Blueberry Spritzer is a mild, refreshing, summery drink that you may sip on all afternoon. Spritzers are a fantastic warm climate drink due to the fact they don’t leave you feeling weighed down and they may be short and easy to make. the other high-quality component about a drink like that is the calorie depend. It’s at the lower end, so if you are looking your energy, you aren’t going to dissipate a 3rd of them on one drink. And just take a look at that colour. The blueberry syrup gives this cocktail the most lovely coloration. Who doesn’t like a pretty drink?
Or, greater importantly, what’s in a white wine spritzer? Wine, club soda and a citrus peel if you’re feeling fancy. That’s the bare bones recipe. if you’re seeking out something with a chunk extra pizazz, this blueberry version has the most lovable pink hue and it’s simply barely sweet. one of the most crucial factors in a drink like that is temperature. It must be cold. I’m speaking some levels above freezing.
historically, spritzers are made with wine. however, I’ve seen pretty some spritzer with vodka recipes doping up during the last few years. if you aren’t a fan of wine, otherwise you need a lower carb drink, you may actually switch out the wine for vodka. I couldn’t in correct faith give you the inexperienced light in this without attempting it myself, so I did.
Ingredients
- Blueberry Simple Syrup
- 3 cups blueberries
- 1 cup water
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1/2 lemon rind only
- Spritzer
- 1 bottle white wine inexpensive, but drinkable, chilled
- 1 bottle club soda chilled
Instructions
- Make blueberry syrup
- Add all ingredients to a 2 qt pot and bring to a boil.
- Lower heat and let the blueberries cook until they are bursting. Remove from heat and cool.
- Strain through a fine mesh strainer, pressing lightly with a rubber spatula to extract as much juice as possible from the berries.
- Discard solids.
- Make spritzers
- Fill a glass with ice, then add 3 ounces of wine, 1 ounce of club soda and 1 ounce of blueberry syrup. Stir.
- Garnish with blueberries and mint, if desired. Serve immediately.