On a hot day, after moving, I came up with this refreshing spritzer.

Cocktail sherry was popular in the 60s. I still enjoy a glass of sherry before dinner, especially if using sherry in a recipe.

The Hill team often turns a pool party cocktail into a spritzer.

They stay cooler and you can enjoy having more than one.

Lemon-Sherry Spritzer

Ingredients

Ice in a tall glass
Medium-dry sherry, about 1/3 cup
Sparkling water, about 1/3 cup
Juice from one lemon or about 1/3 cup of lemonade
Honey or fine sugar to taste -optional
Lemon wheel garnish-optional

Method

Pour sherry over ice until almost half full
Add sparking water and lemonade to taste.

Tips

Add honey or fine sugar, if you like a sweeter cocktail.

If all ingredients are cold, you could skip the ice and pour ingredients into a tall flute glass.

You could substitute sparkling wine for the sparkling water to serve a festive champagne cocktail.

I enjoyed this simple summer sipper with deviled eggs topped with lemon and orang zest. A seafood salad made this a light and lemony supper.


Brenda C. Hill
International Food Wine & Travel Writers Association
Books By Hills Success Log Where & What in the World Blog

Finalist in the Writing and Publishing category of the 2009 Next Generation Indie Book Awards, “$uccess, Your Path to a Successful Book”

Brenda Hill
Author: Brenda Hill

As a longtime food writer for Where Magazine New York City, Brenda Hill, along with her writing partner, Maralyn Hill (no relation), writes and publishes books about chefs, food and international travel. They co-authored "Our Love Affairs with Food & Travel" and joined French Master Chef Herve Laurent in writing "Cooking Secrets: The Why and How" Brenda has been active in the California Writer's Club, IFWTWA, and the Santa Barbara's Writers Conference. Brenda Hill and her partner Maralyn Hill conduct marketing and writing seminars. Maralyn and I will be heading back to Rancho La Puerta in July to give our presentation on writing and marketing your book, as well as bringing back some freshly picked off the farm nutritious and tasty recipes.