This easy 3-ingredient Limoncello Spritz recipe is light, refreshing, and crisp. It's perfect for sipping poolside and is as simple as pouring Limoncello, Prosecco, and soda over ice. Toss in some colorful, reusable ice cubes to make this cocktail fun and festive.
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If you enjoy refreshing, fizzy drinks like classic Aperol spritz, you have to try this limoncello spritz! This simple cocktail is light, citrusy, bubbly, and boozy!
You can make this gorgeous drink even more impressive by using reusable colored ice cubes and garnishing with dehydrated orange slices or dried limes. Not only do I use them to garnish my limoncello spritzer, but I also add them to tea, water, soups, and stews.
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😍 Why You'll Love This Recipe
- This limoncello spritz cocktail recipe only requires three ingredients.
- This limoncello spritz recipe takes only 5 minutes to prepare!
- This recipe is simple, yet sophisticated enough to impress guests!
- Italian spritzes make great summer cocktails but can be enjoyed year-round.
- It's easy to make a larger batch by using 3 parts limoncello, 3 parts Prosecco, and 2 parts club soda!
🔖 Ingredients & Substitutions
- Limoncello: Limoncello is an Italian liqueur from the Amalfi coast that's made with infused lemon peels. It is the star of the show, so I have no substitutions. I usually make my own using vodka or Everclear, lemon peels, and simple syrup. Pallini Limoncello is excellent, but Caravella is also delicious. Store the limoncello in the freezer so that it's always ready to enjoy.
- Prosecco: Prosecco is an Italian sparkling wine. If needed, you can substitute it with another sparkling white wine.
- Soda: Soda water adds more bubbles without additional flavor or sweetness. However, Sprite or Seven UP are great alternatives if you prefer a sweeter drink.
- Garnish: Fresh mint sprigs, rosemary sprigs, basil, thyme, or your favorite herb or edible flower can be used as a garnish.
🍋 How to Make a Limoncello Spritz
Step 1: Fill a glass (or glasses) with frozen plastic reusable ice cubes, or use regular ice cubes. Add dehydrated citrus slices or a fresh slice of lemon.
Step 2: Pour 3 ounces of chilled limoncello into the glass.
Step 3: Add 3 ounces of Prosecco and 2 ounces of club soda (or your favorite sparkling beverage) and give it a quick stir.
Optional: Garnish with an additional lemon slice or a sprig of mint.
🧀 Serving Suggestions
Serve this drink with snacks and appetizers, or make a pitcher of limoncello spritz to serve at a summer party! Here are some great things to pair with:
- Cheese, olives, or a simple charcuterie board
- Bruschetta with mozzarella
- Burrata Caprese
- Vietnamese spring rolls
- Air fryer portobello mushroom fries
- Ceviche de camaron
🤷🏻♀️ FAQs
Wine Folly has an interesting post that points out the following differences between Champagne and Prosecco:
•Prosecco is a sparkling wine from Italy, while Champagne is a sparkling wine from France.
•Champagne takes longer to produce than Prosecco, which accounts for Champagne's pricier tag.
•There are many other factors involved, which you can read about here.
The best way to drink limoncello is ICE COLD. Because of the high alcohol content, limoncello does not freeze. For this reason, limoncello is usually stored in the freezer.
Limoncello can also be enjoyed mixed with your favorite soda, juice, or lemonade.
Yes, limoncello will definitely get you drunk. Limoncello contains 28% alcohol by volume. This might be the reason why it's usually enjoyed in a small, shot-sized serving.
👩🏼🍳 Pro Tips
- Not everyone has the same preferences. Now that you know the main ingredients required to make this Limoncello Spritz recipe, play around with the measurements to suit your personal taste.
- I use glass cups, but wine glasses work as well.
- For a sweeter limoncello spritz recipe, add Sprite or your favorite soda. If you don't like your drinks too sweet, use sparkling water instead.
- For added lemon flavor, you can add lemon zest or fresh lemon juice.
- If you need to seal the champagne bottle until needed next time, a bottle plug sealer comes in handy.
- Frozen berries make a great substitute for ice cubes! Raspberries, strawberries, and blackberries all work really well in this limoncello spritz recipe.
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Ingredients
Method
- Fill a glass (or glasses) with frozen plastic reusable ice cubes, or use regular ice cubes. Add dehydrated citrus slices or a fresh slice of lemon.
- Pour 3 ounces of chilled limoncello into the glass.
- Add 3 ounces of Prosecco and 2 ounces of club soda (or your favorite sparkling beverage) and give it a quick stir.
- Optional: Garnish with an additional lemon slice or a sprig of mint.
Nutrition
Notes
- Not everyone has the same preferences. Now that you know the main ingredients required to make a Limoncello Spritz, play around with the measurements to suit your personal taste.
- For a sweeter drink add sprite or your favorite soda. If you don't like your drinks too sweet, use club soda instead.
- If you need to seal the champagne bottle until needed next time, a bottle plug sealer comes in handy.
Pat Manske says
If you need a quick, easy and tasty refreshing drink, this should be your go to. Delicious!
Hilda Sterner says
Thanks for the review!
Kelly Methey says
This Limoncello Spritz recipe is very tasty and refreshing. This would be a really great drink for a bridal shower or a signature drink for a party. It can be very pretty with garnishes that can enhance the taste too. Yum!
Hilda Sterner says
Thank you so much the the sweet review!
Kathy Fisher says
Limoncello Spritz is a very refreshing, invigorating and impressive drink. Lemon always brightens things up. For me this is a great summer drink although any season is a good season. I've always been a lemon lover and this is a terrific lemon drink. We had it just the way this recipe states. Enjoy.
Hilda Sterner says
Thank you for the review!