Ingredients
- 3 ozProseccoCold, poured over ice firstSubstitute: Any dry sparkling wine
- 1 ozSoda WaterA splash, added last
- 2 ozSelect AperitivoAdded after the proseccoSubstitute: None that keeps the Venetian version
Instructions
- Fill a wine glass with ice and pour in 3 oz cold prosecco
- Add 2 oz Select and a 1 oz splash of soda
- Stir gently and garnish with a large green olive
Technique Notes
The olive is not a garnish that swaps for orange. Select is more bitter and less sweet than the orange aperitivi, and the brine is what the drink is balanced against; an orange slice makes it taste unfinished.
Why the Select Spritz Works
Select is drier and more rhubarb-led than the orange aperitivi, which is what lets the olive work: brine against bitterness rather than brine against sugar. The same olive in an orange spritz tastes like a mistake, and that is the clearest evidence these drinks are not interchangeable.