Cool Off This Season With Refreshing Summer Spritz Cocktails With These Easy, Vibrant Recipes Perfect For Beach Days, Rooftop Parties Or Golden Hour Sipping

Do you find yourself drinking less alcohol during the warmer months? When the heat hits New York City, you know the summer of spritz cocktails is upon us. A spritz is more than just a drink, it’s a lifestyle. As we previously mentioned, consumers are shifting towards botanical concoctions, and low-alcohol mixtures as healthy entertaining options. Spritz cocktails are light, bubbly and irresistibly refreshing especially when sipping on rooftop bars, outdoor brunches or backyard soirees.

A classic spritz combines three simple ingredients: A bitter liqueur, like Aperol or Campari, sparkling wine, and soda water. However, today’s spritz culture offers additional options. From creative gin spritz mixtures, sparkling rosé variations, to alcohol free alternatives. We are celebrating the hot season with a curated collection of the best summer spritz cocktails to help you recreate at home. Consider this as your go to guide to discovering fruity, floral, and herbaceous blends for effortless entertaining featuring must-have spritz cocktail ingredients that will brighten up any summer soiree.

Summer Spritz Cocktails to Sip All Season

The ‘3-2-1’ Aperol Spritz

Ingredients:

Ice cubes
Aperol
Cinzano Prosecco
Soda Water
Slice of orange

Method:

In a stemmed balloon glass full of ice, combine 3 parts of Cinzano Prosecco followed by 2 parts Aperol. Add 1 part or a splash of soda water, stir gently if needed and garnish with an orange slice. The end result should be a uniform, perfect orange color.

Triple Ruby Spritz

Ingredients:

2 oz Carpano Dry Vermouth
1 oz Triple Sec
3 oz Fever-Tree Sparkling Pink Grapefruit Soda
Garnish: grapefruit wedge

Method:

Pour all ingredients into a tall rocks glass, fill with ice and stir. Garnish with a grapefruit wedge.

Lillet Blanc Spritz

Ingredients:

3 parts of Lillet Blanc
3 parts of Soda Water
Recommended Garnish: slice of orange
Ice Cubes

Method:

Build Lillet Blanc and soda water over ice. Next, strain into a white wine glass filled with ice. Then, garnish with either a slice of grapefruit and/or orange.

Lillet Rosé Spritz

Ingredients:

3 parts of Lillet Rosé
3 parts of Soda Water
Recommended Garnish: slice of grapefruit and/or orange
Ice Cubes

Method:

Build Lillet Rosé and soda water over ice. Next, strain into a white wine glass filled with ice and then garnish with either a slice of grapefruit and/or orange.

Incredible Summer Spritz Cocktails To Sip All Season

Lillet Spa Spritz

Ingredients:

24 lemon or orange slices
24 cucumber slices
1/2 cup of mint leaves
2 cups Lillet Blanc
1 750 ml bottle of Mumm Sparkling Brut Prestige
2 cups club soda

Method:

In a pitcher, add citrus slices (lemon, orange or lime), fresh cucumber and loosely packed mint leaves. Next, pour in chilled Lillet Blanc, one bottle of Mumm Sparkling Brut Prestige and club soda. Stir to combine and serve over ice.

Strawberry Negroni Spritz

Ingredients:

1 oz NOLET’S Silver Gin
1 oz Sweet Vermouth
1 oz Campari
3 Fresh Strawberries
1 tsp sugar
Club Soda or Seltzer
Fresh Pepper

Method:

Muddle 2 and a half strawberries with sugar in a cocktail shaker (reserving the prettiest 1/2 strawberry for garnish). Add the NOLET’S Gin, vermouth and Campari to the shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled (when the shaker begins to sweat). Strain into an ice-filled Spritz glass, top with soda water and garnish with the reserved strawberry sprinkled with a grind of fresh black pepper.

Botanical Spritz

Ingredients:

1.5 oz NOLET’S Silver Gin
0.5 oz Elderflower Liqueur
Soda Water
Fresh Lemon Slices, Raspberries, Peach Slices, and/or Orange Wheels for Garnish

Method:

Pour NOLET’S Silver, elderflower liqueur, and soda water into an ice-filled gin balloon glass. Stir well. Garnish with a combination of preferred fruit botanical garnishes.

Hugo Spritz

Ingredients:

1.0 oz NOLET’S Silver Gin
0.5 oz Elderflower Liqueur
Prosecco
Soda Water
Lemon Wheel & Mint

Method:

Build by adding all the ingredients in the order above into a balloon glass with ice.

Orange Blossom Spritz

Ingredients for 2 cocktails:

2 oz. NOLET’S Silver Gin
1 oz. Orange Blossom Water
2 oz. Fresh Squeezed Orange Juice (Approximately 2 Oranges)
4 oz. Prosecco or Sparkling Wine
Ice Cubes

Method:

Combine all the ingredients but the Prosecco in a cocktail shaker with ice and shake vigorously. Once chilled, pour over ice into a highball glass, leaving room for a splash of Prosecco or Sparkling Wine. Garnish with an orange slice.