Blood Orange Aperol Spritz

Blood Orange Aperol Spritz

Recipe by Lifestyle Staff | Illustration by Saegan Moran

Aperol is an Italian apéritif with vibrant orange hue. It's characterized by its bittersweet taste, featuring flavors of orange, rhubarb, herbs, and roots.

Ingredients

1½ oz Aperol

½ oz blood orange liqueur, such as Solerno

3½ oz prosecco

splash of soda water

orange slices, for garnish

Directions

1. Fill a glass with ice cubes. Add Aperol, blood orange liqueur, and prosecco to glass. Top with soda water.

2. Stir gently.

3. Garnish with orange slices and serve.

Tips for the perfect spritz

Prosecco is the primary ingredient. Pick a good Italian sparkling wine to make your Aperol spritz taste even better.

If you like cold drinks, keep your ingredients cold. Chill the prosecco, Aperol, and soda water before making the drink to avoid a lukewarm spritz.

Ice will keep your Aperol spritz cold and refreshing. Fill up your glass with ice cubes before adding the other ingredients.

Stirring vigorously can break up the fizz from the prosecco. Stir gently when mixing the ingredients, and keep the bubbles coming.