Sparkling Cocktails

81 recipes, including Red Mimosa, Tinto de Verano (and Calimocho / Pé Sujo), Wine & Tonic.

81 Sparkling cocktails, with ingredients and how to make them.

  • Red Mimosa — A twist on the brunch classic that swaps sparkling wine for the acidity or sweetness of red wine.
  • Tinto de Verano (and Calimocho / Pé Sujo) — Built right in the glass for maximum refreshment.
  • Wine & Tonic — A wine take on the classic highball, all about aromatics.
  • Batanga — Tequila, lime, and cola in a tall glass.
  • Cuba Libre — The classic Cuban highball of rum, lime, and cola.
  • Aperol Vodka Spritz — A take on the Italian spritz that pairs vodka and orange juice with the bitterness of Aperol.
  • Lazy Caipirinha (Limoneto) — Cachaça and Limoneto soda built straight in a tall glass.
  • Caipirinha Spritz — A classic caipirinha topped with sparkling wine, stirred gently to keep the bubbles.
  • Aperol Citrus — A casual build of Aperol and citrus soda in a highball glass.
  • Blackberry Limoncello Smash — A gin smash with muddled blackberries, limoncello, and sparkling water, double strained.
  • Limoncello Spritz — A citrusy spritz of limoncello and sparkling wine, finished with lime wheels.
  • Sunrise Mocktail — A layered mocktail of orange juice, soda, and grenadine, with the classic sunrise look.
  • Orange Spritz — Built right in the glass and refreshing: vodka, orange juice, and Laranja Spritz syrup, topped with sparkling water.
  • Citrus Punch — A highball of whiskey and tangerine syrup, topped with sparkling water.
  • Glasco Fizz — A fizz of gin and strawberry syrup, lengthened with lime juice and sparkling water.
  • Paloma — A Mexican classic of tequila with grapefruit and lemon syrups, topped with sparkling water.
  • Apple Tinto de Verano — A riff on Spain's summer wine: dry red wine with tangerine syrup, diced apple, and orange juice, topped with sparkling water.
  • Green Apple Vodka Fresh — A built highball: vodka and green apple syrup topped with Lemon Fresh, with optional citrus foam.
  • London Mule — A London take on the mule: gin and ginger-lime syrup, topped with sparkling water and finished with ginger foam.
  • Aperol Tonic — An Aperol highball topped with tonic or sparkling water, garnished with orange and tangerine foam.
  • Jack Honey Limonade — A highball whiskey lemonade with honey, lime juice, and sparkling water, finished with lemon slices and lemon foam.
  • Americano — The Negroni's predecessor: Campari and sweet red vermouth lengthened with soda water, built over plenty of ice.
  • Campareto — A light highball of Campari lengthened with Limoneto and lemon slices.
  • Campari Tonic — A refreshing highball of Campari lengthened with tonic, finished with navel orange slices.
  • Campari & Beer — Campari, lime, and beer, finished with a beer foam whipped with a blender.
  • Cachaça Mojito — A mojito built with white cachaça, lightly pressed mint, and crushed ice, lengthened with soda water.
  • Spritz Lemonade — A long mocktail of tangerine and strawberry syrups with lime juice, topped with soda water.
  • Homemade Soda — A soda by the glass with fruit syrup and soda water: sweet only from the syrup, citrusy if you top it with Lemon Fresh.
  • Tom Collins — A long classic of gin, lemon juice, and syrup, topped with soda water.
  • Sol Maior — A Licor 43 fizz lengthened with mandarin juice, lime, and soda water.
  • Pé de Serra — A cachaça highball with passion fruit pulp and lime, lengthened with guaraná soda.
  • Orvalho — A pale spritz of vodka and dry white wine, with lemon and thyme.
  • Brasa — A whiskey mule with fresh ginger muddled in honey and lime, lengthened with soda water.
  • Aperol Spritz — Italian 3-2-1 classic: prosecco, Aperol, and soda water, served in a wine glass with an orange slice.
  • Gin & Tonic — Classic highball of gin topped with cold tonic, plenty of ice, and lemon.
  • Mojito — Cuban classic of white rum, mint, lime, and soda, built in a highball without shredding the leaves.
  • Moscow Mule — Classic of vodka, ginger beer, and lime, built in a copper mug.
  • Hugo Spritz — Floral spritz of elderflower liqueur, prosecco, soda water, and mint.
  • Dark 'n' Stormy — Bermudian highball of dark rum floated over ginger beer — a storm in a glass.
  • Ancoradouro — Rum highball with Cynar and orange juice, lengthened with soda water.
  • Carmim — Red wine spritz with limoncello and orange juice, lengthened with soda water.
  • French 75 — IBA classic of gin, lemon, and syrup, topped with champagne in a flute.
  • Caju Blue — Easygoing highball of cashew fruit juice, honey cachaça, and blue curaçao, lengthened with soda water.
  • Pink Lemonade — Long mocktail of lime, syrup, and grenadine, topped with soda water and mint.
  • Buckaroo — Whiskey and cola highball with three dashes of aromatic bitters — the Jack and Coke, elevated.
  • Cherry Caramel — Highball of caramel vodka, cherry syrup, and vanilla, lengthened with soda water.
  • Strawberry Mojito — Cachaça mojito with strawberries muddled in a highball, mint just pressed, and crushed ice on top.
  • Blackberry Gin Fizz — Gin fizz with blackberry syrup and lemon, lengthened with soda water and topped with jam.
  • Negroni Sbagliato — The "mistaken" Negroni: Campari and sweet red vermouth lengthened with prosecco in place of gin.
  • Green Apple & Pé de Moleque Soda — Alcohol-free soda of green apple and pé de moleque (peanut brittle) syrups, lengthened with soda water.
  • Blackberry Moscow Mule — Vodka mule with blackberry syrup and lime, lengthened with ginger beer in a mug.
  • Jaboo Spritz — Spritz of jabuticaba liqueur and brut sparkling wine, brightened with a touch of lemon.
  • Jaboo & Tonic — Highball of gin and jabuticaba liqueur lengthened with tonic water and lemon.
  • Ranch Water — Texas highball of blanco tequila, lime, and sparkling water, built in the glass.
  • Bellini — Brunch classic: prosecco and peach purée, served in a chilled flute.
  • Mimosa — Brunch classic: fresh orange juice and brut sparkling wine, equal parts in a flute.
  • Apple Ice Lemonade — Highball of vodka and green apple syrup with lime juice, lengthened with soda water.
  • Coconut Ginger Refresher — Mocktail of ginger syrup, coconut water, and mint, lengthened with soda water.
  • Kir Royal — French aperitif: crème de cassis in the bottom of a flute, topped with brut sparkling wine.
  • Clericot — Pitcher punch of white or sparkling wine, chopped fruit, and orange liqueur — barbecue summer in a glass.
  • Sunset Mule — Vodka mule with orange juice and grenadine, built in the glass for a sunset gradient.
  • Green Apple Mule Whiskey — Green apple whiskey highball lengthened with ginger beer, built in the glass.
  • Blackberry Cola Whiskey — Blackberry whiskey and cola highball, with a cherry in the glass.
  • El Diablo — Tequila highball with crème de cassis, lime, and ginger beer — Trader Vic's classic.
  • Arraial Mule — Cachaça mule with pé de moleque (peanut brittle) syrup and lime, lengthened with ginger beer.
  • Tropical Shadow — Layers of grenadine, pineapple, and white rum with Sprite, built over crushed ice.
  • Pimm's Cup — British fruit cup of Pimm's No. 1 lengthened with ginger ale, cucumber, strawberry, and mint.
  • Japanese Highball — Classic whiskey-and-soda highball, ice-cold soda water, stirred once in a tall glass.
  • Cantarito — Jalisco highball: tequila with grapefruit, orange, and lime juices, lengthened with grapefruit soda and a pinch of salt.
  • Air Mail — Classic of gold rum, lime, and honey syrup, topped with sparkling wine in a flute.
  • Sicilian Cello — Limoncello lengthened with Sicilian lemon soda, on the rocks.
  • Fernandito — Argentine highball of Fernet Branca and cola, built in the glass over ice.
  • Champagne Cocktail — Jerry Thomas classic: a sugar cube soaked in Angostura, topped with brut sparkling wine.
  • Italian Buck — Buck of Cynar and Amaro Montenegro with ginger syrup, lime, and ginger beer.
  • Old Cuban — Modern classic of gold rum, mint, lime, and Angostura, topped with sparkling wine in a coupe.
  • Gin Rickey — Dry highball of gin, lime juice, and soda water — no sugar, in a tall glass.
  • Caribbean Ember — Highball of dark rum and rye with pineapple, maple, and ginger beer, shaken and lengthened over ice.
  • Bicicletta — Milanese aperitif of Campari, dry white wine, and soda water, in a highball.
  • Igarapé — Cachaça highball with açaí-and-guaraná liqueur, lime, and guaraná soda.
  • Blackberry Garden Tonic — Gin and tonic with blackberry syrup and lemon, lengthened with tonic in a tall glass.
  • Blackberry Mojito — White-rum mojito with blackberry syrup, mint, and lime, lengthened with soda water.

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