Amber Aperitivo Spritz

Name: Amber Aperitivo Spritz
Prep time: 5 min
Total time: 5 min
Yield: about 1.6 L; 8 glasses
Ingredients: 1 bottle dry prosecco, chilled (750 ml); 2 cups bitter-orange aperitivo, such as Aperol (480 ml); 1 cup club soda or sparkling water, chilled (240 ml); 2 oranges, sliced; ice

Nothing gets a dinner party started like an orange spritz in the hand. The classic ratio is three parts prosecco, two parts bitter-orange aperitivo and one part soda, and it scales cleanly. Pour the first round yourself, then leave the pitcher out.

about 1.6 L; 8 glassesYield

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What you'll need

1 bottle dry prosecco, chilled (750 ml)
2 cups bitter-orange aperitivo, such as Aperol (480 ml)
1 cup club soda or sparkling water, chilled (240 ml)
2 oranges, sliced
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How to make it

Fill wine glasses with ice and an orange slice each.
Add a little under 1/4 cup of the aperitivo to each, then about 3/4 cup prosecco, in that order.
Add a splash of soda and stir once, gently.
Glass: Wine glass over ice. Garnish: A thick half-wheel of orange.

Chef's secrets

Chill everything first; warm bottles make a flat spritz.

Use a dry (brut) prosecco; the aperitivo is sweet.

Good to know

Make ahead

Mix the aperitivo with the soda ahead if you like. Prosecco only goes in at the last minute.