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Punch House Spritz

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Everyone should have an house spritz—a seasonal standard whose proportions are known by heart and ingredients are stocked easily. This is ours. A simple riff on the classic spritz formula originally built to highlight Lini’s fruity, irresistible lambrusco rosato, this has become a spring-summer staple for both of us. Gentian-tinged Cocchi Americao plays the bitter role, while sour grapefruit acts as a foil to its sweetness, simultaneously pumping up the volume on the lambrusco. Built in a pitcher or portioned out in a wine glass, it’s a drink that embodies the spritz philosophy of being both beautiful and simple.

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    5 minutes

  • Yield

    Makes 1 cocktail

Ingredients

2 ounces Cocchi Americano
4 ounces Lini Lambrusco Rosato
1 ounce fresh grapefruit juice
1 ounce soda water
1 grapefruit wheel, for garnish

Preparation

  1. Build the ingredients in a rocks or wine glass over ice and add the garnish.

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Text excerpted from SPRITZ © 2016 by Talia Baiocchi and Leslie Pariseau. Reproduced by permission of Ten Speed Press. All rights reserved.
TagsCocktailAlcoholBeveragesAperitifSpritzRed WineWineItalianEuropeanGrapefruitCitrusFruitQuickEasy5 Ingredients or FewerSpringSummerCookbooks

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