Southern Spritz

Name: Southern Spritz
Total time: 4 min
Yield: 1 serving
Ingredients: Basil Hayden's Bourbon; Aperol; Fresh lemon juice; Simple syrup; Sparkling wine; Orange wheel; Rosemary sprig

Basil Hayden bourbon and Aperol shaken with fresh lemon and simple syrup, then topped with sparkling wine and finished with an orange wheel and rosemary -- a bourbon-forward riff on the spritz format.

4 min Serves 1 ~15.24% ABV

Make

Ingredients

1.5 oz
1.5 oz
1.125 oz
0.75 oz
3 oz
(garnish)
(garnish)

Glassware:

Equipment: Jigger, Cocktail shaker

Steps

1Add the bourbon, Aperol, lemon juice, and simple syrup to a shaker with ice. Shake.
2Strain into a chilled coupe glass.
3Top with sparkling wine.
4Garnish with an orange wheel and rosemary sprig, and serve.

Garnish: Orange wheel and rosemary sprig

Story

Proof that a spritz doesn't have to start with wine or gin -- bourbon's vanilla-and-oak backbone holds up just as well under a bittersweet Aperol topper.

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