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Upgrade Your Summer Spritz with These Unique Recipes (and One Secret Ingredient)

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Summer is in full swing (hellooo, heat wave), and if you’re anything like us, you love to sit back and savor the season with a crisp cocktail in hand. We’re particularly loving spritzes right now—a Hendrick’s Gin spritz, to be exact. The rose and cucumber-infused flavors of Hendrick’s always bring something special to the table when concocting the perfect spritz, adding an elevated twist to any recipe. In fact, we were introduced to some new and unique recipes (featuring Hendrick’s, of course) that we’re positive will mix seamlessly into your summer drink rotation. Below, a few of our influencer friends share their favorite Hendrick’s spritz recipes, all of which are a delicious addition to your cocktail collection for summer 2025 and beyond.

The Hendrick’s Cucumber Lemonade Spritz

A classic in the Hendrick’s repertoire, the Cucumber Lemonade Spritz makes for a tasty summer sip. By mixing Hendrick’s Gin with fresh cucumber slices and lemon juice, your taste buds will be totally transported. Our friend Cheralee Lyle (@cheraleelyle) loved the Cucumber Lemonade Spritz so much, she planned a whole happy hour theme around it. This recipe fit perfectly into her “cool as a cucumber” hosting theme, and she had nothing but good things to say about the light and refreshing flavor.

The Hendrick’s Strawberry Cucumber Lemonade Spritz

Consider the Strawberry Cucumber Lemonade Spritz the OG Cucumber Spritz’s funky sister. Building off those tried-and-true cucumber and lemon flavors, Hannah Chamberlain (@spiritedLA) added a bit of fruity flavor by incorporating homemade strawberry cucumber simple syrup and fresh strawberries into her glass. Yep, it tastes as lovely as it sounds.

The Hendrick’s Yuzu Spritz

As a self-proclaimed Hendrick’s fan, Emerald Chan (@emeraldcchan) boasted about the versatility of the gin. She not only made the Cucumber Lemonade Spritz using the classic gin, but also used the limited release expression Hendrick’s Oasium Gin to make the Yuzu Spritz: a super tasty cocktail that brings a more citrusy profile but lets the gin shine as the star ingredient. For the Yuzu Spritz, Emerald mixed Hendrick’s Oasium, an Italian aperitif, and yuzu soda to create a bev with a citrus burst that truly completed our summer drink arsenal.


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