4 Sparkling Summer Cocktail Recipes Made with Cava

It is summer and that means that it is time for 4 Sparkling Summer Cocktail Recipes Made with Cava for the best summer drinks! Whether you are planning an afternoon by the pool all by your lonesome, or are planning a dinner party with friends al fresco, a summertime cocktail made with Freixenet Cava is the perfect thing to serve your guests! Everyone loves a little bubbly, right? 

4 Sparkling Summer Cocktail Recipes Made with Cava

Refreshing and light, the following four recipes offer simple and festive options to serve all summer long with a beautiful bottle of Freixenet Cava!

Sweet Sparkling Watermelon

Few things shout out the coming of summer quite like the arrival of watermelon at your local supermarket. Refreshing and delicious, it’s the perfect fruit to eat by the pool and why not try experimenting with in your cocktails. Cool down this summer by the pool with Freixenet’s Sweet Sparkling Watermelon, featuring Freixenet Sweet Cuvée Cava.

Ingredients needed to make a Sweet Sparkling Watermelon

• 1 watermelon
• 1 bottle of Freixenet Sweet Cuvée Cava

Directions for making a Sweet Sparkling Watermelon

Cut ¼th off the top off a seedless watermelon. Scoop out the fruit and purée. Put 2 tablespoon in a wine glass, and top off with Freixenet Sweet Cuvée Cava.

Pour the remaining purée back in the hollow watermelon to enjoy throughout the day.

Sparkling Sorbet

Once July is upon us, the sun becomes our BFF and our worst enemy.

Cool down with a refreshing cocktail that will help you escape the brutal heat while revitalizing your palate: Freixenet’s Sparkling Sorbet, featuring the favorite Cordon Negro Brut.

Freixenet Brut is extremely versatile and boasts a palate of apple, pear and bright citrus, making it an easy complement to most ingredients.

This icy treat will keep you from melting as you lounge by the pool, but also serves as a chic dessert for a bridal luncheon or homemade brunch on the patio.

Ingredients needed to make a Sparkling Sorbet

• 1 scoop raspberry sorbet
• 2-3 raspberries
• Freixenet Cordon Negro Brut Cava

Directions for making a Sparkling Sorbet

Place one scoop raspberry sorbet into glass. Top with Freixenet Cordon Negro Brut Cava and garnish with raspberries, or berries of your choice.

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La Tomatina Cocktail

Celebrating our Spanish roots, they gave the Bloody Mary a sleek makeover for summer with the La Tomatina Cocktail. 

Freshening up the familiar flavors into a lighter cocktail that’s perfect for warmer weather, La Tomatina will be an instant crowd pleaser at any brunch.

Made with Freixenet Extra Dry Cava, the flavorful and smooth finish will keep you coming back for round two. ¡Olé!

Ingredients needed to make a La Tomatina Cocktail

• 1 tablespoon Freixenet Extra Dry Cava
• 2 tablespoon gin
• 1 tablespoon tomato juice
• 2 dashes Worcestershire sauce
• 2 dashes hot sauce
• ½ lemon, juiced

Directions for making this La Tomatina Cocktail

Fill a cocktail shaker with ice and then add Freixenet Extra Dry Cava, tomato juice, gin, Worcestershire sauce, hot sauce and lemon juice.

Add a pinch of celery salt and shake it up for at least 20 seconds. Rim each glass with salt and pepper and pour your delicious cocktail into it gently!

Garnish each glass with a cherry tomato and a single lemon slice.

Rose Sangria

Rosé makes any day a celebration, so sparkling rosé sangria is sure to make your summertime beach bash or pool party extra special!

This light and refreshing sangria is just perfect for a large group since you can make it by the pitcher, this light and refreshing sangria recipe gives you the perfect excuse to sip #roséallday and all summer long.

Ingredients needed to make this Rose Sangria

• 3 cups Freixenet Cordon Negro Rosé
• 3 oz triple sec
• 3 oz brandy
• 1.5 cup fresh pink grapefruit juice
• 1 lemon
• 1 orange

Directions for making this Rose Sangria

Mix triple sec and brandy and add fresh pink grapefruit juice. Cut 1 lemon, 1 orange, remaining grapefruit and a melon of your choice into thin wedges. Refrigerate this sangria overnight so that the flavor profiles really have a chance to develop!

When you are ready to serve, just add Freixenet Cordon Negro Rosé!

Find out more about my favorite Cava brand at Freixenet.com!