Summer spritz cocktails can be sipped with pleasure all summer long. Here are 8 spritz recipes for you to enjoy through summer, with non-alcoholic options, too.
A spritz cocktail is the perfect summer beverage for all kinds of hot days — whether you’re having a party, a picnic, or hanging out on the beach.
Pro Tip: For best results, make sure to chill all the ingredients you can before creating your spritz. This is especially important for prosecco/sparkling wine, alcohol, and mixers like soda water.
Keep reading for our eight summer spritz cocktail recipes.
1. White Wine Spritz
Ingredients
- 3 oz semi-dry white wine such as a Riesling
- 2 oz prosecco
- 1 oz soda water
- Lemon and lime wedges, berries, and mint for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- In a wine glass with ice, add white wine, prosecco, and soda water. Gently stir to combine.
- Garnish with lemon, lime, berries, or mint if you like.
2. Strawberry Aperol Spritz
Ingredients
- 3 strawberries
- 3 oz prosecco
- 2 oz Aperol
- 1 oz soda water
- 1 mint sprig
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker or glass, muddle the sliced strawberries.
- Prepare a wine or rocks glass with ice. Pour muddles of strawberries into glass, then top with prosecco, Aperol, and a splash of soda water. Stir gently to combine.
- Garnish with a mint sprig.
3. White Port & Tonic
Ingredients
- 2 oz dry white port
- 4 oz tonic water
- Lime wedge and mint sprig for garnish (optional)
Instructions
- Prepare a wine glass with ice, then top with white port and tonic water. Gently stir to combine.
- Garnish with lime wedge and mint.
4. Peach Spritz
Ingredients
- 4 peach slices
- 1 oz Amaro Nonino
- 1 oz fresh orange juice
- 2 oz prosecco
- 2 oz soda water, plus a splash to muddle the peaches with
- Orange wedge
Instructions
- In a wine or rocks glass, muddle 4 peach slices with a splash of soda water.
- Add ice, Amaro Nonino, orange juice, prosecco, and soda water. Gently stir to combine.
- Garnish with an orange wedge.
5. Minty St. Germain Spritz
Ingredients
- ½ oz. St. Germain
- 4-6 mint leaves
- 4 oz. dry sparkling wine or prosecco
- 2 oz. soda water
- Lemon wedge for garnish
Instructions
- In a wine glass, gently muddle the mint leaves and St. Germain. Let sit for a few minutes to release the flavors and aromas.
- Add ice, sparkling wine, and sparkling water. Gently stir to combine and garnish with a lemon wedge.
6. Rosemary Campari Spritz
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz Campari
- 3 oz prosecco or dry sparkling wine
- 1 oz. soda water, plus a splash to muddle the rosemary with
- 3 rosemary sprigs
- 3 lime slices
Instructions
- In a wine or rocks glass, muddle two rosemary sprigs and one lime slice with a splash of sparkling water.
- Add ice, then top with campari, sparkling wine, and sparkling water. Gently stir to combine.
- Garnish with remaining lime slices and rosemary sprig.
7. Non-Alcoholic Watermelon Spritz
Ingredients
- 6-8 watermelon cubes
- 6-8 mint leaves
- 1-2 limes, freshly squeezed for juice
- 3 oz soda water
- Mint sprig for garnish
Instructions
- In a wine glass, muddle watermelon cubes, mint leaves, and limes juice.
- Add a scoop of ice to glass, then top with soda water. Stir gently.
- Garnish with mint sprig.
8. Fruity Rosé Spritz
Ingredients
- 8 raspberries
- 6 pineapple chunks
- Squeeze of fresh lemon juice
- 3 oz dry rosé
- 1 oz aperol
- 2 oz soda water
- Simple syrup (optional)
Instructions
- In a wine glass, muddle raspberries and pineapple with a squeeze of fresh lemon juice.
- Add ice, rosé, aperol, and soda water. Gently stir to combine.
- Taste spritz and add small amounts of simple syrup for sweetness if desired.
For a Non-Alcoholic Fruity Rosé Spritz: Substitute Aperol and dry rosé with a non-alcoholic sparkling beverage like seltzer water or alcohol-free sparkling rosé (like Welch’s Sparkling Rosé from Amazon**).
Also try out our kombucha cocktail recipes for summer, spring and winter!
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