Directions
The Midori Spritz is a very simple cocktail—a light, fragrant, and unpretentious sparkling aperitif.
It’s the same as the same old Spritz made with wine, soda, and bitters, only instead of the bitters, you’ll have to use this lovely Japanese melon liqueur. It doesn’t seem like it, but it’s a significant change because Midori is a very sweet liqueur with an intense flavor, so it needs to be dosed and mixed with an acidic ingredient to rebalance the drink.
Never use Prosecco to make a spritz; it is too fruity and not very incisive. A good savory wine and soda are the basic ingredients for making a quality Spritz.
If you use prosecco and Midori, a terrible sweet concoction comes out. Unless you use a rocky prosecco like Case Coste Piane, at which point it would be a shame to spoil a good wine for a cocktail of this type, it’s better to drink it alone.
Ingredients and doses to make the Midori Spritz cocktail
- 6 cl. of white wine
- soda
- 2 cl of lemon juice
- 3 cl of midori
How to make the Midori Spritz cocktail
Squeeze the lemon or lime and strain the juice.
Take a tall tumbler glass and fill it with ice. Pour in the lemon juice, Midori, and wine and mix.
Add the soda, decorate with a slice of lime or lemon, and serve your new aperitif.
Other great aperitif cocktails that deserve your attention
Negroni, Mojito, Moscow Mule, Gin & Tonic, and Americano.
Food Pairings
Paella, chicken curry, sweet and sour pork, and Cantonese rice
