Blood Orange Summer Spritzer

 
 

Bubbly and bold, this blood orange cocktail will become your new poolside go-to. The citrus undertones refresh the palette, while sweet notes of raw sugar and soda keep you on your toes all summer long! Cheers to extra long afternoons in the sunshine alongside your favorite people (and new favorite drink).

Scroll for recipe. Photos by Emily Frazier.

 
 

Makes 1 cocktail

2 bitter orange sugar cubes
1 lime
1.5 ounces gin
4 ounces blood orange San Pellegrino
Fresh mint, to garnish

1. Place two sugar cubes in a tumbler, and squeeze 1 quarter of a lime over the top. Muddle the sugar cubes until they break down into a paste.

2. Add ice to glass, and then pour gin and San Pellegrino. Stir.

3. Squeeze remaining lime into glass, and garnish with mint. Serve.