New Era Drinks IBA
Aperol Spritz
Sunset in a wine glass
The quintessential Italian aperitivo — Aperol or another bitter liqueur, prosecco, and a splash of soda. Light, effervescent, and bittersweet, it's golden hour in a glass.
Ingredients
- 2 oz Aperol
- 3 oz Prosecco
- 1 oz Soda Water
Method
Fill a large wine glass with ice. Add Aperol. Pour in prosecco. Top with a splash of soda water. Stir gently to combine. Garnish with an orange slice.
Spritz cocktails trace to nineteenth-century Veneto, where Austrian soldiers diluted local wine with soda (Wikipedia). Aperol itself was created in Padua in 1919. The modern Aperol Spritz formula with Prosecco became standard in the 1970s (Wikipedia). Per IBA (New Era Drinks list); Difford's Guide #2908 provides the contemporary recipe.
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