Recipes

Spritz variations, classic aperitivo cocktails, and the Italian drinks you should know by heart.

Spritz family

Classic · Beginner
The Perfect Aperol Spritz
The 3-2-1 ratio, the right glassware, and two Venetian bartender variations.
5 min~8% ABV
Bold · Milanese
Campari Spritz & Negroni Sbagliato
The "wrong" Negroni: swap gin for Prosecco for a lighter, bubblier take on the classic.
5 min~13% ABV
Adventurous
Cynar Spritz
Artichoke-forward bitter aperitivo. The gateway to the amaro world.
5 min~11% ABV
Historical · Venetian
Select Spritz
The original Venetian Spritz recipe from the 1920s, before Aperol existed.
5 min~10% ABV

Classics & beyond

Classic · Intermediate
The Negroni
Equal parts gin, Campari, vermouth. The most perfectly balanced cocktail ever invented.
3 min~24% ABV
Easy · Low ABV
The Americano
Campari, sweet vermouth, soda. The low-ABV grandfather of the Negroni family.
3 min~8% ABV
Brunch · Fruity
The Garibaldi
Campari and fluffy freshly squeezed orange juice. Simple, bright, and criminally underrated.
5 min~12% ABV