Celebrating the 4th with Valley & Co. – Lemonade Sparkler
We are kicking it into gear prepping for the holiday weekend {about 750,000 people will descend on our little neighborhood on the coast so we batten down the hatches!} and are excited to share the last of our bonus recipes from our 4th of July spread for San Diego Magazine. Earlier this week we gave you our crab boil recipe and Nick’s famous shortcake recipe.
These three recipes combined will make for an effortless, delicious, and memorable 4th of July celebration. Not to mention, they’re fairly effortless so you’ll look like the ultimate host or hostess. Enjoy!
Images courtesy of Rippee Photography for Valley & Co.
Tower 23 Strawberry Lemonade Sparkler
2 oz. strawberry infused Svedka vodka | 2 oz. simple syrup | 2 oz. fresh lemon juice {or pink lemonade} | sparkling wine
Pour simple syrup and vodka into a shaker and shake with ice and add lemon juice. Top with sparkling wine | Garnish with strawberries and mint
What are your plans for the long holiday weekend? Enjoy it!
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Gorgeous cheerful photos!
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shouldn’t it be fresh lemon not lime?
It is lemon! It’s quite refreshing. Happy holidays!
I saw this pinned on Pinterest and I love the glasses used here as well as the drink! Where did you find such pretty tumblers?
So happy you enjoyed The post!
It’s really a delicious drink perfect for summer. The glasses belonged to the venue but I’ve seen something similar at Crate & Barrel.
Thank you! I’ll look that up!
You can also find tons of beautiful glasses/tumblers at places like Ross or TJ Max.
Is the vodka already infused or do you get to do that little project on your own?
You can purchase a strawberry-flavored vodka, but we’d recommend infusing it yourself with fresh strawberries. Cut up about 3 strawberries and place in the amount of vodka you’ll be using. Set out for a day and then use in the cocktail. Enjoy!
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Aleah & Nick
My first time commenting.
Any idea how to make a NON-ALCOHOLIC version. Thanks.
Thank you for stopping by! If you removed the vodka and the sparkling wine you could add sparkling water for fizz and we’d recommend adding more lemonade for flavor. By removing two elements you might water it down. Here’s another sparkler recipe we have that’s only one part vodka without the syrup. You could easily just omit the vodka here. Let us know what you think!
Thank you for stopping by!
You can swap out the sparkling wine and vodka for a sparkling water. We recommend San Pellegrino. You could add a lemon-flavored sparkling water for an extra kick of citrus. Have fun!
Hi, I really wnat to make these, I don’t normally “mix” drinks, so what kind of syrup is best? Thanks!
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We think you’ll enjoy!
We make our own simple syrup: with 2 parts water and 1 part sugar {you can start with 2 cups water, 1 cup sugar}. Bring water to a boil and add the sugar, stirring as you turn down the heat. Do not bring the water to a boil. Remove from heat and keep stirring, it will start to thicken.
Good luck. Please share a picture with us if you make these!
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WHich kind of simple syrup did you use and which type of sparkling wine do you suggest?
Hi Cyndi!
We make our own simple syrup: with 2 parts water and 1 part sugar {you can start with 2 cups water, 1 cup sugar}. Bring water to a boil and add the sugar, stirring as you turn down the heat. Do not bring the water to a boil. Remove from heat and keep stirring, it will start to thicken.
We have a number of favorite sparkling wines, but any from the California coast would be lovely or a Domaine Chandon.
For champagne we’re partial to Veuve Cliquot, but prosecco is just as great for cocktails and you can find a good bottle for under $10.
I only like making cocktails for a crowd instead of individual glasses. Do you have this recipe for the crowd you made it for? I would make a couple pitchers of this.
Thanks!
It’s equal parts, so it would be easy to make the recipe for as much as you want. Change “2 oz” to “2 cups” or “2 litres” or however much you want.
That looks awesome, perfect spring/ summer drink. I can’t wait to tested, we have lots of strawberries coming form CSA, so I always look for a super recipes for my favorite berry
Hooray! We’re so happy to hear this!
I would also like to make this as a pitcher of drinks do you have the receipe for that?
Where did you get your glasses? I love the shape of them?
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lovely photos!
Thank you so much! Happy weekend!
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instead of wine club soda or 7up-like can be used. some of us can’t drink wine.
You could most definitely try that. We probably wouldn’t recommend 7-Up {as to not compete with the lemon} but club soda or sparkling wine would be fine. Cheers!
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How much sparkling wine do you use? Thanks this looks delicious, can’t wait to try in the summer!
Glad to hear it! You top the glass with sparkling wine, so the calculation depends on the glass, but we’d estimate a few ounces per glass. Cheers and enjoy!
Cheer and enjoy!!! They look so fantastic and attractive! I love it and thanks for your sharing…
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I can hardly wait to try these!
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What is the yellow rectangle sticking out? It’s driving me crazy that I can’t figure it out.
They are rectanglular pieces of the lemon rind as a garnish
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