The Midsummer Spritz Mocktail
By request of your A/C (give it a li’l break), we concocted the perfect summer cooldown bev. Guiltless by alcohol-free nature and only requiring some simple ingredients, add to your favorite tumbler and seek refuge at the cabana. Wind down, you’ll only be getting up for seconds.
Ingredients
- Sparkling water
- Grapefruits (1/2 per serving)
- Bitters (Angostura or Orange)
- Fresh basil
For lemon simple syrup:
- 4 medium lemons
- 1/2 cup sugar
Directions:
- Make simple syrup: Zest and juice lemons. Combine the juice with the sugar in a saucepan and boil for 10 minutes. Turn off the heat, add zest, and let it rest until cool. Strain.
- Juice your grapefruit.
- Put the juice of about half a grapefruit into each glass.
- Stir in two tablespoons of simple syrup (or more to taste).
- Add ice and a drop or two of bitters.
- Fill up most of the way with sparkling water, and stir gently. Add a sprig of basil, or a few if you're feeling bold.
- Find a cabana, stat.