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    Strawberry Lemon Smash Cocktail

    A Strawberry Lemon Smash Cocktail with fresh strawberries and lemon wheels
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    Well, hello there fellow wine lovers! I'm here today suggesting that you take the time to fully embrace the final days of summer by loading up on fresh produce from the garden, time outside, and by serving up a few of these Strawberry Lemon Smash Cocktails on the porch at happy hour. This summer sipper is the perfect ratio of tart and sweet with freshly squeezed lemon juice and luscious berries all topped off with California sparkling wine to give it that irresistible fizz factor! The jasmine blossoms garnishing this drink are totally optional, but I highly recommend them because the fragrance of the flowers really bring out the flavors in the cocktail.

    A top down image of Strawberry Lemon Smash Cocktail. You can see the jasmine blossom, strawberry slices' dn lemon wheels floating in the cocktail from this angle.

    It's September which means it's time to celebrate California wine month with a FREE gift for you!

    A few months ago, Todd and I worked with our friend KC, the GFree Foodie, to create and photograph 5 fabulous cocktails inspired by California wines and fresh summer produce! The results of our labor, including this Strawberry Lemon Smash Cocktail, are featured in the FREE Fresh + Delicious California Wine Cocktails eCookbook, which you can download here!

    A woman pouring wine into a glass that has muddled strawberries and lemon juice

    While this Strawberry Lemon Smash cocktail was hands down my favorite of the entire project, ALL of the cocktails were delicious and pretty easy to make, so I knew I had to share them here with you! 

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    All of the recipes for these cocktails, or maybe I should call them winetails, are featured in the FREE Fresh + Delicious California Wine Cocktails eCookbook, which you can download here!

    If you’ve tried Strawberry Lemon Smash Cocktail recipe I would be so grateful if you would rate the recipe and let me know what you think in the comments below, I just love hearing from you and your reviews and comments really help others that visit This Mess is Ours! 

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    Strawberry Lemon Smash Cocktail

    A Strawberry Lemon Smash Cocktail with fresh strawberries and lemon wheels
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    Don’t forget to rate the recipe and let me know what you think about this Strawberry Lemon Smash Cocktail in the comments below, I just love hearing from you and your reviews/comments really help other people that visit This Mess is Ours! 

    Download your FREE copy of Fresh + Delicious California Wine Cocktails eCookbook, here. which you can download here!

    • Author: This Mess is Ours
    • Prep Time: 5 min
    • Total Time: 5 minutes
    • Yield: 1 drink 1x
    • Category: Cocktails
    • Method: Muddled & Stirred
    • Cuisine: Cocktails
    • Diet: Gluten Free

    Ingredients

    Scale

    4-5 fresh strawberries, divided

    2 lemon wedges

    2 ounces lemon simple syrup, recipe follows

    California sparkling wine

    ice

    optional garnishes: strawberry slices, lemon wheels, and jasmine blossoms

    Instructions

    Squeeze the lemon juice from the lemon wedges into the bottom of a stemless wineglass, mason jar, or tumbler.

    Add the diced strawberries to the lemon juice and muddle (crush) them thoroughly.

    Pour in the simple syrup, and stir to combine.

    Add ice to the glass, then fill with sparkling wine. Stir to combine then garnish with strawberry slices, lemon wheels, and jasmine blossoms if desired.

     

    Notes

    Fresh lemon simple syrup:

    It's easy to make your own simple syrup - just combine equal parts sugar and filtered water in a saucepan over medium heat. Stir until the sugar dissolves and the liquid is clear. Then increase the heat to a heavy simmer and cook for two to three minutes, remove from the heat and allow to cool. Flavor your syrup with lemon by adding a few lemon wheels, seeds removed, while the syrup is cooking. Strain them out once the syrup has cooled.

    Nutrition

    • Serving Size: 1 mason jar or stemless wineglass
    • Calories: 219
    • Sugar: 35.3 g
    • Sodium: 7.8 mg
    • Fat: 0.2 g
    • Carbohydrates: 37.1 g
    • Protein: 0.8 g
    • Cholesterol: 0 mg

    Keywords: strawberry, lemon, sparkling wine, winetails, cocktails, easy cocktails,

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    Farmers Market Wine Cocktail ||  This cocktail that is featured on the GFree Foodie site is essentially a next-level savory sangria. It’s like a combination of the best parts of your summer garden and relaxing on the patio on a warm summer evening. But with Pinot Noir.

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