Spritz
Sparkling, bittersweet, Venetian.
Prosecco, an orange bitter liqueur and a splash of soda served over ice in a wine glass: the Venetian aperitivo ritual that became a worldwide habit. Light and sparkling, it plays sweet against bitter.
- IBA · New Era
- Aperitif
- Built
- Glass
- Wine glass
- Method
- Built
- Strength
- Light
- Time
- 2 min
- Difficulty
- Easy
- Ice
- Cubes
Ingredients
Measures for 1 serving
-
Prosecco
90 ml
-
Aperol
60 ml
-
Soda water
top up
Garnish
- Orange slice
Proportions
How to make
- Fill a wine glass with ice.
- Pour the Prosecco.
- Add the Aperol.
- Finish with a splash of soda water.
- Stir gently.
- Garnish with an orange slice.
The story
Origins
ProbableA plausible account, without definitive proof.
According to tradition, the Spritz was born in the 19th century, when the Veneto was part of the Austrian Empire: soldiers used to beer diluted the strong local wines with sparkling water, hence the name, from the German spritzen, to spray. When bitter liqueur joined wine and soda is not precisely documented. Meanwhile the aperitifs that now define it appeared: Aperol, presented at the Padua fair in 1919, and Select, whose Venetian brand was registered in 1920. The earliest known recipe with a bitter is in a 1979 book by Venetian noblewoman Mariù Salvatori de Zuliani. In Venice people still say spriss and choose their bitter, from Select to Aperol to Campari.
Taste profile
- Bubbly
- 4 out of 5
- Citrus
- 3 out of 5
- Fresh
- 3 out of 5
- Bitter
- 2 out of 5
- Sweet
- 2 out of 5