3 quick & easy SPRITZES to make before summer's over!

Today we're making a few quick and easy spritzes - right from my kitchen! I thought this would be a fun one to film at home because you don't need a full bar setup to make these. Spritzes are sessionable drinks with a forgiving template. I'll show you 3 recipes - the Aperol Spritz, the Hugo Spritz, ad the Fino Spritz (an original of mine). Give these a try, or create something new! Cheers!

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TIME STAMPS
Intro: 0:00
Brooklinen: 0:52
Spritzes: 2:11
Aperol Spritz: 2:34
Hugo Spritz: 4:32
Fino Spritz: 7:32
Sign Off: 8:59

THE APEROL SPRITZ RECIPE 3:03
2 oz. (60 ml) Aperol
3 oz. (90 ml) Ruffino Prosecco (or other dry sparkling wine)
1 oz. (30 ml) Topo Chico (or club soda)
Orange wheel for garnish

THE HUGO SPRITZ RECIPE 5:02
1/2 oz. (15 ml) St. Germain Elderflower Liqueur
3 oz. (90 ml) Ruffino Prosecco (or other dry sparkling wine)
1 oz. (30 ml) Topo Chico (or club soda)
4-6 mint leaves (plus more for garnish)
Mint sprig and lime wheel for garnish

THE FINO SPRITZ RECIPE 7:55
2 oz. (60 ml) Alvear Fino Sherry
1/2 oz. (15 ml) Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur
3 oz. (90 ml) Ruffino Prosecco (or other dry sparkling wine)
1 oz. (30 ml) Topo Chico (or club soda)
Lemon wheels for garnish

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[aaronellingsen]

A little easter egg is that there's a color chart in the back of the aperol label so you get your spritz dilution just right. I just happened to notice it the other day.

[brentaaron]

“This…I love. Why? Because it’s good.” Well said!

[that_si_chick]

Anders! You have inspired me to make a new spritz. So here we go & enjoy to whoever makes this. I call this the Raspberry Zinger Spritz. 1oz of homemade raspberry syrup, 1.5oz of St. Germain, 6-8 fresh mint leaves. Muddle. Add 4oz of dry Prosecco, ton of pebble ice & top off with club soda, a mint sprig and a splash of fresh lemon juice. Mix to combine. Enjoy!

[davidbolus]

I use orange flavored club soda for my Aperol Spritz. The extra orange touch is nice.

[pannarrans]

Not a Spritz, but one of my favorite summer Aperitifs is the Aperol Schumann‘s.

Equal parts Aperol, lemon juice and orange juice, shaken and served over ice.

Delicious!

[rajanand]

Lambrusco spritz has been my go to this summer

1 ½ ounces amaro, such as Averna, Montenegro, or Nonino
½ ounce fresh grapefruit juice
3 ounces dry or off dry Lambrusco
1 ounce sparkling water, to top
1 grapefruit wedge

[FlorianIrsigler]

In Austria, elderflower syrup is readily available in every supermarket (and it is also quite easy to make at home). I can only recommend doing your own syrup and make your Hugo with that instead of the liquor... just skip the soda and add more sparkling wine. Easy syrup recipe: take a liter of simple syrup, one lemon, 20 grams of citric acid and 10 elderflower umbels, mix them up and leave them for a few days. If you plant an elderflower bush, you will also have berries in autumn which are great for juice (I could imagine a nice bramble-like cocktail with that juice) and desserts.

[koendecrock]

Little tip: if you can get Select, an aperitivo/amaro from Venice, where you are, try that in your spritz instead of Aperol. This is called a Venetian Spritz. Imho Select is a bit more refined and complex than Aperol, also less sweet but also a bit less bitter. It also turn the drink a really beautiful red instead of the orange of Aperol. Surprisingly, the standard garnish for this one is a large green olive, which actually gives it a nice briny touch. If you do not like it, you can use Orange of course.

[ThomasS]

In Austria (at least the area where I'm from), a Hugo is usually a Spritz made with equal parts white wine and sparkling water, and some elderflower syrup (which, as another commenter mentioned, is very common here).

[christinecamley]

Anders I love all 3 spritzes very much! I think the Aperol Spritz is my consistent favourite but I would be thrilled if any of these beauties were served at a friend's gathering or any gathering at all!! Delicious!! The Hugo and Fino Spritzes are fabulous!! Okay now I am debating which is my favourite again!! They may all be equal favourites! I think they are! It's hard not to go to the Fino Spritz! So good! By the way on the subject of dogs and loving ice, I had a Newf who loved ice - huge understatement! Humphrey was so smart that he figured out how to get his paw up to the automatic ice maker button on the fridge and would regularly hit it until we worked with him not to do that! Ice would be all over the kitchen floor!! But he was so adorable! I always had to laugh! Cheers! Have a terrific weekend!! 🙂

[vinspad]

Love the humor, pup, and spritzes! Great as always!

[marydragonz]

I muddled half of a cucumber slice with the mint in the Hugo Spitz. Used the other half to garnish along with the mint.

[kimberlycrandall]

Educational and entertaining as always! It was fun to have the whole video done in your home, especially with the extra Freyja screen time. Love the caj vibes 💕

[krazmokramer]

Fun video. Nice home! The Baratza coffee grinder on your counter adds loads of credibility to your persona, IMO. Great choice. Those look like tasty beverages. My favorite "spritz" is Weller Green rocks with a splash of fresh soda and a lemon twist. Suits my needs when the "feels like" temp here in central Kansas is 121.3 F. THANKS ANDERS!

[Hot_N_Spicy]

audio is good.
I myself will partake in some daydrinking tommorrow so your timing is perfect as always

[stonehenge]

Very timely guys! the mic's were just fine - I know its challenging to switch up the venue. Great show, always gives me a laugh and is relaxing or .. casual .. cahjj :)

[cristobal]

Thx Anders. Hugo Spritz is amazing. I discover it this summer in Italy and I really like it. But my favorite is Cynar Spritz. Love so much this amaro. Can you present it and propose us a cocktail with it ? 🤷‍♂️
Thx 😘

[markmcvicar]

"This... I like... Why... Because it's good! 🎉😂😅 🎉Awesome! Definitely like tge sound of that Fino Spritz. It's blazing hot here in Taipei. I'm gonna mix one up this afternoon. Cheers!

[CoffeinCowboy]

4:47 as far as I know the actual Hugo recipe called for lemon balm or melissa which makes sense since this is a drink from the alpine region. And I do think it really benefits from the freshness of these herbs.
When I'm just using mint I tend to add a little splash of lemon juice or add a zest of lemon to brighten thinks up a little.

[dmtvnle]

I have wild cherries extracting in gin at present, I'm thinking I'm going to have to turn that into a spritz. Thanks for the inspiration!