Emma Mykytyn Three sparkling serves that are in demand this summer
Looking for easy summer spritz recipes to make at home? From a refreshing limoncello spritz to rhubarb gin and an unusual grapefruit brandy spritz, these three sparkling cocktails are perfect for sunny afternoons.
From a tried and tested classic to bold new flavour ideas, this trio offers a spritz serve for every taste with easy to make recipes designed to be enjoyed at home over the warmer months.
Each is created with a popular spirit or liqueur from LMB’s award winning portfolio – Bardinet Brandy, Villa Cardea Limoncello and Warner’s Rhubarb Gin – and feature the refreshing fruit flavours of zesty grapefruit, lush lemon and tangy rhubarb.
Bardinet Rosè Spritz
Because brandy is not just for Christmas…
Bardinet brandy’s mellow, fruity notes work perfectly in a whole host of summer cocktails and this serve is no exception. A must try for grapefruit lovers, it’s vibrant hues and citrus flavours are inspired by a late afternoon on the French Riviera.
40ml Bardinet Brandy VSOP
40ml grapefruit juice
10ml elderflower syrup
60ml prosecco
A splash of sparkling water
1 slice of pink grapefruit to garnish
Ice
Fill a large balloon glass with ice. Add the Bardinet Brandy, grapefruit juice and elderflower syrup then stir gently. Slowly add the prosecco, top with a splash of sparkling water then stir again gently. Add a slice of pink grapefruit and enjoy!
Warner’s Rhubarb Garden Spritz
An English garden in a glass
Distilled with real rhubarb and crammed with countryside flavour, Warner’s Rhubarb Gin is a refreshing farm-grown favourite which works wonderfully in this summer spritz.
50ml Warner’s Rhubarb Gin
70ml cloudy apple juice
Top with prosecco
Garnish with a slice of orange or fresh herbs
Build the gin and apple juice over ice in your favourite copa or wine glass. Top with prosecco and garnish with a slice of orange.
Villa Cardea Limoncello Spritz
Transports to Italy’s sun-soaked lemon groves
Produced in Northern Italy, Villa Cardea’s traditional limoncello is created using a unique, natural recipe which infuses the finest lemon peel from Sicily. The ‘star of summer’, a limoncello spritz, is a must try serve.
75ml prosecco
50ml Villa Cardea Limoncello
25ml soda water
Ice and lemon slices to garnish
Fill a large wine glass with ice. Add the Prosecco, then the soda water and finally the limoncello. Stir gently and garnish with the lemon.
Janette Deed, Marketing Manager for LMB UK said: ‘The spritz is one of the UK’s most popular cocktails and for good reason. Its light, refreshing flavour is perfect for the summer months and it can so easily be recreated to bar quality at home.
‘Whilst classics like our Villa Cardea Limoncello Spritz remains a firm favourite, new flavour variations are always well received by drinkers keen to experiment and try something different. Our three recipes really do cater for all tastes and pay homage to the countries where these three delicious spirits hail from.’
Warners Rhubarb Gin, 70cl, RRP £33.50, available in Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Waitrose
Villa Cardea Limoncello, 70cl, RRP £13, available in Asda and Morrisons
Bardinet VSOP Brandy, 1L, RRP £23, available in Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Asda and Morrisons
