There's no wrong time to pour a fizzy prosecco cocktail. Whether you enjoy a drier cocktail or want your bubbles to be nothing but fruity, juicy flavors, you can find a suitable recipe for any desire. There's more to prosecco than just being a pretty face in a flute.
Sparkling Elderflower
Nothing whispers spring and sunshine more than elderflower with bubbles.
Ingredients
- 1 ounce elderflower liqueur
- ½ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
- ½ ounce pear nectar
- Ice
- Prosecco to top off
Instructions
- Chill a coupe glass.
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, elderflower liqueur, lemon juice, and pear nectar.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into chilled glass.
- Top off with prosecco.
Death in Venice
Explore the bitter road less traveled with Campari and prosecco.
Ingredients
- ½ ounce Campari
- 2 dashes grapefruit bitters
- 4 ounces prosecco
- Orange wheel for garnish
Instructions
- In a flute or wine glass, add Campari, grapefruit bitters, and prosecco.
- Garnish with orange wheel.
Negroni Sbagliato
Keep the bitter ball rolling with a sparkling Negroni; the bubbles create a cocktail you'll never forget.
Ingredients
- 1 ounce Campari
- 1 ounce sweet vermouth
- 1 ounce prosecco
- Ice
- Orange peel for garnish
Instructions
- In a rocks glass, add ice, Campari, sweet vermouth, and prosecco.
- Garnish with orange peel.
Hugo Spritz
Take your prosecco spritz to the next level with a heaping of beautiful herbs and citrus.
Ingredients
- ½ ounce elderflower liqueur
- ½ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 3½ ounces prosecco
- 1½ ounce club soda
- Ice
- Mint sprigs and lemon wedges for garnish
Instructions
- In a wine glass, add ice, mint sprigs, lime wedges, elderflower liqueur, and lemon juice.
- Add prosecco and club soda.
- Stir to mix.
Spiced Pear Bellini
The bellini often flies under the prosecco cocktail radar, but there's no reason for it not to fly onto yours.
Ingredients
- ¾ ounce peach nectar
- ¼ ounce allspice dram
- Prosecco to top off
- Pear slice for garnish
Instructions
- Chill a Champagne flute.
- In chilled glass, add peach nectar and allspice dram.
- Top off with prosecco.
- Garnish with peach slice.
Aperol Spritz
Don't be fooled by the Aperol name, as this cocktail is more bubbles than bitters.
Ingredients
- 1½ ounces Aperol
- 3 ounces prosecco
- 1 ounce club soda
- Ice
- Orange slice for garnish, optional
Instructions
- In a wine glass, add ice, Aperol, prosecco, and club soda.
- Garnish with orange slice if desired.
Limoncello Prosecco Spritz
People often think of limoncello as an excellent way to end a meal with something sweet, but you can dress up that after-dinner favorite drink with some bubbles.
Ingredients
- 1½ ounces limoncello
- 1½ ounces prosecco
- 1 ounce club soda
- Ice
- Lemon slice for garnish
Instructions
- In a rocks glass, add ice, limoncello, prosecco, and club soda.
- Garnish with lemon slice.
Prosecco Margarita
Just when you thought you had sampled all of the margarita styles in the world, the prosecco drops in on a bubble, just like a certain good witch to save the day.
Ingredients
- Lime wedge and salt for glass
- 1½ ounces tequila
- ¾ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- ½ ounce orange liqueur
- ¼ ounce agave
- Ice
- Prosecco to top off
Instructions
- To prepare rim, rub the rim of the coupe with the lemon wedge.
- With the salt on a saucer, dip either half or the entire rim of the glass in the salt to coat.
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, tequila, lime juice, orange liqueur, and agave.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into prepared glass.
- Top off with prosecco.
Bramble 75
Few problems cause more of a headache than the perpetual decision between enjoying a bramble or a French 75. Thankfully, that's no longer a problem for you.
Ingredients
- 1¼ ounces gin
- ¾ ounce Crème de Mûre
- ½ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
- ¼ ounce honey
- Ice
- Prosecco to top off
- Raspberry for garnish
Instructions
- Chill a Champagne flute.
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, gin, Crème de Mûre, lemon juice, and honey.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into chilled flute.
- Top off with prosecco.
- Garnish with raspberry.
Air Mail
This soaring cocktail delivers each and every time. What are you waiting for? Lick the stamp and send it.
Ingredients
- 1½ ounces white rum
- ½ ounce freshly squeezed lime juice
- ½ ounce honey syrup
- Prosecco to top off
- Mint sprig and lemon peel for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, white rum, lime juice, and honey syrup.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into highball glass over fresh ice.
- Top off with prosecco.
- Garnish with mint sprig and lemon peel.
Champagne Cocktail
Don't be fooled by the name, this recipe calls for prosecco. And thanks to bitters and a sugar cube, it's the perfect drink to lose yourself to your thoughts while you watch the cube dissolve.
Ingredients
- Sugar cube
- 1-3 dashes aromatic bitters
- Prosecco to top off
Instructions
- Chill a Champagne flute.
- In chilled glass, add sugar cube and cover with bitters.
- Top off with prosecco.
Vodka Apple Prosecco Sparkler
Although summer cocktails are appealing because of their tropical flavors, a fall cocktail's sweet and tasty flavors sweep everyone off their feet.
Ingredients
- 1 ounce apple vodka
- ½ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
- ½ ounce cinnamon simple syrup
- Ice
- Prosecco to top off
- Apple slice, cinnamon stick, and thyme sprig for garnish
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add apple vodka, lemon juice, and cinnamon simple syrup.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into rocks glass over fresh ice.
- Garnish with apple slice, cinnamon stick, and thyme sprig for garnish.
Sparkling Apricot Vodka
Apricot is an underappreciated stone fruit, and isn't it time you became its cheerleader? The first step is whipping up this cocktail, and the next step is sharing the joy with your friends.
Ingredients
- 1 ounce vodka
- ¾ ounce apricot liqueur
- ½ ounce almond liqueur
- ½ ounce freshly squeezed lemon juice
- Ice
- 4 ounces prosecco to top off
- Apricot wedge for garnish, optional
Instructions
- In a cocktail shaker, add ice, vodka, apricot liqueur, almond liqueur, and lemon juice.
- Shake to chill.
- Strain into wine glass.
- Top off with prosecco.
- Garnish with apricot wedge if desired.
Prosecco Cocktails That'll Make You Bubble Over With Joy
The greatest joy in life is opening a bottle of prosecco. It doesn't matter if it's a single serving glass or a full-size bottle, there's something so infectious about that sound. Why not add a little more joy to your life with prosecco cocktails? There's no one to tell you how to use your prosecco, but maybe text a few friends that you're opening a bottle, and you don't have any intention of letting it go flat, so they should stop over to enjoy a cocktail or two. And if you're up for it, there are more amazing Italian cocktails just waiting for your seal of approval.
