This easy 4th of July cocktail is the perfect marriage of refreshing, fizzy, and delicious! Thirst-quenching lemonade is dressed up all in blue with splashes of chilled white wine and lemony sparkling water. Mix up this cool blue sparkling spritzer cocktail to cool off while you celebrate those fireworks with a refreshing drink!
Make a colorful cool blue 4th of July Cocktail
To keep the colorful 4th of July vibes flowing, I added a vibrant splash of blue curaçao to this easy lemonade cocktail. When you mix up the cocktail and finish it off with red sliced strawberries, it looks so tasty and colorful! It makes a fun patriotic drink recipe for sipping while you take in those evening fireworks! It’s perfect for those of you who enjoy a jazzed up white wine spritzer with a little fruit.
What is Blue Curacao?
It’s a colorful liqueur with a most wonderful and tropical variety of citrus flavor. The Laraha orange is native to the island of Curaçao, and its dried peel is used to flavor the blue Curaçao liqueur. Hence, the flavor comes from the tropical variety of citrus and the name comes from the island of Curaçao.
A Cool Blue Easy 4th of july cocktail to celebrate summer!
This tasty and patriotic summer-inspired cocktail also helps to answer a lot of questions! What can I mix with white wine and lemonade? How can I spruce up that plain old white wine spritzer? What mixes well with wine? The answers are all swirled together in this cool blue sparkling wine 4th of July cocktail! It truly is an easy way to jazz up that white wine spritzer with some lemonade and fresh fruit!
What type of Wine is Best for a spritzer?
Nice crisp dry white wines do best in refreshing spritzer cocktails. I use the same style of wines in this lovely watermelon rosemary spritzer. Try one of a few varieties that all work well!
- Pinot Grigio
- Sauvignon Blanc
- Dry Blush or Rosé
- Pinot Gris
- Vinho Verde
- Albariño
Make An Easy 4th of July Cocktail with lemonade and fresh strawberries
If possible, grab a mason jar! I love, love, love, serving this up as a fun summer mason jar cocktail! Fill glasses about three quarters of the way with ice.
Turn our Refreshing Lemonade Wine Spritzer Blue!
Using a jigger to measure out the spirits, splash in about an ounce of the blue curaçao liqueur. This liqueur tastes so good mixed up with the rest of the cocktail! The next time you mix together a wine spritzer with lemonade or soda, try splashing in a citrusy liqueur like this! It adds a delicious and fruity quality to all the drinks.
Splash in Chilled Dry White Wine
Splash in three ounces of the dry white wine.
Add some Chilled Lemonade To The Spritzer Cocktail
Splash in about two ounces of lemonade. I love to use the Costco house brand of Kirkland organic lemonade. It is sweetened perfectly with lots of juicy fresh lemon flavor.
If you have a favorite brand of lemonade, use that!
Top off with fizzy sparkling water!
You can use your favorite brand of plain or flavored sparkling water, but I highly recommend La Croix sparkling water in the limoncello flavor!
It complements the lemonade and the blue curaçao. It keeps everything citrusy, sophisticated, and refreshing!
Now give your festive Fourth of July cocktail a gentle stir with a bar spoon.
Add Fresh Sliced Strawberries To This festive white wine spritzer cocktail
Use that same bar spoon to gently tuck in thin sliced strawberries. Tuck them in slowly so that they sit right up against the glass. They’ll create a pretty display of red berries against a cool blue backdrop in the glass! This is shaping up to be a stunningly delicious 4th of July drink recipe! Only one step left…
Garnish Your Easy Fourth of July Cocktail
To serve, finish the cocktail by garnishing with a strawberry on the rim of the glass. You could also add some fresh lemon wheels, if desired.
Pop in a straw and enjoy the fireworks with your cool blue 4th of July lemonade spritzer cocktail! It’s an easy winner for those you in search of refreshing and fun Fourth of July cocktails. If you crave more star-spangled cocktails, try a sparkling juicy berry 4th of July cocktail with vodka and get in the decorative spirit with this quick 4th of July front door wreath!
Festive and Easy 4th of July Cocktail with Lemonade and Strawberries
Equipment
Ingredients
- 1 oz Blue Curaçao
- 3 oz White Wine - Dry – I used Bota Box Pinot Grigio
- 2 oz Lemonade - Your favorite brand – I used Kirkland Organic Lemonade
- La Croix Limoncello - Sparkling Water For topping off
- 2 to 3 Fresh Strawberries - thin sliced
Instructions
- Fill your glass with ice about three-quarters of the way and splash in the blue curaçao, white wine, and lemonade. Give everything a stir with a bar spoon.
- Splash in the La Croix Limoncello sparkling water and give everything a second gentle stir.
- Use the bar spoon to tuck in thinly sliced strawberries by pressing them in against the glass and sliding them down so they show.
- Add a few straws and serve immediately, nice and cold.
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