About
With the buds blooming all around you, you can't help but smile all the time during this refreshing, cheerful season! That's what inspired this Spring Spritzer. The brightness of the lemon and the sweetness of the strawberries mixed with the tingly vodka and tangy cranberry juice make for a very vibrant, fun drink to sip on while you're soaking up all the sunshine you've missed so dearly. There are many warm, lush, and lively days ahead, so celebrate each and every one with a Spring Spritzer!
Ingredients
- For the drink:
- 1 lemon, sliced into rounds
- 1 cup fresh strawberries, hulled and sliced
- 12 ounces vodka
- 3 ounces simple syrup, store-bought or homemade
- 3 ounces unsweetened 100% cranberry juice
- For serving:
- ice, to taste
- soda water, to taste
- fresh mint leaves, to taste
Directions
Step 1 -In a pitcher, add the lemon rounds, the strawberry slices, the vodka, the simple syrup, and the cranberry juice and stir to combine.
Step 2 -Place the pitcher in the refrigerator and chill for at least 30 minutes and up to 4 hours.
Step 3 -In serving glasses, evenly add the ice and top each with 3 ounces of the vodka mixture and equal amounts of the soda water.
Step 4 -Serve the spritzers garnished with the fruit from the pitcher and the mint leaves.
