Blood Orange Americano Spritz
Ingredients
- 1.5 oz non-alcoholic bitter aperitif such as a Campari-style NA aperitif
- 1 oz non-alcoholic sweet vermouth alternative
- 3 oz fresh blood orange juice
- 2 oz club soda
- ice
- 1 blood orange wheel for garnish
Instructions
- Fill a rocks glass with ice cubes.
- Pour the non-alcoholic bitter aperitif and the sweet vermouth alternative over the ice.
- Add the blood orange juice and stir with a bar spoon for about 10 seconds, until the glass feels cold against your hand.
- Top with the club soda, pouring slowly down the side of the glass so it doesn't go flat.
- Give the drink one gentle stir from the bottom up.
- Garnish with a blood orange wheel propped against the rim.
Good to Know
No blood oranges this week? Regular orange juice plus a splash of cranberry gets the same color and nearly the same bitterness.