Spring Fever

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Cocktail History

The Spring Fever is a spring cocktail that was created by Jamie Steinberg at Motel Morris in New York City, New York. Inspired by the flavors sprouting up in gardens early in the season, the recipe spruces up sparkling pink wine with elderflower, lemon, strawberry, and rhubarb to make a tart and refreshing drink great for sipping in the sun on the patio.

Cocktail Ingredients

To make this cocktail, you’ll need the following ingredients:

Sparkling Rosé: This is a carbonated wine made with red grapes. This recipe specifically calls for Sassetti Vino Spumante Rosé, a sparkling wine made in Italy, but I used Veuve Clicquot Brut Sparkling Rosé..

Elderflower Liqueur: This is a liqueur made with elderflowers, citrus, herbs, sugar, and alcohol. I used Edinburgh Gin Distillery Elderflower Gin Liqueur.

Lemon Juice: This is the liquid juice of a lemon. I used freshly squeezed lemon juice.

Rhubarb Bitters: This is a food product made with rhubarb, herbs, botanicals, and alcohol. I used Fee Brothers Rhubarb Bitters.

Strawberry: This a small red fruit that is soft and juicy and has yellow seeds on its skin.

Lemon Slice: This is a slice of lemon that has been cut into a half wheel shape.

Bartending Tools

To make this cocktail, you’ll need the following bar tools:

Jigger: This is used to measure and pour ingredients. I used the Japanese jigger from the A Bar Above 14-Piece Silver Bar Set.

Muddler: This is used to muddle ingredients. I used the HQY Stainless Steel Cocktail Muddler.

Boston Shaker: This is used to shake ingredients. I used the Boston shaker from the A Bar Above 14-Piece Silver Bar Set.

Hawthorne Strainer: This is used to strain out ice and solid ingredients after the cocktail is shaken. I used the A Bar Above Hawthorne Strainer.

Paring Knife: This is used to cut ingredients. I used the OXO Good Grips 3.5 Inch Paring Knife.

Juicer: This is used to juice citrus. I used the ALEEHAI Manual Fruit Juicer.

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Tasting Notes

This cocktail has the following flavor profile:

• Appearance: Vibrant orange-red color

• Aroma: Strong strawberry and light citrus

• Taste: Fairly tart flavor made up of sparkling wine at first following by sweet fruit and florals

• Finish: Sour citrus

Kendall’s Rating: ⭐⭐⭐⭐

Kendall’s Take: “This exhilaratingly fruity cocktail will have you puckering right up! The tangy strawberries and lemon up the ante on the tartness while the bubbly and elderflower dry them both back out, and the mixture altogether makes for a pretty bracing sipping experience. I could see the Spring Fever being a really fun alternative to a Mimosa or Bellini at a springtime brunch with the ladies. Not to mention, the color is lovely too!”

Recipe

This cocktail recipe was adapted from Liquor.com, an online beverage publication.