Our Top 3 Favourite Spritz Recipes for your next Summer Soiree

Whether you’re hosting an intimate event or throwing the bash of year for 100, what to plate up and pour are top of the to-do list this silly season.

Bowery Lane mixologist and head bartender, PJ provides the blueprint for a successful soirée, from the ultimate entry aperitif to an after-dinner sweet treat.

Bowery Lane Ultimate Entry Cocktail: Sparkling Elderflower and Raspberries

INGREDIENTS:

Elderflower cordial

Champagne sparkling of choice – we suggest supporting local and purchasing a few bottles of Josef Chromy Vintage Sparkling.

Punnet of fresh raspberries

METHOD:

Pour 2 tablespoons elderflower cordial into each of 6 Champagne flutes. Top up with chilled sparkling wine, then serve each cocktail garnished with raspberries – done.

Your favourite Old Fashioned with a festive twist

8 fresh or frozen cranberries

2 teaspoons sugar

2 dashes of Angostura bitters

1 strip (2 inches) orange zest

1 tablespoon water

2 ounces Maker’s Mark

METHOD:

Muddle cranberries, sugar, bitters, and orange zest with water in a medium glass until sugar dissolves. Pour in the bourbon and add a single large ice cube.

The Eggnog Martini

INGREDIENTS:

2 1/2 ounces eggnog

1 ounce vanilla vodka

1 ounce Amaretto

Caramel syrup

Brown sugar

Cinnamon Stick

METHOD:

Fill a shaker with ice and pour in the eggnog, vodka and amaretto, and shake until chilled. Rim a chilled martini glass with a mixture of caramel syrup and brown sugar (you can either pour both on a saucer and rub the glass in them, or dip the glass into the caramel syrup from one saucer and the brown sugar in another if you’re struggling to get it to stick). Strain the mixture into martini glass, and garnish with a cinnamon stick.