This light and refreshing blood orange spiked lemonade is made with gin but is just as delicious with vodka. It’s bright, effervescent and not too sweet. The perfect cocktail!
Anybody else still holding tightly onto summer? I’m soaking up these last few weeks with the boys before they go back to school. And nothing goes better with summer than a refreshing glass of lemonade. I love to whip up some homemade lemonade for the kids, and then make this delicious Blood Orange Lemonade Gin Spritz for Rich and me. Bright and not too sweet, it’s the perfect refreshing drink to enjoy what remains of summer.
Ingredients
- Lemonade: You can make some homemade, or use your favorite store bought lemonade!
- Gin or vodka: Gin and vodka can frequently be swapped for each other in cocktails. Vodka will give a crisp, clean flavor, while gin adds some more herbal notes from the juniper berries.
- Orange liqueur: Thatcher’s makes a delicious blood orange liqueur that is fully organic and doesn’t use any high fructose corn syrup. Full of juicy orange flavor, and a little, tiny hint of raspberry.
- Club soda: Gives the drink some fizz! While you can use plain club soda, I like to use a lemon flavored sparkling water to add little more citrus flavor.
How to Make a Blood Orange Lemonade Gin Spritz
To make your blood orange lemonade gin spritz to serve in bulk, fill a pitcher with ice, lemonade, gin or vodka, and orange liqueur. You can alternatively make individual servings by adding ingredients to a cocktail shaker and then strain into a glass.
Pour into glasses over ice, then top with the soda water. Slice up a fresh lemon or lime to use as a garnish if you’re feeling fancy, or you can use orange peels!
Serve and enjoy your Blood Orange Lemonade Gin Spritz!
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Blood Orange Lemonade Gin Spritz
Ingredients
- 4 cups lemonade (homemade or store bought)
- 12 ounces gin (or vodka)
- 4 ounces blood orange liqueur
- 16 ounces club soda
- lemon wheels and mint (optional garnish)
Instructions
- In a large pitcher, stir together lemonade, gin and blood orange liqueur. Fill four glasses with ice and fill each glass 3/4 full with the spiked blood orange lemonade. Top each with club soda and garnish with a lemon wheel to serve.
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