La Spritzata
Build in a big wine glass. Ice first. Bitter Arancia, then tonica. Squeeze an orange wheel across the rim, then drop it in.
- Bitter Arancia75ml
- Tonica125ml
- Orange wheel1
- IcePlenty
Like the nonna’s. Bitter orange, gentian, rhubarb. Without the nap.
Build in a big wine glass. Ice first. Bitter Arancia, then tonica. Squeeze an orange wheel across the rim, then drop it in.
Tall glass. Fill it. Fiore Rosa, soda, a long twist of pink grapefruit. A pinch of sea salt on the rim only if you’re in the mood.
Rocks glass. Big ice cube. Verde Alpi over the top, a whisper of tonica, a sprig of mint clapped between your palms first.
We stopped drinking at different times, for different reasons, and both went looking for a bottle we could pour without regret at six p.m. We didn’t find it. So we made it.