Drink · 4 min · Amounts not specified
Hugo spritz
Alpine spritz: prosecco, elderflower, mint, soda. Lime if you want. Don't make a Mojito with sparkling wine. The mint is aroma, not salad.
The sheet · 1 glass · 4 min
easyWhy tonight. Alpine spritz: prosecco, elderflower, mint, soda. Lime if you want. Don't make a Mojito with sparkling wine. The mint is aroma, not salad.
What it needs
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- prosecco
- elderflower
- mint
- soda
Good if you have them, fine if you do not: lime.
Method
- Wine glass, ice. Elderflower, prosecco, soda.
- Mint clapped, not shredded. Lime if you want.
- Don't make a Mojito with sparkling wine.
Technique coach
What the method is trying to make happen
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An educational pour, not a reprint of a licensed spec. No allergen or alcohol-safety claim.
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The technique underneath this
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Why each of these is on the list
What the ingredients are actually doing
- prosecco
- Bubbles and light fruit, and it is a top-up rather than a base — poured in early it goes flat before the drink is finished.
- elderflower
- Floral and sweet in a way that reads as perfume, so it is easy to overdo.
- mint
- Loud, cooling, and easily wrecked.
- soda
- Carbonation is a texture and it is the first thing you lose.
Missing one of them? The substitutions are written against those jobs rather than against a chart, so they say what each replacement costs this dish in particular.
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