Spiced Citrus Spritz

The best aperitifs wake up your palate without weighing it down, and Seedlip Spice 94 does exactly that. Its blend of allspice, cardamom, and oak gives you complexity without the alcohol, making it an ideal base for pre-dinner drinking. This spritz plays up those warm botanicals with fresh grapefruit and blood orange, creating layers of bitter and bright citrus that make your mouth water. The cinnamon syrup isn't sweet or cloying. Instead, it acts as a thread connecting the spice notes in the Seedlip to the fruit, rounding everything out before the soda water adds that essential refreshing lift. You get depth, bitterness, and just enough sweetness to keep things balanced. Pour this before dinner when you want something that stimulates your appetite rather than dulls it. The grapefruit peel expressed over the top releases aromatic oils that hit your nose first, setting up each sip. Mix one up and see how satisfying a well-crafted zero-proof drink can be.