Aperol-style spritz
Bitter orange, prosecco, and soda. The 3-2-1 glass.
Ingredients & ratios
The iconic balance. · 1 drink
- 90 mlProsecco, chilled
- 60 mlBitter orange aperitivo
- 30 mlSoda water, chilled
- 1Orange slice
Steps
Build it in a wine glass.
- 1Fill a large wine glass with ice.
- 2Pour in 90 ml prosecco.
- 3Add 60 ml bitter orange aperitivo.
- 4Top with 30 ml soda water.
- 5Garnish with an orange slice and stir once.
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An Aperol-style spritz is the bitter-orange aperitivo glass: three parts prosecco, two parts bitter, one part soda. The color is the clue. If the drink looks pale, the bitter pour was shy. If it tastes like cough syrup, the soda never arrived.
Use a bitter orange aperitivo in the light, lower-alcohol style, not a red bitter. Red bitter is the Campari-style spritz, and it is a sterner drink. Orange, not lemon, is the garnish. A green olive is the Venetian variation, written up on its own page.
Prosecco brut keeps the 60 ml of aperitivo from turning sticky. Extra Dry prosecco is a touch softer if you find brut too sharp. Either way, chill the bottle. Warm prosecco makes a flat, sweet glass.
More from this family lives on the Aperol-style page. Or change the build in the spritz builder.
Questions people ask
What is the Aperol-style spritz ratio?
3-2-1: 90 ml prosecco, 60 ml bitter orange aperitivo, and 30 ml soda, over ice, with an orange slice.
What does 3-2-1 mean in a spritz?
Three parts prosecco, two parts bitter aperitivo, one part soda water.
Do you garnish a bitter spritz with orange or lemon?
Orange. Lemon is the citrus for a Hugo or a limoncello spritz.
How is an Aperol-style spritz different from a Hugo?
The Aperol-style glass is bitter orange and herbal. A Hugo is elderflower, mint, and lime, with no bitter orange.
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