Ep. 36: The Spritz Effect - Aperol Spritz and Como Spritz

Ep. 36: The Spritz Effect – Aperol Spritz and Como Spritz

Welcome to episode 36 of The Art of Drinking with Join Jules and Your Favorite Uncle What are we drinking this week? If you’ve never tried an Aperol Spritz, you are simply missing out on life. They sell 300,000 per day, in the Veneto region of Italy, for a reason. This easy three-ingredient drink simply…

Ep. 36: The Spritz Effect – Aperol Spritz and Como Spritz

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Welcome to episode 36 of The Art of Drinking with Join Jules and Your Favorite Uncle

What are we drinking this week?

If you’ve never tried an Aperol Spritz, you are simply missing out on life. They sell 300,000 per day, in the Veneto region of Italy, for a reason. This easy three-ingredient drink simply MUST go in your cocktail rotation. Jules brings it with Como Spritz, introducing us to Cynar. Stick around for the history of Aperol.

Tips: Trying Amaro’s, here are some recommendations

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How do I make it Uncle Brad?

Brad, what do we need?

BIG wine glass goblet chalice whatever
Jigger
Mixing spoon, bar spoon
pairing knife
ice
Aperol
Prosecco
Sodawater
Orange

Brad, how do I make it?

Classic version… aint wrong

3-2-1

BIG wine glass goblet chalice whatever

3 part aperol (capeletti good , aperol more orange flavor)

2 part prosecco (I dis’d earlier, but there are good ones)

1 part bubbly water (get your soda stream, but pellegrino works)

Build in your glass

Garnish with a slice of orange

Jules, what do we need?

Wine glass, or spritz glass
Bar spoon
Jigger
Cocktail shaker
Ice
Citrus squeezer
Cynar
Lemons
Passion fruit syrup, or liqueur
Prosecco
Orange

Jule’s Como Spritz Version

Special shout out to Seneca restaurant here in San Diego for the inspiration!

1 oz cynar

¾ oz lemon juice

3/4 oz passion fruit syrup, or Cinola Passion fruit liqueur

3 oz prosecco

Add cynar, lemon juice, and passion fruit syrup into a shaker filled with ice and shake.

Double strain into a glass filled with ice and 3 oz of prosecco.

Garnish with an orange slice!

What’s our tip?

TIP: Guide to Amaro’s

Here’s some Amaro names and ideas to try out for your next Spritz or Negroni and I’ll break it down in those two categories; subs for Campari and for Aperol

For Aperol try:

Contratto Aperitivo

Select Aperitivo

Galliano Aperitivo

For Campari:

Gran Classico

Meletti Bitter

Cappeletti

Happy medium: cynar
Others to try:

Amaro montenegro

Amaro nonino