Ruff Draft: 4th of July Cocktail for Adults & kids, “Sparklertini”

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Sparklertini Cocktail for the 4th of July

The 4th of July is in a few more days and we are having fun creating party ideas with our newest All American 4th of July party collection!  If you haven’t seen our full party post, click here for even more ideas and inspiration!

4th of july party setup

Today we want to show you one of our favorite 4th of July Cocktail recipes, perfect for adults & kids… we are calling it “Sparklertini” Sangria.  This is a festive signature drink you can serve this weekend to celebrate the 4th of July.  Add some of our All American 4th of July printables to basic red napkins (fyi, Target has a great collection of red napkins & glassware) along with adding our printable party flags to sparkly drink stirrers and your 4th of July cocktail is ready for display!

Creating the perfect 4th of July Cocktail

“Sparlertini”  Sangria
Ingredients:

1 cup fresh raspberries
1 cup halved fresh strawberries
1/2 cup fresh blueberries
1 medium lemon, thinly sliced (if you want it more lemon flavored)
1/2 12 ounce can frozen pink lemonade concentrate, thawed (3/4 cup)
1/2 cup (4 ounces) limoncello (lemon-flavor liqueur)
2 750 milliliter bottle Prosecco or sparkling wine, chilled
1 splash of Grenadine for red color
adult & kid 4th of july cocktails
Directions:

  1. In a large pitcher or glass jar combine raspberries, strawberries, blueberries, and lemon slices. Stir in lemonade concentrate and limoncello. Cover and refrigerate for at least 4 hours or up to 24 hours to blend flavors.
  2. Just before serving, add Prosecco and fresh berries. Serve in glasses over ice.

Sparklertini Sangria for the 4th of July

For non-alcoholic version, replace limoncello and prosecco with Gingerale or Sprite.

Kid version of 4th of July cocktail

We hope everyone has a safe and happy 4th of July weekend!

1 Comment

  1. Shannon, what a fun picture! You look albarode. I’m so glad you’ve had amazing friends in London, especially to help you with your struggles with your kids. You look so happy and I’m glad for you for the times you can get out and just have fun. Looking forward to having you back in the states. I’d LOVE to see you sometime soon… Ann

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