Sparkling Strawberry Cocktail For Summer, with A Mocktail Version

My Sparkling Strawberry Cocktail is the perfect drink for the hot summer days ahead.  Made with fresh strawberries, sparkling wine and vodka, with a mocktail option to make this a refreshing summer drink that anyone can enjoy. 

Everyone loves a refreshing cocktail to beat the summer heat, and my Sparkling Strawberry Cocktail is the refreshing drink to keep everyone happy.  A sparkling fizzy drink that is fresh and delicious, but doesn't have to be boozy.   Simply follow the substitutions below to make this summer strawberry drink an impressive mocktail.  Perfect for a booze-free start to the new year!

Why You Will Love This Recipe

• It's simple, light and refreshing
• You can make a jug of it, for casual summer drinks to enjoy with friends
• It can be made alcohol-free, so you can enjoy the celebrations without the booze
• It's summery, pink and pretty

Ingredients

• Crushed ice cubes
• Fresh strawberries
• Pure icing sugar
• Sparkling wine (prosecco, champagne)
• Vodka
• Garnish:  strawberry
• Mocktail option: chilled club soda (soda water) or sparkling water, alcohol-free prosecco or lemonade

Substitutions and Additions

• Mocktail version: swap your bottle of bubbles for a non-alcoholic prosecco or champagne, or even lemonade.   Omit vodka, or use club soda or mineral water instead.
• Summer Spritz:  use half sparkling wine and half soda water to top up the glass, for a refreshing summer spritz that is lighter to drink
• Strawberry Fizz: turn this sparkling strawberry cocktail into a Strawberry fizz, by adding a squeeze of fresh lime juice.  Garnish with fresh mint and a lime slice

Step by Step Instructions

• Trim and hull the strawberries, then add them to a small blender with the icing sugar and process until a smooth puree (you can also use a stick blender)
• Sieve the strawberry puree to remove the seeds
• Half fill a champagne flute or coupe with ice cubes or crushed ice
• Add the sieved puree and vodka, then mix with the ice
• Top the glass with you chosen sparkling wine (or use half wine, half soda to make a spritz)
• Add a fresh strawberry or half a strawberry on a cocktail stick to garnish

Tips and Tricks

• Make a large batch of puree and freeze in an ice cube tray, then use as required.
• If you don't have crushed ice, crush ice cubes in a food processor and store it in the freezer.

Serving Suggestions

• It's a refreshing cocktail on a lazy summer afternoons
• A great party cocktail that can be made in larger quantities
• Pretty enough to serve at a baby shower, or for Valentine's Day or Mother's Day

More Great Cocktails for Summer Sipping

• Gin Gin Mule
• Hugo Spritz
• Cosmopolitan Spritz

I hope you enjoy this delicious Strawberry cocktail recipe.  I love that it's perfect, with or without the alcohol and hope you do too.

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