2023 National Spritz Day Recipes

National Spritz Day is August 1, and this cocktail is the perfect summer sipper. So break out the bubbly and treat your bar guests to a special spritz menu!

 

The Contraluz Spritz

Ingredients:contraluz spritz recipe
1 oz Contraluz
1 oz Italicus Clear Aperitifâ—‹
4 oz Champagne

Preparation:
In a flute, mix Contraluz and Italicus. Top it off with brut champagne. Garnish with a lemon twist.

Recipe and image courtesy of Contraluz Mezcal, from Casa Lumbre.

 

The Chambord Spritz

Ingredients:spritz cocktail recipe
1 part Chambord
3 parts white wine
2 parts soda water
mint sprig & black raspberries

Directions:
Pour 3 parts of white wine into a pitcher or glass with lots of ice, add Chambord and soda water and garnish with black raspberries and a mint sprig.

Recipe by Chambord.

 

Sweetheart Spritz

Ingredients:sweetheart spritz recipe
1 ½ oz St~Germain Elderflower Liqueur
3 oz Pét-Nat Sparkling
2 drops Miracle Mile Yuzu Bitters
Club soda
Fresh raspberries
Basil

Directions:
In a cocktail shaker, muddle the raspberries and then add the St~Germain, Sparkling Rosé, and bitters. Shake and pour into a Collins glass over ice. Top with club soda and garnish with fresh basil.

Recipe from St~Germain.

 

Sparkling Peach

Ingredients:spritz recipe
1 oz Crown Royal Peach
.5 oz Aperol
.75 oz lemon juice
3 cucumber slices
1 barspoon of superfine sugar
1.5 oz Sparkling Rose

Directions:
Muddle cucumber slices and add remaining ingredients to shaker tin, shake with ice, double strain using fine strainer and top with Sparkling Rose. Using a peeler (Y-peeler suggested) peel cucumber from top to bottom. Spiral into a rose shape and spear through with long toothpick / garnish pick. Garnish cocktail with 1-2 cucumber roses.

Recipe by Ghetto Gastro.

 

Grapefruit Spritz Margarita

Ingredients:spritz recipe
1 ½ oz Blanco Tequila
½ oz Triple Sec
1 oz grapefruit juice
Grapefruit Spritz Society

Directions:
Rim glass with lime and salt. Shake all ingredients except grapefruit spritz and pour over ice into rimmed glass. Top with 3 – 4 oz of Grapefruit Spritz Society. Garnish with a slice of grapefruit.

Recipe by Spritz Society.