RECIPES

Blackberry Spritz

by James Beard Foundation

Blackberry Spritz

TOOLS

Ingredients

  • 3/4 ounce Bitter citrus aperitif (or sweet orange aperitif)
  • 3/4 ounce freshly squeezed grapefruit juice
  • 1 tsp blackberry jam
  • 3 ounces sparkling white wine or sparkling rose wine

Direction

  1. Fill a wine glass with ice and let it chill. Meanwhile, add everything (except the sparkling wine) to the cocktail shaker.
  2. Add ice and shake vigorously to fully incorporate the jam for approximately 15 seconds.
  3. Double-strain the shaker contents (using both the Hawthorne and fine-mesh strainer) into the chilled wine glass and top with sparkling wine. Garnish with a grapefruit twist.

Garnish

  • Grapefruit twist