Apollo Spritz

Name: Apollo Spritz
Ingredients: 0.25 oz Lemon Juice; 2 oz Campari; 2 oz Soda Water; 4 oz Prosecco; 1 ea Lemon Wheel

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By Cameron "CameroxnWithAnX" Calv

Submitted on: June 24, 2023

Refreshing

Seasonal

Phoebus Apollo (AKA "Bright Apollo") was a bright deity for a variety of reasons. The most notable one, naturally, being that he is the sun god of Greek mythology (technically there's also Helios, but ya know there's a lack of mutual exclusivity when it comes to Deities of {insert concept here} also Helios was a Titan and Apollo like killed him or something) Anyways personifying the sun god, the great authors of Nectar of the Gods settled upon a sort of Campari Spritz as the ode to the sun risi...

Ingredients

0.25 oz
Lemon Juice

2 oz
Campari

2 oz
Soda Water

4 oz
Prosecco

1 ea
Lemon Wheel

Instructions

Garnish

Lemon Wheel

Build

Build In Glass

Glass

Wine Glass

Estimated strength

About 10% ABV (estimate)

By Cameron "CameroxnWithAnX" Calv

Livestreaming Mixologist

Head XBartender at the XBar (with an X), Cameroxn (also with an X) serves up his favorite video games in the style of craft cocktails. His goal is to take our favorite characters, concepts and creatures from our favorite video games and serve them in a glass. You can find him livestreaming on Twitch and YouTube collecting ideas from the games he plays, or showcasing those ideas completed behind the his home bar and studio....

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Combine all ingredients in a glass over ice (we prefer that glass to have a blazing sun on it, but really any glass that holds liquid will do). Garnish with a giant ball of helium-hydrogen plasma (or for us mortals, a lemon wheel or any suitable sun substitute).

Editor's Note

A bold, bitter-forward take on the classic spritz. A full two ounces of Campari is balanced by a splash of lemon juice, creating a bracingly refreshing drink with a grapefruit-pith finish.