritzer

Ingredients

4 blackberries
2 mint leaves
Juice of ½ lemon
2 oz Gin
Sparkling Ice Lemon Lime

Directions

1.Place blackberries and mint into a cocktail shaker and muddle.
2. Combine lemon juice and gin, shake until combined.
3. In an ice filled rocks glass, strain blackberry mixture and top with Sparkling Ice Lemon Lime.
4. Garnish with fresh mint and serve.

Peach Royale

Peach Royale

Ingredients

Santa Margherita Prosecco Superiore DOCG
1 oz. tequila
1 oz. white peach purée
½ oz. lemon juice
½ oz. simple syrup
3 dashes peach bitters

Directions

1. Shake and strain on ice and top with Santa Margherita Prosecco Superiore DOCG.
2. Garnish with a peach wedge.

Watermelon Vodka Lemonade

Sparkling Watermelon Vodka Lemonade

Ingredients

3 cups seedless watermelon pieces
3 lemons, juiced
½ cup vodka
¼ cup fresh mint
2 cups Sparkling Ice Classic Lemonade

Directions

1. In a blender, puree the watermelon and lemon juice, strain through a sieve into a drink pitcher.
2. Add mint, vodka, and Sparkling Ice Classic Lemonade- then stir.
3. Serve over ice and garnish with fresh mint.

Blackberry Smash

Blackberry Smash

Ingredients

2 oz Santa Margherita Prosecco Superiore DOCG
Fresh blackberries
Fresh basil leaves
1 oz gin
½ oz simple syrup
½ oz fresh lemon juice

Directions

1. Find some fun glasses to use – rocks glasses or stemless wine glasses look great.
2. Muddle 6 blackberries and 3 basil leaves.
3. Add gin, simple syrup, and lemon juice.
4. Top off with Santa Margherita Prosecco Superiore DOCG.
5. Garnish with an extra few blackberries and a sprig of basil.

Wine Supercooler

Wine Supercooler

Ingredients

1 Part Reisling
1 Part Sparkling Ice Pomegranate Blueberry
Pomegranate Seeds
Cranberries
Teaspoon Agave
Mint

Directions

Mix all in a pitcher, pour into wine glasses and add a mint leaf garnish.

Spritz O’clock

Spritz O’Clock

Ingredients

Santa Margherita Sparkling Rosé
1 oz. Aperol
½ oz. vodka
½ oz. orange juice
Dash of passion fruit purée
5 drops of orange flower water

Directions

1. Build over ice and top with Santa Margherita Sparkling Rosé.
2. Garnish with an orange wheel and spray of orange blossom.

Cheers!
Kathy