Spring Fling Spritz

This refreshing and tangy cocktail, called the Spring Fling Spritz, is the perfect drink to welcome the arrival of spring. Made with mandarin juice, lemon juice, and a hint of fennel, this cocktail has a delightful combination of citrus and herbal flavors. Topped with ginger beer, it's a fizzy and invigorating drink that's reminiscent of a sunny spring day.

Spring Fling Spritz

A refreshing and tangy cocktail with mandarin juice, lemon juice, fennel simple syrup, and ginger beer, perfect for spring.

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Ingredients

  • 2 oz mandarin juice
  • 1/2 oz lemon juice
  • 1 oz fennel simple syrup
  • 2 dashes celery bitters
  • 2 oz ginger beer
  • Fennel Simple Syrup:
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1/3 cup fennel tops (coarsely chopped)
  • Rocks
  • Fennel sprig and dehydrated lemon slice

Instructions

  1. In a medium saucepan, heat water and sugar until sugar is completely dissolved and just beginning to simmer.
  2. Remove from heat, add fennel, and allow to steep for 30 minutes before straining. Store in the fridge.
  3. Shake mandarin juice, lemon juice, fennel simple syrup, and celery bitters with ice.
  4. Strain into a rocks glass filled with ice.
  5. Top with ginger beer and gently mix using a spoon.
  6. Garnish with a slightly crushed fennel sprig and a dehydrated lemon slice.