Blackberry Cucumber Ginger Spritzer Recipes

BLACKBERRY SPRITZER

Steps:

• Muddle the blackberries and basil in a pitcher. Add the club soda, vodka, cassis, lime juice and agave and stir to combine. Chill for at least 1 hour and until ready to serve. Thread a basil leaf and blackberry onto each cocktail pick. Serve the spritzers over ice and garnish with the cocktail picks.

CUCUMBER-GIN SPRITZERS

Steps:

• Combine 1 1/2 cups gin, 1/3 cup lime cordial (such as rose's), 2 tablespoons lime juice and 1 thinly sliced persian cucumber in a small pitcher. Divide among 6 ice-filled glasses; top with ginger ale and add lime slices.

BLACKBERRY, CUCUMBER, GINGER SPRITZER

Steps:

• For the sipping vinegar:.
• Mash the blackberries and sugar together in a bowl, cover and refrigerate for 2 days, stirring occasionally. Add the vinegar to the macerated blackberries and refrigerate for another day. Press the mixture through a fine mesh strainer, discarding the solids. Transfer your sipping vinegar to a container.
• For the herbal tea:.
• Combine the ginger and 2 1/2 cups water in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil and simmer for 10 minutes. Add the tea bags and turn off the heat. Let the mixture steep for 5 minutes, then strain and cool.
• For the spritzer:.
• Fill a cocktail shaker with ice. Add 2 ounces blackberry sipping vinegar, 2 ounces cooled herbal tea, 1/2 ounce lemon juice and 1/2 ounce elderflower syrup. Shake vigorously and pour over a glass filled with ice. Top off with some seltzer and garnish with 3 cucumber slices, 1 ginger coin and a mint sprig. Repeat.