We were at North Italia in Scottsdale. I saw the waiter brought big ballon glass filled with a bright and inviting cocktail to the next table. That surely is a cocktail calling my name. I ordered one. Sparkling, refreshing, sweet, tart, and bitter! It’s everything I like in a cocktail, especially the lingering bitters.

From now on, I have to choose between aperol spritz and margarita when both are on the menu. A better solution, get both 😁.

Ingredients

• 2 oz sparkling wine
• 1.5 oz aperol
• 1 oz club soda
• orange slice for garnish
• Ice cubes

Directions

1. Fill a large balloon glass with ice cubes.
2. Add sparkling wine, aperol, and club soda in that order. Top with an orange slice.
3. Easy as 123.