Aperol Spritz

When you are in Italy, you will no doubt notice people drinking either a bright orange or bright red drink on ice. These are Aperol or Campari spritzes that are cool and refreshing drinks when the weather is warm…or hot. The orange colored drinks are made with Aperol, Prosecco and Club Soda. A stronger version is the bright red one made with Campari instead of Aperol. We tried them both and liked the Aperol one better.

Making a spritz is as easy as 3-2-1

Aperol Spritz (bright orange)

-3 parts Prosecco
-2 parts Aperol
-1 part chilled club soda

Campari Spritz (bright red, much stronger and a more intense flavor)

-3 parts Prosecco
-2 parts Campari
-1 part chilled club soda

*** Pour over ice and serve with a thin orange slice

Below is what we used and how we made it at home. There are several different types of Prosecco, and we tried the La Vostra, selling for about $12 / bottle. For a single glass, we filled a medium tumbler glass half full with ice cubes then used a 1/8 Cup measuring spoon for each of the 3-2-1 proportions. It turned out great and tastes identical to the ones we had in Italy.

Venice	Venice


Bologna	Bologna


Verona (kind of blurry)	Verona


Menaggio (Lake Como)	Milan

Aperol

Aperol is a botanical liqueur that's been made in Italy for over a hundred years. The bright orange beverage was invented by brothers Luigi and Silvio Barbieri in 1919 in Padua, Italy. It's technically considered a type of amaro, which is categorized by its bitterness (the word amaro itself translates to bitter). Its taste is a harmonious blend of sweet and bitter citrus, achieved through an infusion of orange, rhubarb and a secret mix of herbs and roots.

Campari

Campari is much stronger and has a more intense flavor than Aperol.

Prosecco

This is a sparkling wine from Italy. It’s produced in the large area spanning nine provinces in the Veneto and Friuli Venezia Giulia regions, and named after the village of Prosecco, which is in the province of Trieste, Italy.