Sgroppino, Lemon Sorbet Cocktail

Sgroppino is a good and refreshing Italian cocktail made with lemon sorbet Prosecco and vodka. It's easy to make and is the solid cocktail to celebrate summer!

Sgroppino (sgro-pea-noh) is a boozy and refreshing slushie that originated in Venice. Interestingly Sgropin in Venetian dialect means to 'untie a knot' which refers to 'untying' your stomach after a large meal with a digestivo (digestif).

Besides an after-dinner drink, it also serves well as a palate cleanser in between courses. This would be suited to special occasions (weddings, birthdays, Christmas etc).

A Sgroppino is so easy to make with 3 simple ingredients, lemon sorbet (store-bought or homemade), vodka and Prosecco. There are a couple of different methods to making it (see below) but our preferred way is using a blender to get it extra frothy and good.

We also have some fun and good variations to try because summer is all about fun cocktails!

Ingredient notes

• Lemon sorbet – You can have a go at making our Amalfi lemon sorbet for this (it's easy) or use your fave store-bought one. You can also switch it up with different flavoured sorbet such as strawberry or grapefruit!
• Vodka – it's best if the vodka is chilled although don't worry too much if it's not chilled (it's not something we drink often so it's not usually in our fridge unless we remember to put it in for this cocktail). When it's chilled it stops the sorbet from melting so quickly and gives you an extra cold cocktail.
• Prosecco – choose a good one you love and of course, make sure it's chilled!

3 easy ways to make Sgroppino

Here are three easy ways to make a Sgroppino cocktail resulting in slightly different textures. The full recipe is below!

1. Blender method – this is our preferred method as it gets a lot of air into the cocktail making it frothy, light and good. add all ingredients to a tall container and use an immersion blender (stick blender) to blitz. You can also use a regular blender.
2. Whisk – another popular way to make this is in a bowl with a hand whisk. Whisk everything until combined and slushy. We've made it this way a few times and it's good.
3. The simplest method – this is the simplest way to make a Sgroppino. Add 2 scoops of sorbet to a flute glass, add vodka and top with Prosecco. This makes a kind of boozy cocktail float. The texture isn't the same but it's still cooling, refreshing and good!

Fun variations to try

Here are a few fun and good variations to try but you can get creative and choose whatever flavour combinations you like!

• Aperol Sgroppino – orange sorbet, Aperol and Prosecco
• Campari Scroppino – grapefruit sorbet, Campari, Prosecco
• Strawberry Sgroppino – strawberry sorbet, Cointreau and Prosecco
• Melon Sgroppino – melon sorbet, elderflower liqueur and Prosecco
• Limoncello Sgroppino – lemon sorbet, Limoncello and Prosecco
• Select Sgroppino – blood orange sorbet, Select liqueur, Prosecco

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Ingredients

Makes 1 cocktail

• 2 scoops lemon sorbet
• 30 ml (2 tablespoons) chilled vodka
• 100 ml (3 fl oz) chilled Prosecco ((can be adjusted to preferred consistency))
• lemon slices for garnish ((optional))

Method

1. Put the sorbet, vodka and prosecco in a tall container and blitz with an immersion blender for 30-40 seconds until frothy and slushy. You can do this in a regular blender but it's best to make a larger quantity (2 plus).

2. Serve in a flute glass garnished with a slice of lemon (optional).

Alternative method

1. Put all ingredients in a bowl and whisk with a hand whisk until frothy and combined.

Kitchen notes

1. Quantity you can easily scale the recipe up to serve more.
2. Adjusting the recipe you can easily adjust the qualities of all ingredients to your taste. If you want a thicker slushie consistency add more sorbet.
3. Serve immediately The cocktail is best served immediately as the sorbet starts to melt. It's not a cocktail to make in advance.
4. How to serve Serve your Sgroppino as an after-dinner drink during the summer, a palate cleanser or as a summer treat to cool down.
5. Additional method another easy way to make this is by adding the sorbet to a flute glass, add vodka and top up with Prosecco. This with make a boozy sorbet float rather than slush.