Award Season Gin Spritzer
I’m not all that interested in films because I think real life is more intriguing. But if you are or even if you’re not, the Award Season Gin Spritzer is an interesting cocktail for New Year’s Eve or your Oscar night jamboree. Gin is one pretty potent beverage that happens to be carbohydrate free. I like to use organic mixers as well as fruit juices when I create cocktails. The Winter Blues Gin Cocktail is another example.
Holland is the historical home of gin, so it is fitting I am presently partial to Nolet’s. 325 years and 11 generations later, the Nolet family legacy endures. The family is of the same company that brought Ketel One Vodka to the United States in 1983. I tend to adhere to white liquor when imbibing, yet I have never tasted Ketel One, so I must try it soon.
The flowery botanical notes of Nolet’s Silver Gin, however, play gently off the lemon in the Award Season Gin Spritzer. Higher quality spirits are usually worth the extra money, but there are so many small batch gin distillers now I cannot keep abreast of them all. Combine with a meal of Simple Spring Scallops so that the award for the best host will go to you.
Pro Tip: Extra ice in the shaker tones down the sweetness and keeps the calories manageable. Cheers!
Award Season Gin Spritzer
Equipment
- 2 Champagne Bowl Glasses
- 1 Cocktail Shaker
Ingredients
- 2 Jiggers Sparkling Organic White Grape Juice 1 jigger equals approximatley 3 tablespoons.
- 2 tbsp Gin
- 1 tbsp Meyer Lemon Juice, fresh squeezed
- 12 dashes Peychaurd Aromatic Cocktail Bitters
- Organic Ginger Root, freshly grated Garnish
- Crushed or cracked ice
Instructions
- Add first 4 ingredients and ice to the cocktail shaker. Shake thoroughly.
- Pour into champagne bowl glasses.
- Garnish with fresh grated ginger and serve.
This gin spritzer has all of the flavors I love! A bit of tang from the Meyer lemon juice, some bitterness from the aromatic bitters, and the bow on top- gin! My favorite spirit.
Made this to use the last bit of gin we had and it was so tasty! I added the extra ice as suggested and it had just the right amount of sweetness. So good!
We love a good cocktail over here! Your recipe for this gin was perfect! So delicious, and made for a great get together cocktail!
I found my go-to gin cocktail. Not only was it delicious but also refreshing! Love the addition of ginger, very tasty.
This gin spritzer was so refreshing and the perfect drink after a long day. Loved the addition of lemon and ginger. Will be making this again for my next dinner party!
This was so refreshing and delicious! Definitely our current favourite drink!
This is my kind of cocktail! Simple and refreshing!
This cocktail ticked all of my boxes. It was easy to put together, looked amazing and tasted even better. Can’t wait to make it again for friends.
Thank you Jen!
I love a good gin cocktail and THIS is a good gin cocktail. Cheers to you!
Thank you Jazz!
The lemon and the gin paired so so well! Loved the cocktail!
This cocktail is SO good. I had this on the patio last night and it was such a good night cap. Thanks for this recipe!