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Aperol Spritz

Wine and sparkling wine

Aperol Spritz

Base
Wine and sparkling wine
Family
Spritz and sparkling
Era
1920–1933: Prohibition
Date
around 1920
Glass
Balloon glass
Technique
Built in the glass
Flavour
Bitter, Fruity
Strength
Light
IBA list
New Era

Ingredients

IngredientAmount
Sparkling wine90 ml
Aperol60 ml
Soda water30 ml
Orange slice (garnish)one

Method

  1. Fill the glass with ice and pour in the sparkling wine and Aperol.
  2. Top with soda water and garnish.

Tools

Place of origin

Venice · Italy

Italy
Natural Earth

Where it is most consumed

Closely tied to northern Italy, and widespread in Europe since the 2010s.

An impression, not a measured figure

Curious stories

Documented

The Venetian spritz was born in Venice in 1920 and became popular outside Italy in the 2010s. Its original version used another aperitif, Select.

Sources

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