Bitter Blood Spritz

Name: Bitter Blood Spritz
Ingredients: 2 oz Blood Orange & Rosemary Cordial; 1.5 oz Naturale Bitter Vino; 2 oz Soda Water; 3 oz Sparkling Rose Wine

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By Kevin B

5.0 Submitted on: May 18, 2023

Refreshing

Seasonal

I created this recipe as an aperitivo for an Italian wine and cheese dinner. I love Aperol Spritzes and wanted to do something with similar orange and lightly bitter flavors, but maybe a little more complex on the palate.

Ingredients

2 oz
Blood Orange & Rosemary Cordial

1.5 oz
Naturale Bitter Vino

2 oz
Soda Water

3 oz
Sparkling Rose Wine

Instructions

Garnish

rosemary sprig and blood orange slice

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By Kevin B

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2oz blood orange rosemary cordial* (recipe below) 1.5 oz Naturale Bitter Vino (feel free to substitute any bitter vermouth you wish here; Cocchi Americano or Cocchi Rosa work well here as well and are more readily available) Serve in a wine glass with lots of ice. Top with about 2 ounces of soda water and about 3 ounces of sparkling rose. Garnish with a sprig of rosemary and a blood orange slice. Blood orange rosemary cordial: Equal parts acidified and sweetened blood orange juice and rosemary ...

Editor's Note

A complex, house-made cordial is the star, layering blood orange, rosemary, and black pepper. It elevates the simple spritz format with herbal spice and a thoughtful bitter backbone.

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5.0

Crafted Pour

22 August 2026

This sounds like a fantastic aperitivo! Do you happen to have a recommendation for the best type of sparkling rose to use to balance the sweetness of the cordial?

Nolan Mariano

24 May 2023