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Wonderful Seedless Lemon Elderflower Spritz
Floral, fizzy, and built for a glass of something beautiful.
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Floral, fizzy, and built for a glass of something beautiful.
A fresh-squeezed juice base from Wonderful® Seedless Lemons lifts the delicate floral sweetness of St-Germain into something genuinely worth pausing for. Because the lemons are naturally seedless, the juice goes straight into the glass – no fishing, no fussing.
Mix the ingredients together and serve over ice in a large wine glass. Garnish with candied/dried lemon.
Use a large wine glass or balloon glass. The wide bowl gives the mint and lemon room to express aromatically and leaves space for a generous amount of ice without the glass feeling cramped. A standard tumbler will work in a pinch, but the drinking experience is noticeably better from a wide-mouthed vessel.
Do not stir after adding Prosecco. The carbonation in Prosecco distributes itself naturally when poured gently. Stirring after the fact breaks the bubbles and produces a noticeably flatter drink within minutes. A single gentle stir before the Prosecco goes in is all the mixing this recipe needs.
Use fresh mint, always. Dried mint lacks the cooling, aromatic, volatile oils that make fresh mint worth adding. If you cannot find fresh mint, leave it out rather than substitute. The drink is still excellent without it.
Express, do not muddle, the mint. Muddling mint releases bitter chlorophyll from the leaves along with the essential oils. A single firm clap between your palms extracts the oils cleanly and keeps the flavor bright rather than vegetal.
Prosecco vs. Champagne vs. Cava. Prosecco is the traditional choice for spritzes. It is lighter, fruitier, and lower in pressure than Champagne, which means it integrates gently rather than overwhelming the elderflower. Cava is an excellent substitute at a lower price point. Avoid heavily oaked or aged sparkling wines.
Chill the glass ahead for a party. Pop the glasses in the freezer for 10–15 minutes before building the drinks. A cold glass slows ice melt and keeps the spritz at its correct temperature and bubble level longer.
Batch the base for a crowd. Combine the elderflower liqueur and fresh seedless lemon juice in a pitcher (6 oz. of each for 8 servings) and refrigerate until ready. When guests arrive, add the pre-made base to each ice-filled glass, top with Prosecco and sparkling water per glass, express mint, and garnish. Do not batch the Prosecco as it will go flat.
Classic Hugo Spritz. Replace the St-Germain with 1 oz. of elderflower syrup (non-alcoholic, available at most European grocery stores) and omit the lemon juice. Add a thin slice of lime if desired. This is the original South Tyrolean version: lighter, sweeter, and lower in alcohol.
Rosé Elderflower Spritz. Use Rosé Prosecco in place of standard Prosecco. The berry and strawberry notes in a good Rosé sparkling wine echo the lychee and stone-fruit character of the elderflower, and the color is striking in a clear glass.
Cucumber Elderflower Spritz. Add 3 thin slices of English cucumber to the glass before building the drink. Cucumber and elderflower are a classic pairing: both are cool, clean, and subtly floral, and the seedless lemon juice ties them together sharply.
Elderflower Gin Spritz. Add ½ oz. of a London Dry or floral gin alongside the St-Germain. Reduce the sparkling water to ½ oz. to keep the proportions balanced. The botanical notes in the gin amplify the elderflower and lemon combination considerably.
Mocktail Elderflower Lemon Spritz. Replace the St-Germain with 1 oz. of elderflower cordial (Belvoir or Bottle Green are widely available) and replace the Prosecco with sparkling white grape juice or additional sparkling water. Keep the fresh seedless lemon juice as written. The cordial version is slightly sweeter, so the lemon juice is especially important.
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