The Times Magazine 55- The STarburST
If you like orange flavours, you’ll love this
spritz. If you can handle a bit more bite,
use Campari instead of Aperol.
- 60ml Aperol or Campari
- 60ml Sanpellegrino Aranciata
or Aranciata Rossa orange soda, chilled - 60ml prosecco, chilled
- Blood orange wheel, for garnish
Fill a wine glass three-quarters full with ice.
Pour the Aperol, orange soda and prosecco
over the ice. Stir. Add a slice of orange.
- WhITe WINe SPrITZer
White wine with a “spritz” of water was how
Austrian soldiers stationed in northern Italy
in the 1800s could tolerate the local vino
(which was not to their riesling-attuned
taste). The key to making this a great drink
is using a very aromatic wine and adding
a dash of bitters.- 175ml aromatic white wine (such as
riesling or gewürztraminer), chilled - 60ml soda water, chilled
- Dash of orange, grapefruit or
Angostura bitters - Lime, lemon or orange peel,
for garnish
Fill a wine glass three-quarters full with
ice. Pour the wine over the ice, then top
with the soda water. Stir. Add the bitters.
Twist the citrus peel over the drink and
drop it in.- The hugo
- 2 mint sprigs
- 60ml St-Germain elderflower liqueur
- 7ml fresh lime juice
- 90ml prosecco, chilled
- 30ml elderflower tonic water, plain tonic
water or soda water, chilled - 2 lime wheels, for garnish
- 30ml elderflower tonic water, plain tonic
Muddle the leaves from 1 mint sprig in a
sturdy wine glass. Fill the glass three-quarters
full with ice and pour the St-Germain, lime
juice and prosecco over the ice. Top with
the elderflower tonic. Gently stir to combine.
Garnish with the remaining mint sprig and
tuck the lime wheels between the ice and the
side of the glass. n4 5
Extracted from Just
a Spritz by Danielle
Centoni (£12.99,
Artisan Books)