Limoncello Spritz

It’s the spritz on everyone’s lips – and here’s how to make it like the pros!

Move over Aeprol, the latest spritz on everyone’s lips seems to be the Limoncello version. It’s the perfect summer cocktail – light, bubbly and reminiscent of the Italian southern coast – but just so you don’t embarrass yourself, Francesco Putignano, group bar development manager at leading Italian restaurant, San Carlo, shows us how it should be made.

Ingredients

• 60ml prosecco
• 50ml limoncello
• 30ml soda water
• Fresh thyme sprig

Method

Fill a wine glass with ice. Pour over the limoncello and top up with the prosecco and soda. Stir and garnish with the thyme sprig.

San Carlo, Temple Street, Birmingham B2 5BN. Tel: 0121 633 0251 sancarlo.co.uk