Limoncello Spritz

If you want something lightly boozy and easily drinkable, the limoncello spritz is going to be your new favorite porch drink. This limoncello cocktail, inspired by the classic Aperol Spritz, will transport you to the Amalfi coast in Southern Italy, with its bright lemon flavor. You can also easily batch it to make a pitcher of limoncello spritz for a party. It's a refreshing, citrusy cocktail and is the perfect summer drink for a hot summer day. 

Limoncello Spritz Recipe

Just like its Aperol based cousin, we use a basic 3:2:1 ratio of bubbly Prosecco, Limoncello, and sparkling water to make this limoncello spritz cocktail. Unless you like a very sweet cocktail, use a dry prosecco to make the most delicious cocktail. This will keep it balanced and make for an overall delightful limoncello spritz. 

At a party, I like to leave the ingredients out for both drinks, and assortment of garnishes like lemon slices, orange slices, fresh mint leaves, fresh basil leaves, and raspberries, and let people build their own.  For those who love a super tart cocktail, a small bottle of fresh squeezed lemon juice is also a nice touch, or some lemon peels. 

A small sign at your bar station next to the bottle of prosecco with the following on it can help people make it:

Limoncello Spritzes Recipe:

• 3 parts prosecco
• 2 parts limoncello
• 1 part club soda
• Pour over ice-filled glass

where to buy limoncello?

If you live in a state where the hard stuff is sold in a grocery store, you should be able to find limoncello in with the aperitifs and/or cordials.

If you live in a state where you need to go to an ABC store or other type of liquor store, head there first! And once again check in the aperitifs and cordials section for Italian lemon liqueur. 

On its own limoncello is delightful: sweet and tart with a hit of booziness in the back.

Used in cocktails, it's a great secret weapon to add a citrusy sweet punch to any of your existing favorites.

If you like this, you might like these other limoncello drink recipes:

• Homemade Limoncello
• Limoncello Lemon Drop

📖 Recipe

Limoncello Spritz

A lightly alcoholic limoncello drink recipe that's super refreshing and perfectly paired with porch sitting.

4.34 from 6 votes

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Ingredients

• 2 oz limoncello
• 3 oz prosecco
• ice
• top with 1 - 2 ounces club soda
• sliced lemon garnish

Instructions

• Fill a large wine glass with ice.
• Pour 2 ounces of limoncello and 3 ounces of prosecco over the ice. Top with 1 - 2 ounces of club soda. Garnish with a sliced lemon and serve.

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