About the Recipe
These bright, bubbly spritzers are a refreshing way to enjoy live vinegar. Balanced with honey or fruit juice and topped with sparkling water, each recipe is non-alcoholic by default with an optional splash of spirits if desired.

Prep Time:
5 minutes
Cook Time:
Serves:
1
Level:
Easy
Ingredients
🥂 DRINKING VINEGAR SPRITZERS
Sweet • Tart • Drinkable
(Non-alcoholic by default — optional spirit noted)
🍒 Cherry Poppin’ Spritzer
🥄 1 oz Cherry Poppin’ Vinegar
🍯 1 oz honey
🍋 ½ oz fresh lemon juice
🧊 Ice + sparkling water to top
Garnish: fresh cherries • lemon wheel • mint or basil
Optional: 1 oz vodka or gin
🍊 Orange Crush Spritzer
🥄 1 oz Orange Crush Vinegar
🍊 1 oz orange juice
🌿 3–4 mint leaves (lightly muddled)
🧊 Ice + sparkling water to top
Garnish: orange slice • orange peel • mint
Optional: 1 oz vodka or gin
🌿 Nonna’s Garden Spritzer
🥄 1 oz Nonna’s Garden Vinegar
🍯 1 oz honey
🍋 ½ oz lemon juice
🧊 Ice + sparkling water to top
Garnish: lemon wheel • thyme or rosemary • cucumber slice
Optional: 1 oz gin
🔥 Tongue Thai’d Spritzer
🥄 1 oz Tongue Thai’d Vinegar
🍍 1 oz pineapple juice
🫚 2–3 thin slices fresh ginger
🧊 Ice + sparkling water to top
Garnish: pineapple wedge • chili slice • mint or Thai basil
Optional: 1 oz vodka
🌸 Big Floral Energy Spritzer
🥄 1 oz Big Floral Energy Vinegar
🍎 1 oz apple juice
🌹 ¼ tsp rose water (or 2–3 edible flowers)
🧊 Ice + sparkling water to top
Garnish: fresh berries • edible flowers • lemon peel
Optional: 1 oz gin
🍑 Golden Plum Spritzer
🥄 1 oz Golden Plum Vinegar
🍐 1 oz pear juice
🌰 Pinch cinnamon
🧊 Ice + sparkling water to top
Garnish: pear slice • plum wedge • rosemary • cinnamon stick
Optional: 1 oz bourbon or vodka
Preparation
How to Make a Drinking Vinegar Spritzer
Add vinegar, sweetener (honey or juice), and any flavor boosters to a glass.
Stir well until fully combined.
Fill the glass with ice.
Top with sparkling water.
Garnish as desired and enjoy.
Optional: Add 1 oz spirits before topping with sparkling water.

