Celebrate the day with a refreshing Italian Cocktail— a bubbly, Campari spritz!

Here’s a glass especially made to say cin-cin. 

This classic spritz cocktail is a refreshing aperitif that will take you straight to an Italian piazza at dusk.

The recipe for the Spritz cocktail is the one perfected in the Veneto, made with white wine, bitters and soda water.

Of all Italian cocktails, this pretty refresher just be my very favorite.

I made this version with a splash of prosecco for an all-in-one drink that feels especially celebratory.

I became smitten with the cookbook Polpo: A Venetian Cookbook of Sorts. from the London restaurant of the same name.

It has everything I love in a book, cooking related or not, including great stories and photography, a few maps, and a stunning design.

I’m in love with the book’s Japanese-style exposed binding, which looks strangely sexy to me, as if the book has stripped down to nothing but corsets and crinolines….oops, I’m getting a bit off topic.

Flipping through the book will not only make you hungry, but eager to buy a ticket straight to Venice!

Note: I also like to use Aperol in place of the usual Campari because it has a tiny bit less bitterness.

Salute!

Yield: 1 drink

Italian Spritz Cocktail

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The simple classic Italian Spritz cocktail. Sip this and imagine dusk on a beautiful piazza - the spritz cocktail is the ultimate grown-up refresher.

Prep Time 5 minutes

Total Time 5 minutes

Ingredients

• Ice
• 2 slices lemon
• 3 ounces Prosecco or sparkling wine
• 2 ounces Aperol or Campari

Instructions

1. Fill a small rocks glass with ice. Squeeze the juice from one lemon slice. Pour in the wine, followed by the Aperol or Campari.
2. Garnish with additional lemon slice and drink.

Nutrition Information:

Yield:

1

Serving Size:

1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 454 Total Fat: 0g Saturated Fat: 0g Trans Fat: 0g Unsaturated Fat: 0g Cholesterol: 0mg Sodium: 14mg Carbohydrates: 40g Fiber: 0g Sugar: 35g Protein: 0g

Nutrition information is automatically calculated by Nutritionix. I am not a nutritionist and cannot guarantee accuracy. If your health depends on nutrition information, please calculate with your favorite calculator.