Cranberry Rosemary Spritz Mocktail Recipe
Cranberry and rosemary over ice with sparkling water — tart enough to serve before a meal rather than after.
- Category: Mocktail
- Glass: Wine glass
- ABV: 0%
- Difficulty: Easy
- Prep time: ~3 min
- Alcohol-free: ✓
Ingredients
- Cranberry juice90 ml (3 oz)
- Fresh lemon juice20 ml (0.7 oz)
- Simple syrup15 ml (0.5 oz)
- Rosemary sprig1 piece
- Sparkling water90 ml (3 oz)
How to Make It
- Slap the rosemary sprig and drop it into a wine glass.
- Fill with ice and add the cranberry juice, lemon juice and syrup.
- Top with sparkling water and stir gently.
- Garnish with rosemary and a few cranberries.
Garnish
Rosemary sprig and cranberries
What it tastes like
The citrus acidity leads, fruit notes come forward, it has a green, botanical backdrop and it is carbonated.
The technique
Built in the glass. Ice goes into the serving glass, the ingredients go on top, and you stir once if at all. Anything carbonated goes in LAST and never gets stirred; every turn of the spoon costs you bubbles. Fill the glass to the rim with ice: less ice melts faster, not slower.
Glass and ice
A stemmed wine glass. The big bowl leaves room for ice and fruit, and gives the aroma somewhere to gather.
Ingredient notes and substitutes
- Fresh lemon juice
- Freshly squeezed lemon; one lemon gives 30-40 ml. It can swap with lime, but lemon is softer and less aromatic, so use a touch more.
- Simple syrup
- One part sugar to one part water, stirred until it dissolves — no need to boil it. Keeps a month in the fridge. No syrup? Use the same amount of honey, loosened with a little water.
- Sparkling water
- Mineral water or plain soda both work; the minerals in mineral water leave a faint salty depth. The fizz lasts longest in a small, unopened bottle.
The Story
Nordic bars built a no-alcohol aperitivo around the berries already growing there, cranberry and lingonberry first among them.
Frequently asked questions
- How is a Cranberry Rosemary Spritz mixed?
- It is built in the glass and served in a wine glass.
- Does a Cranberry Rosemary Spritz contain alcohol?
- No. It is safe to serve to children, to anyone pregnant, and to whoever is driving.
- Is a Cranberry Rosemary Spritz hard to make?
- Easy. No bar kit required — a measure, ice and a jar will do.
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