Get your mitts on a fabulous spritz
Wetherspoon’s spritz cocktail range is getting bigger. From Wednesday 26 August, the range will increase to a choice of nine classic and fruity recipes for all tastes.
The first new addition is Sarti Spritz. From the creators of Aperol, Sarti Rosa is a vibrant pink liqueur, with flavours of blood orange, mango and passion fruit. When combined with Prosecco and soda, this creates a sweet, refreshing cocktail.
The second addition is Echo Falls Blue Raspberry Spritz. Echo Falls Blue Raspberry is a sweet, blue raspberry-flavoured wine-based drink. When topped lemonade and ice, it creates a fun and fruity cocktail to enjoy.
With nine to choose from, which will be your spritz of choice this summer?
- Sarti Spritz: 50ml Sarti Rosa, 125ml Prosecco, topped with soda and garnished with lime
- Echo Falls Blue Raspberry Spritz: 175ml Echo Falls Blue Raspberry, topped with lemonade and garnished with lemon
- Strawberry Spritz:25ml strawberry & lime vodka, 125ml Prosecco, topped with lemonade and garnished with strawberry and cucumber
- Hugo Spritz: 25ml Tanqueray, 25ml elderflower cordial, 125ml Prosecco, topped with soda and garnished with lime and mint
- Mango & Passionfruit Spritz:25ml Smirnoff Mango & Passionfruit, 125ml Prosecco, topped with lemonade and garnished with lemon
- Classic Aperol Spritz: 50ml Aperol, 125ml Prosecco, topped with soda and garnished with orange
- Peach Blush Spritz: 25ml Archers peach schnapps, 125ml Coldwater Creek Rosé, topped with lemonade and garnished with strawberry
- Limoncello Spritz: 50ml Isolabella Limoncello, 125ml Prosecco, topped with soda and garnished with lemon
- Tinto de Verano: 125ml Coldwater Creek Merlot wine, topped with lemonade and garnished with orange and lemon
The history of the classic spritzes
Spritzes originated in northern Italy, particularly Venice and the Veneto region, dating from the end of the 19th century. Becoming a cocktail in the 1920s, they have since continued to rise in popularity, now having many variations and interpretations. In the 1950s, the famous recipe, including the bitter orange aperitif which made the Aperol Spritz so popular, was born – quickly becoming a favourite in Italy and then globally.
In the south of Italy, on the Amalfi coast and Sicily, the Limoncello Spritz was born. Limoncello is made by steeping the zest of Sorrento or sfusato lemons in a neutral spirit, then mixing with sugar syrup.
The Hugo Spritz is a regional signature drink originating around the Dolomite range of mountains. It is flavoured with elderflower cordial, a floral base allowing the Prosecco flavour to shine through, presenting an alternative to the more popular Italian spritzes.
