Spring Fever
Spring Fever is a gorgeous bouquet of beautiful botanical flavors from Jamie Steinberg, beverage director at NYC’s Motel Morris. It’s a lovely seasonal sipper that stands up to any number of swaps and substitutions.
Botanical gin like Hendrick’s is gorgeous here, but a London Dry or Plymouth gin is crisp and bright. Elderflower syrup brings a delicate sweetness, but elderflower liqueur works just as well for a dryer character. And while we typically recommend a dry sparkling rosé in a cocktail, anything goes here – a hyper-sweet American sparkling pink Moscato fares just as well as the more acidic Sassetti vino spumante rosé that Steinberg uses.
Ingredients
- 3 parts Sparkling rosé wine or Sparkling white wine
- 1 part Botanical gin or Gin
- ¾ part Elderflower syrup or Elderflower liqueur
- ¾ part Lemon juice
- 6 whole quartered Strawberry
- 4 dashes Rhubarb bitters
Instructions
Pour the sparkling wine into a wine glass or goblet. Shake the remaining ingredients with ice, and pour unstrained into the prepared glass. Top with more ice if needed, and garnish with a lemon wheel.
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- Spring Fever recipe at Liquor.com
Abbey Mears, Google Play Store 
