The recipe
- 3 ozProsecco90 ml
- 2 ozAperol60 ml
- A splashSoda water≈ 1 oz
How to make it
- 1Fill a wine glass with ice.
- 2Pour in the prosecco, then the Aperol.
- 3Add a splash of soda and stir gently.
Garnish: An orange slice.
Variations: Campari, Cynar or Select can stand in for the Aperol.
The ratio
3 : 2 : 1
In parts, a Spritz is 3 bubbles, 2 Aperol and 1 soda. Change one part and you have a cousin; the closest are below.
Built the same way
Head to head
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- Negroni Sbagliato — Campari and sweet vermouth with sparkling wine where the gin should be: the “mistaken” Negroni, lighter and fizzier.