Hugo Spritz
Wine & Bubbles · Sparkling wine
- Strength
- 7.2%
- Std. drinks
- 1.01
- Calories
- 147
- Sugar
- 10.8 g
- 5 ozProsecco150 ml
- ¾ ozLemon balm syrup20 ml
- A splashSoda water≈ 1 oz
- 10 leavesMint
The ratio · 8 : 1 : 1½
Highlighted: not in the Mulled Wine.
Head to head
Hugo Spritz and Mulled Wine side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference, by the numbers
They have no ingredient in common: the Hugo Spritz has sparkling wine, lemon balm syrup, soda water and mint, the Mulled Wine red wine, sugar, cinnamon sticks and cloves. In parts, a Hugo Spritz is 8 bubbles, 1 lemon balm syrup and 1½ soda; a Mulled Wine is 4½ red wine and 1 sugar. By volume, the Hugo Spritz is 90% mixer and juice and 10% syrup and sugar; the Mulled Wine is 82% mixer and juice and 18% syrup and sugar. Different bottles, similar balance: that makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
The Mulled Wine is the stronger drink in the glass (12.5% ABV against 7.2%) and holds more alcohol (1.43 standard drinks against 1.01). The Mulled Wine has more calories (about 256 against 147) and more sugar (26.1 g against 10.8 g). Both are built; the Hugo Spritz is served in a wine glass, the Mulled Wine in an Irish coffee glass.
Wine & Bubbles · Sparkling wine
The ratio · 8 : 1 : 1½
Highlighted: not in the Mulled Wine.
Wine & Bubbles · Red wine
The ratio · 4½ : 1
Highlighted: not in the Hugo Spritz.
Each drink sits nearer the corners it has more of: spirit, vermouth and bitter, citrus, mixer, syrup or liqueur. The gray dots are the other classics. Explore the full ratio map.
Hugo Spritz vs.
Mulled Wine vs.