Florida Spritzer

Serves 4.

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups Florida Grapefruit Juice
• 1/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 inches stick cinnamon
• Ice cubes
• 2 (12 ounce) cans ginger ale, chilled

Instructions

1. For syrup, in a saucepan combine grapefruit juice, sugar, and cinnamon. Bring to boiling; reduce heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 5 minutes.
2. Discard cinnamon; cool syrup. Cover and chill syrup.
3. To serve, fill four 8-ounce glasses with ice.
4. Add about 1/3 cup grapefruit syrup to each glass. Fill glasses with ginger ale. Stir gently.
5. If desired, garnish with Florida grapefruit peel curls, edible flowers and fresh mint sprigs.

Attribution

Recipe and photo used with permission from: Florida Department of Citrus