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Sparkling wine, gin, and strawberries come together in this Strawberry Spritzer cocktail that blends sweet California grown berries with a touch of zest from lime. Cheers!
Let’s relish in the season of beautiful bounty as long as we can! We don’t need a special occasion to pop some bubbly and toast to the day, although today’s Sparkling Strawberry Spritzer recipe would be absolutely lovely for a brunch, baby shower, or any other special event! The sweetness of strawberries muddled with fresh mint and a dash of lime are the perfect base for this fruity concoction of gin and California sparkling wine!
Making a Strawberry Spritzer, step-by-step:
Grab a bottle of sparkling wine, get it chilled really well, and let’s get making this delicious drink!
We’ll begin with our puree. You will need granulated sugar, fresh strawberries – rinse and remove stems, a lime, and a handful of mint.
Place the fresh strawberries into a blender (or a food processor). Add the juice of one lime.
Add the granulated sugar. Puree well.
Divide the pureed mixture between four champagne flutes (or fill about 1/4 full).
Add a few sprigs of mint to each glass. Muddle well to get some of that minty flavor mixed in.
Let’s add the booze!
Next, add 1 ounce of gin to each glass.
Time to fill with chilled sparkling wine – I used a rose sparkling wine for added pink coloring and a bit of extra berry undertones. Wait for the bubbles to recede a bit and continue filling with sparkling wine, leaving just a bit of room at the top of the glass to add a light splash of sparkling water (not pictured).
Top off your creation with sparkling water. Now your drink is made and can be served as is. But – I like to kick it up a notch with a really simple, but beautiful garnish!
Let’s make the cocktail garnish:
To prepare our garnishes, you will need a small strawberry and a sprig of mint for each cocktail. Since I grew this mint in my backyard, some of it had overgrown and developed the prettiest little white flower heads. No worries if you don’t have blossoms on the end of your mint, just use a lush green sprig and your garnish will be perfect! Pinch each sprig toward the top, and drag your fingers down the rest of the stem to remove the rest of the leaves, leaving about 1 inch of foliage at the top and a bare stem below that is about 3-4 inches in length.
With a toothpick, pierce a hole all the way through the strawberry stem and out the bottom. Remove the toothpick.
Thread the mint sprig through the hole that you pierced in the strawberry. Your garnish is ready to go!
That’s all there is to it and aren’t these strawberry and mint garnishes beautiful?
Now, place each garnish across the rim of the glass and serve!!
Sparkling Strawberry Spritzer
Ingredients
- 750 ml bottle of California sparkling wine
- 4 ounces gin
- 1 cup fresh strawberries plus more for garnish
- 4 Tbs. fresh mint plus more full stems for garnish
- 1 lime
- 1/4 cup granulated sugar
- 8 oz. sparkling water plain or lime
Instructions
- Chill sparkling wine and gin for several hours.
- In a blender, puree strawberries, granulated sugar, and the juice of one lime.
- Divide puree mixture between four champagne flutes.
- Add 1 Tb. of mint leaves to each glass and muddle well.
- Add 1 ounce of gin to each glass.
- Top with sparkling wine and a small splash of sparkling water.
- Serve immediately.
Notes
Nutrition
Posted by Stefanie Knaus, Girl. Inspired.
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Strawberry Wine Slushy
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