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Spritz and Champagne Cocktail Recipes

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An Aperol Spritz is equal parts Prosecco and Aperol over ice, topped with a dash of club soda and an orange slice. Below are that recipe and four more sparkling cocktails, the Sparkling Cosmopolitan, Sparkling Frozé, French 77 and Mexican Spritz, each with exact measurements and the bottles it calls for, plus amaro swaps for your spritz.

For more drinks by spirit and season, see our Cocktail Recipes.

1. Aperol Spritz

Aperol Spritz with an orange slice

The classic Italian aperitivo: equal parts Prosecco and Aperol, built over ice right in the glass.

Ingredients

  • 1 part La Marca Prosecco
  • 1 part Aperol Aperitivo Liqueur
  • Club soda
  • Orange slice

Steps

  1. Fill a wine glass with ice.
  2. Add equal parts Prosecco and Aperol.
  3. Top with a dash of club soda and garnish with an orange slice.

2. Sparkling Cosmopolitan

Sparkling Cosmopolitan in a Champagne flute

A Cosmopolitan shaken with Cointreau and cranberry, then lengthened with brut Champagne.

Ingredients

  • 2 oz Nicolas Feuillatte Reserve Exclusive Brut Champagne
  • 1 1/2 oz Grey Goose Vodka
  • 3/4 oz Cointreau Orange Liqueur
  • 1/2 oz cranberry juice
  • 1/2 oz fresh lime juice
  • Frozen cranberries, to garnish

Steps

  1. Add the Cointreau, vodka, lime juice and cranberry juice to a shaker.
  2. Add ice and shake until chilled.
  3. Fine strain into a Champagne flute.
  4. Top with the Champagne, pouring slowly to prevent overflow.
  5. Garnish with frozen cranberries.

3. Sparkling Frozé

Sparkling Frozé made with Chandon Brut Rosé and raspberries

A blended raspberry, lime and ginger slush made in a blender batch, then topped with sparkling rosé in each glass.

Ingredients

  • Chandon Brut Rosé, to top
  • 6 oz Belvedere Vodka
  • 2 cups fresh raspberries
  • 1/3 cup fresh lime juice
  • 1 thin slice of fresh ginger
  • 3 tbsp honey syrup
  • Ice
  • Mint and raspberries, to garnish

Steps

  1. Add all the ingredients except the Chandon to a blender.
  2. Add the ice and blend.
  3. Pour into wine glasses and top with Chandon Brut Rosé.
  4. Garnish with mint and a raspberry.

Tip: For honey syrup, blend 2 parts honey with 1 part hot water.

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4. French 77

French 77 cocktail with a lemon twist

A twist on the French 75 that adds elderflower liqueur to the gin, lemon and Champagne.

Ingredients

  • 2 oz Nicolas Feuillatte Reserve Exclusive Brut Champagne
  • 1 oz gin (the original recipe uses Hendrick's; Tanqueray London Dry works in the same measure)
  • 1/2 oz St-Germain Elderflower Liqueur
  • 1/2 oz lemon juice
  • Lemon twist, to garnish

Steps

  1. Combine the gin, elderflower liqueur and lemon juice in a shaker with ice.
  2. Shake and strain into a Champagne flute.
  3. Top with the sparkling wine and garnish with a lemon twist.

5. Mexican Spritz

Mexican Spritz with grapefruit

Tequila, Aperol and fresh grapefruit, shaken and finished with a Prosecco floater.

Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 oz Partida Blanco Tequila
  • 1 oz Aperol Aperitivo Liqueur
  • 2 oz freshly squeezed grapefruit juice
  • Mionetto Prosecco, to top

Steps

  1. Shake the tequila, Aperol and grapefruit juice with ice.
  2. Strain over fresh ice into a wine glass.
  3. Top with a Prosecco floater.

6. Other Spritzes: Amaro Swaps

Select Aperitivo bottle

Mix up your spritz game: swap the Aperol in the Aperol Spritz for another light amaro, in the same equal-parts measure, for a different kind of flavor. Here are some of our favorites.

  • Select Aperitivo
  • Nonino Quintessa Amaro Liqueur
  • Ramazzotti Amaro Liqueur

New to amaro? Our Vermouth and Amaro Guide explains the styles.

Spritz and Champagne Cocktail Questions, Answered

How do you make an Aperol Spritz?

Fill a wine glass with ice, add equal parts Prosecco and Aperol, top with a dash of club soda and garnish with an orange slice.

What is in a French 77?

2 oz brut Champagne, 1 oz gin, 1/2 oz elderflower liqueur and 1/2 oz lemon juice. Shake everything except the Champagne with ice, strain into a flute, top with the sparkling wine and garnish with a lemon twist.

What can I use instead of Aperol in a spritz?

Another light amaro gives a different flavor. Try Select Aperitivo, Nonino Quintessa Amaro or Ramazzotti Amaro in the same measure.

What is a Mexican Spritz?

1 3/4 oz blanco tequila, 1 oz Aperol and 2 oz fresh grapefruit juice, shaken with ice, strained over fresh ice into a wine glass and topped with Prosecco.

More guides: Cocktail Recipes · Vermouth and Amaro Guide · Brunch Cocktail Recipes · Mini Champagne and Sparkling Wine Bottles · Sparkling Wine Guide