Head to head
Rome with a View and Spritz side by side: what changes in the recipe, the balance, the strength and the calories.
The difference, by the numbers
Both have soda water. Only the Rome with a View has Campari, dry vermouth, lime juice and simple syrup; only the Spritz has sparkling wine and Aperol. In parts, a Rome with a View is 1 Campari, 1 vermouth, 1 lime, ¾ syrup and 2 soda; a Spritz is 3 bubbles, 2 Aperol and 1 soda. By volume, the Rome with a View is 35% fortified wine and bitter, 35% mixer and juice, 17% citrus and 13% syrup and sugar; the Spritz is 67% mixer and juice and 33% fortified wine and bitter. That makes them close cousins on the ratio map.
The Spritz is the stronger drink in the glass (8.9% ABV against 5.7%) and holds more alcohol (0.98 standard drinks against 0.71). Calories are close (about 163 and 154), but the Rome with a View has more sugar (22.5 g against 13.7 g). The Rome with a View is shaken and served in a highball; the Spritz is built and served in a wine glass.
Negronis & Spritzes · Campari
The ratio · 1 : 1 : 1 : ¾ : 2
Full Rome with a View recipe →
Highlighted: not in the Spritz.
Negronis & Spritzes · Sparkling wine
The ratio · 3 : 2 : 1
Highlighted: not in the Rome with a View.
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.