Cottontail Strawberry Fizz

This drink is perfect for those who enjoy fruity and bubbly beverages and is especially popular for spring and summer brunches. This festive smashed strawberry vodka drink is bubbled up nice and high with splashes of sparkling Prosecco. Vibrant pink strawberry lemonade juice adds a delicious and sparkling sweet finish. It makes the tastiest drink for kicking off any brunch in style! You’ll be hopping down the bunny trail in no time when you make this easy brunch cocktail!

This cocktail is often served in a highball glass but can also be presented in a champagne flute for a more elegant appearance. The use of fresh strawberries in this cocktail makes it a great choice for using up ripe, in-season fruit

How to make Cottontail Strawberry Fizz

Ingredients

• 1 to 2 fresh Strawberries – quartered and muddled plus some sliced for garnish, if desired
• 1 oz Good Quality Vodka – Your Favorite brand.
• 1 wedge Fresh Lemon
• 3 to 4 oz Strawberry Lemonade Soda – or strawberry lemonade juice.
• 1 tsp Simple Syrup – OPTIONAL – if you like it sweeter, add 1/2 tsp to 1 tsp of simple syrup and stir in.
• 1 oz Prosecco – I used La Marca prosecco for topping off

Directions

1. Muddle your fresh cut strawberries at the bottom of a mixing glass or inside a cocktail shaker. To the muddled and crushed strawberries, add a splash of vodka and stir these together with a long bar spoon.
2. Fill your tall slender cocktail glass with ice about three quarters of the way. Pour in the vodka and crushed strawberries mixture. Squeeze in the juice from a fresh wedge of lemon.
3. Splash in the pink strawberry lemonade soda pop. Using your bar spoon, give the fizzing pink pop, crushed strawberry, lemon, and vodka and gentle stir to combine inside the glass.
4. Top off the Easter brunch cocktail the rest of the way with sparkling Prosecco or dry style brut champagne. Give everything one more gentle to combine. Garnish with extra sliced strawberries, if desired. Serve chilled.