It seems that almost every day is a National Day for something or someone – from fudge sundays to hotdogs. And to be honest we are here for it, especially when we are talking about National Spritz Day. The official drink of summer, the spritz has its origins in Veneto, Italy. The story goes that the spritz originated during the 1800s when Austrians visiting Italy would dilute Italian wines with a “spritz” (German for “splash”) of soda water to make them lighter and more to their taste. And to thank those ingenious Austrians we have the National Spritz day on August 1st.
So to celebrate National Spritz Day we wanted to share five of our favourite spritz cocktails.
AMALFI SUNSET SPRITZ
Ingredients
- 1 oz Malfy Gin Rosa
- 2 oz Sanpellegrino Aranciata Rossa
- 2 oz Prosecco
- Garnish: Orange wheel, sliced strawberries, thyme sprig
Directions
Fill a wine glass with ice and top with Malfy Gin Rossa, Sanpellegrino Aranciata Rossa and Prosecco; stir gently to combine. Garnish with orange wheel, strawberries and thyme.
ST GERMAIN HUGO SPRITZ
Ingredients
- 2 oz. St. Germain
- 3 oz. dry sparkling wine
- 2 oz. soda water
- 10 mint leaves
- Garnish: mint sprig, lime wedge
Directions
Fill a wine glass with ice. Add in mint leaves and St. Germaine. Top with sparkling wine and soda water. Stir gently to combine. Garnish with mint sprig and lime wedge.
ESPRESSO SPRITZ
Ingredients
- 4-5 oz tonic or sparkling water (tonic will make it sweeter, yum)
- 1 shot of espresso
- 3/4 oz Amaro Montenegro
- Splash of fresh orange juice
- Garnish: fresh Basil
Directions
In a high ball filled with ice add your tonic followed by your espresso and the remaining ingredients. Add garnish.
APEROL SPRITZ
Ingredients
- 3 parts Prosecco
- 2 parts Aperol
- Splash of soda water
- Garnish: Orange Slice
Directions
Fill a wine glass with lots of ice. Add three parts Prosecco and then two parts Aperol. Add a splash of soda and stir. Garnish with an orange slice.
EL CIELO SPRITZ
Ingredients
- 1oz PATRÓN EL CIELO
- 2 oz chilled Pinot Grigio
- 3 oz chilled Ginger Ale
- Garnish: orange wedge
Directions
In a white wine glass with cubed ice, build all ingredients, stir to combine. Garnish with a fresh orange wedge – squeeze and drop into the glass.
