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Grinch Spritz
Holiday 2025
Guests will love how this drink’s flavour profile and colour changes as the melon-flavoured ice sphere melts into the fizzy wine.
Makes 4 drinks
3 oz melon liqueur
3 oz fresh lime juice
3 oz still water
16 oz sparkling wine
4 sprigs mint to garnish
4 chunks pomegranate to garnish
1. Mix together melon liqueur, lime juice and water. Pour into a four-chamber silicone ice sphere mould (see TIP) and freeze overnight.
2. To serve, drop a melon sphere into each of four martini or wineglasses, add 4 oz sparkling wine to each and garnish each with a mint sprig and chunk of pomegranate.
Makes 4 drinks
TIP Ice sphere trays can be found at big-box stores such as Canadian Tire, or ordered from cocktail supply shops. Many make spheres that are 1 3/4 inches in diameter (about 4.5 cm), which will work with this recipe’s proportions.
