Sugarplum Spritz

By Brooke CaisonPublished: Nov 30, 2023

Approved by the Delish Test Kitchen

1 Rating

a refreshing holiday cocktail with plum wine, prosecco, maraschino cherry syrup, lemon, and bitters, garnished with a sugared plum

PHOTO: ANDREW BUI; FOOD STYLING: MAKINZE GORE

Yields:

2 serving(s)

Prep Time:

5 mins

Total Time:

5 mins

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Let’s keep it real, half the fun of hosting is putting out a spread of adorable treats with even more adorable names that just happen to be delicious. That’s why we created the Sugarplum Spritz. It’s a refreshing blend of plum wine, cherry syrup, and lemon with just a dash of bitters to round it out and make it a true spritz. It’s fruity, light, and fizzy, but heavy on holiday cheer.

This bubbly cocktail is also low ABV, so you can knock back a few before you feel too buzzed to be a good host. Plum wine is an ingredient every budding cocktail expert should have in their beverage arsenal. It’s a Japanese wine that’s sweet, floral, and slightly sour, with a texture that will bring extra body when added to a mixed drink.

If you need more playfully-named cocktails to round out your holiday festivities, check out our recipes for Christmosas or Jingle Juice!

Did you try this recipe? Let us know how it went in the comments!

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Directions

1. Step 1Spread sugar on a small, shallow plate. Pour simple syrup onto another small, shallow plate. Dip rims of 2 tall glasses in simple syrup, then roll rims in sugar, holding glass at a 45° angle.
2. Step 2In a cocktail shaker, combine wine, cherry syrup, lemon juice, and bitters. Fill shaker with ice, cover, and vigorously shake until outside of shaker is very frosty, about 20 seconds.
3. Step 3Fill prepared glasses with ice. Strain cocktail into glasses. Top with prosecco.
4. Step 4Dip skin of each plum slice into simple syrup, then gently roll in sugar. Garnish drinks with sugared plum slices.