This limoncello spritz recipe is easy to make with prosecco, limoncello, and club soda.This bright, bubbly Italian cocktail is my ideal summer drink! Jeanine Donofrio Phoebe MoorePublished May 21, 2026 Jump to recipe This limoncello spritz recipe is one of my favorite drinks to sip on a hot summer day. Bright, fizzy, and refreshing, this Italian cocktail is a simple combination of three ingredients—limoncello, prosecco, and club soda.I first tasted limoncello, an Italian lemon liqueur, on the island of Capri, just after Jack and I got engaged.The sweet, citrusy liqueur seemed to magically appear at our table after dinner every night.

I (obviously) love lemon, so I thought it was the perfect way to end each meal, dining al fresco on a summer night in Italy.It wasn’t long before my love for limoncello turned into a love for a limoncello spritz.Unlike an Aperol spritz, which has bitter notes, a limoncello spritz is sweet and lemony.I ordered one as a pre-dinner drink countless times on that Italy trip…and then came home and learned how to make one myself.

Luckily, it couldn’t be easier.Get ready to make this simple cocktail all summer long! What is limoncello?Limoncello is an Italian lemon liqueur made by steeping lemon zest in vodka or ethanol, which causes the lemon peel to release its flavorful oils.The infused alcohol is then mixed with simple syrup to create the sweet liqueur.

It’s largely produced in Southern Italian regions like the Amalfi Coast

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