Typical Flavor

Classic Build

Glass:

Wine glass

Garnish:

Mint sprig and lime wheel

Typical way it's made: 3 oz prosecco, 1 oz St-Germain, 1 oz sparkling water, mint sprig

Heritage

Era:

Modern Classic

Origin:

South Tyrol, Italy

Inventor:

Roland Gruber

The Story

Roland Gruber invented it in 2005 at his bar San Zeno in Naturns, South Tyrol, as an alternative to the Aperol Spritz everyone kept ordering. His first version used lemon balm syrup; elderflower took over as the drink spread across the Alps into Austria and Germany. It grew from a village bar order into the spritz family's floral second act.

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