The Aperol Spritz - Don't forget the Soda!!

[@CoachVinoLLC]

A cocktail that taste exactly how it looks....refreshing! 🥃

[@BehindtheBar]

Exactly!

[@jamiemcnay]

Your channel is my GO TO for recipes. Your presentation and content is a winning combination. Well done.

[@BehindtheBar]

Thanks Jamie, that means a lot!

[@florianholbl9570]

In fact that this drink is misused everywhere I decided to make it a little special! I’m from Austria and it’s our thing to drink „Spritzer“! 1/8l soda mixed with 1/8l white wine dry! What the bars do in Austria, is, to add 20 ml aperol to a „spritzer“! That kills both of this drinks, the „Spritzer“ and the aperol Spritz! So I decided to do 125ml of Prosecco, 100ml of soda, 60 ml of aperol, 15 ml of fresh pressed orange juice and 10 ml of freshest pressed lemon juice! Give this a try! And let me know what You think! Kisses

[@BehindtheBar]

Your version sounds delicious!

[@cmc6112]

Love the new chapter tags...very cool. Keep up the great work Cara.

[@boozeontherocks]

This is such an easy drink to make, and great for gatherings.

[@BehindtheBar]

Exactly!

[@alysg1873]

PERFECT timing! This vid has come at exactly the right time - sun’s out, Melbourne’s pandemic numbers are super positive and my mate sent me a bottle of Aperol and of Prosecco just last month!

[@bronstet]

Yes, congrats on the great job Australia did overall on handling the pandemic. You certainly deserve an Aperol Spritz. Just substitute in something with more quality than Aperol! :D

[@alysg1873]

Thank you!!!

[@BehindtheBar]

🌞

[@onedrink7770]

A classic. Aperol is a people’s pleaser. I love this cocktails, I don’t know how a feel about the olive, but to each it’s own. Cheers 🥂... great video

[@BehindtheBar]

Totally fair, I’ll just take any excuse for a snack haha...

[@onedrink7770]

@@BehindtheBar oh ok I get it now 🤣🤣🤣

[@pierluigimastellamanarini453]

As an Italian from Veneto I can only love this but my favorite one is made with Select instead of Aperol. It's a little hard to find on the market but it's the true original bitter from Venice. Also I prefer my spritz served in a tumbler, olive is fine, real osteria vibes! 😜 Keep up the amazing work! 🙌

[@aceman4912]

One for this weekend looks very quenching.

[@BehindtheBar]

💯

[@TheTribalBarGuy]

Oh yeah8 You can'r go wrong with the Aperol spritz. Fantastic drink and so so good for those hot days when you want to keep the party going but remain hydrated. 😄 Cheers!

[@SteveAbrahall]

Love the little history lesson at the start, as always beautiful work - And it's warm in Melbourne (finaly!) ... will be checking this one out!

[@BehindtheBar]

Definitely a day for it today!

[@williamcrane1]

Delightful and refreshing - the video, delightful, the drink, refreshing. Thanks!

[@BehindtheBar]

Thanks William!

[@shawnmiranda]

It’s amazing how much effort and research you put into the history of your drink. The fact that you mention what brands go with what cocktail really makes this channel. Listening to your accent and then reading the mismatched auto generated subtitles is just the cherry on the top.

[@BehindtheBar]

Thanks Shawn! I’m a bit of a nerd so always end up going deeper than I need to probably haha

[@hangar21us]

Beautifully prepared! Thanks Cara! You are the best!

[@gregcoleman6670]

So now I know... about cava. Gracias!

[@BehindtheBar]

Cava FTW!

[@satanswife2546]

Oh yeahhh two new cocktails vids from my two subscribed awesome channel in one night

[@ShipWreck68]

Im still crushing on the bartender.

[@ginafriend1690]

You're such a great instructor! You make me want one even though I haven't the taste for. I know some ladies who aren't "drinkers" but they will have a couple of sips of 😄

[@BehindtheBar]

Haha thanks Gina! They do look so refreshing...

[@pinksour634]

I worked for Italian restaurants for 7 years, Aperol spirtz, Negroni, sbagliato & Martini were hot selling cocktails!

[@pinksour634]

Keep going ma'am!

[@BehindtheBar]

Love me a sbagliato - will have to put it on the list!

[@pinksour634]

@@BehindtheBar Haaa haa you are simply brilliant!

[@MrAgbxl]

Hi Cara - tried this with Campari, sweet and dry vermouth and Prosecco - really great and the dry vermouth lessens the bitterness - this is my Negroni Spritz!

[@BehindtheBar]

Yum! Not too far from a Sbagliato which is one of my faves 😋

[@little_billy]

Loved it, awesome video! It is worth waiting a week for! Beautiful drink, looks so refreshing! A rooftop bar, everyone should visit at least once and check it out! See you next week Ms Cara!!!

[@carl_busch]

Always refreshing. This is the first time I have seen an olive with it and you can keep the olive. 😉

[@BehindtheBar]

Fair, I just love a snack!

[@carl_busch]

@@BehindtheBar haha 😄

[@rachela1945]

You have gotten me hooked on Aperol! I tried it as the spritz but as it's just me drinking it I didn't want to commit to a whole bottle of bubbly and just tried it with the two versions on canned Prosecco my local Dan Murphy's had. It was ok, but I do want to try it with something nicer at some stage. But what I have discovered is that I love it with just a couple of shots of Aperol and topped up with soda/mineral water, a lot of ice and a big wedge of orange. It is the perfect summer drink for when I shouldn't be drinking 😜😂.

[@BehindtheBar]

Love highballs like that for summer 😊

[@bikerd72]

I wish you'd do some Irn Bru cocktails one day! ;-) awesome vids!

[@MyPancho1]

Tasty!

[@0chosi]

1:40 I'm from Catalunya, the region where cava comes from, and I'm surprised to hear that it is seen as "cheap" in other places. Here is quite praised, even in other regions of Spain. But again, I was the guy surprised you missed Fanta de limón so much, so... Da hell do I know :P

[@BehindtheBar]

Haha it definitely deserves to be! I just think that the stuff that was being exported for a while was more mass produced and cheap stuff, thankfully we get more good quality now 😊

[@HellenicBM]

l added a dash of Angostura Orange Bitters and it took the drink to an another level. Great summer drink.

[@PhillipAmato]

An refeshing easy to make cocktail that please all takers .. And now we know !!

[@fredlabosch5164]

Thanks for the vid! As the proportions of the ingredients were very much usually by guess and by gosh, now I can finally go and tell my sister 'see, you did it wrong the whole time!' ;)

[@BehindtheBar]

Haha! It’s a very forgiving drink 😊

[@xrayzone21]

In Venice we mostly drink it with select, something in between campari and aperol. If you can get your hands on a bottle try it

[@BehindtheBar]

We get Select here, it’s great!

[@jamessavery1854]

On the bottles we buy in the UK, the Aperol recommends equal parts Prosecco and Aperol and then topped up with soda! But I like a little more Prosecco ;)

[@BehindtheBar]

Huh, it actually does here too! They must have changed their tune haha. I also think a bit more bubbles is best!

[@little_billy]

That's cool, any recipe can be adjusted for personal taste, cheers!

[@jazzx251]

could it be that they are wanting you to spend 33% more by trying to match the same amount of cava? (hehe ... it's probably still nice)

[@tanker6473]

Big fan of the Spanish Cava's. Learned about them when I was in the military in Germany back when dinosaurs ruled the earth. Now you know.

[@jazzx251]

Just made myself one of these following your instructions (Aperol was £12 with my Tesco clubcard tonight - so I thought why not? I'll try anything once!) My glass has 150ml of cava, 100 ml of Aperol and 50ml of soda in it :) [my double jigger is 25m/50ml] Amazing how the wine is 50% of the drink, but it's the Aperol that dominates (tastes quite a bit like a Negroni) - Aperol is very much like Campari - I'm guessing it could be used as a substitute? It's a very entertaining drink, not just the taste - but the deep orange colour (yours is paler - probably because I left only enough room for half the ice!) I would say this is a success - Cheers!

[@BehindtheBar]

Nice! Aperol and Campari are definitely in the same wheelhouse, Aperol is just a bit sweeter so I see it as a gateway to the world of bitters haha. Cheers 😊

[@jodyvigness3344]

I just love you!!

[@BehindtheBar]

Thanks Jody!

[@little_billy]

She is an awesome lady, what's not to love!

[@johnolmos8670]

One thing I do is add 1/2 an ounce of fresh Velencia OJ to it. First timers probably don’t like the Bitter so it’s a way I use to mellow it a little

[@BehindtheBar]

Yum! Good tip 😊

[@petertimp5416]

Just found your channel and really like it.....good job. I've noticed you wearing the same thing in two other presentations did you finish all three drinks by yourself?😇 have you put up a clip where you talk about why you moved to Australia/Melbourne (opportunities, etc)? I guess you're still here so you must be enjoying it. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge and techniques.

[@petertimp5416]

Oh!! That should be 4 presentations just noticed another one!!! what a good job you must have.

[@BehindtheBar]

We did a massive day of filming where we covered the top 13 cocktails on KZbin haha, all the individual episodes from that day are longer edits on the drinks. Compilation here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/b5PZdn2uabWmi68

[@daviddickerson9080]

I agree, better with the soda. The new bottle I just picked up now says equal parts Aperol and Prosecco. I prefer the 2:3 ratio, maybe they want to sell more product.

[@BehindtheBar]

Ha, you could be on to something there. Agree, 3:2:1 always seems like the best way to start a party to me!

[@voodoo2882]

I use a 120 mils sparkling apple cider instead of the sp-wine and 2 dashes of bitters....my summer go to....the spaz.....with a 30 mls of vodka.....to beef it up

[@thomasjaggers3576]

But i don't have any Aperol, only Select and Campari. The Cava is excellent, i recommend a Cava based spritz with limoncillo. Is that considered a garden spritz?

[@olaguibel27]

Love the format of the videos and the content! Quickly became a follower of this channel. Are we getting some Xmas/Winter cocktails coming up? Cheers!

[@mikewendland4982]

April Spritz? I don't know her. Is she related to Annie Sprinkle?

[@ayaniz]

Great episode as always! But can you please tell me and other uneducated folks what is a "Hen's Party?" :)

[@BehindtheBar]

Ha! A “hens party” is a “bride-to-be’s” version of a bucks party.

[@the-chillian]

150 ml a standard wine pour? My first drinking place was a Spanish restaurant in Bayonne, New Jersey, USA, and if you ordered a glass of wine the owner filled it to the brim! That did, of course, spoil my expectations for every other bar I've ever been in, but it was nice.

[@BehindtheBar]

Have to love locals like that!

[@23minutesinbrussels]

Damn I always forget the soda

[@BehindtheBar]

Haha well now you won’t!

[@gintonic5770]

Thank you! This one has been on my list for a while to make! :D Btw how is it to be back behind the bar in Bombar? :)

[@BehindtheBar]

It’s nice! A little weird as we’re all sit down dining and still limited numbers but it’s moving in the right direction 😊

[@gintonic5770]

@@BehindtheBar great to hear! 😊 Stay safe and best wishes from Germany😃

[@annafalk1826]

I'm going to make this and pretend I am not in the Northern hemisphere where it's turning winter and I am supposed to get 5 inches of snow tomorrow. 🙃

[@BehindtheBar]

Liquid escapism ☀️

[@little_billy]

Even in cold weather, as long as you are inside and warm, if you have to go out, be careful, make it back home safely for the night, then make some drinks, have fun and enjoy!

[@philippechauvire9157]

Once you have tested the campari version, there's no way back ;-)

[@enricociuppa7093]

Drink it with Select!!!

[@sofiajohanesson4584]

What is soda? Is it just sparkling water or is it sweet? Like a sprite or someting?

[@BehindtheBar]

Of course, what we call soft drinks (coke, sprite, etc) are often called soda aren’t they. Sorry for the confusion. Soda/soda water here is just carbonated water.

[@jazzx251]

Supermarkets sell it - it's just carbonated water and sodium bicarbonate. Alternatively, you can use a soda dispenser (like you see in the movies) - just fill it with water, and a small disposable CO2 cylinder pumps it full of bubbles. You can then squeeze the trigger to dispense the soda into the glass

[@tibormarotta6357]

I say drop the olive(terrible flavour combination with orange, plus you really don't want even a single drop of brine in it) and serve Spritz with a bowl of chips, olives, peanuts or whatever light snack: Aperol and prosecco starts your digestive juices going, that's why it's perfect as an aperitivo. I'm eager to try it with Cava now

[@iatros69]

Man some days...there’s not enough EtOH! Might as well it be enjoyable!

[@MattFergusonmwfergo]

I’m curious on why the left arm behind the back when Cara serves the drink? I’ve seen this in every video. Is there a backstory on that?

[@slinpel3801]

I think it's similar to pouring wine, which is also done with on e hand and the other one behind your back. Afaik, it comes from the times where you'd risk being poisoned by the person pouring your drink and having only one arm at the bottle and the other one behind the back, eliminates that possibility, as you can always see what's going on

[@BehindtheBar]

Not in particular, just a habit I’ve picked up!

[@forthleft]

BTW Cara, Bomba has 'Current Menu's' on their website. I'm sure they/you would prefer it read 'Current Menus'. Ha. YW.

[@BehindtheBar]

Hahaha I’ll get on to it ASAP!

[@forthleft]

@@BehindtheBar Good, bcz you want smart patrons.

[@afcgeo882]

The Austrians drink (and make) wine all the time, but they prefer to dilute it with soda water into a weißen gespritzt, especially in the summer. However, wine in Austria dates back to 10th century BCE and has nothing to do with Italians.

[@BehindtheBar]

I think we’re saying the same thing, no? That the Italians learned the ‘spritz’ from Austrians.

[@afcgeo882]

@@BehindtheBar Yes, if that’s what we’re saying. I’m trying to say the spritz wasn’t an Austrian reaction to Italian wines. They’ve had wine in Austria as long as there was wine on the Italian peninsula.

[@BehindtheBar]

@@afcgeo882 ah ok cool! I knew there was wine in Austria, my research just said that they were used to the more delicate Austrian wine so added water to the heavier Italian and that’s how the Italians started the Spritz journey 😊

[@afcgeo882]

@@BehindtheBar Yes, Austrian wines tend to be lighter in alcohol. The Austrians are also a bit more timid, and have an affinity for sweets, so their wines are light, fresh and floral. They even drink what’s called “sturm”, which is partially fermented white wine, still sweet and effervescent.

[@66166616]

Go to brunch drink at mum's kitty parties. Not many happened this year 🙃🙃🙃 Now u know

[@prezodent2371]

Is there a version where one doesn’t need to open a bottle of champagne,

[@BehindtheBar]

Not really to be honest, you can obviously just do soda only but it is a little different. You can often find half bottles of sparkling wine too 😊

[@prezodent2371]

@@BehindtheBar Thanks for clearing that up.

[@Yong_Goh]

Hmm... to champagne this or not to champagne this... 🧐

[@BehindtheBar]

I’m always a fan of treating yourself and going fancy haha, but I actually don’t think that a lot of champagnes would work in here- you don’t want much of that biscuity character. Save the champagne 🥂 😉

[@maesemenese]

I've always felt this drink has a cheap candy after taste to it. Am I doing something wrong? I feel this is simply not a good drink.

[@BehindtheBar]

Nah it definitely does have a bit of a lolly sweetness to it which I can understand you not liking! Do you have a favourite amaro you could try it with? Or I’m a fan of a vermouth spritz as well.

[@taquitopicante5863]

@@BehindtheBar AAAAGH!! I'm still afraid of vermouth. Okay, deep breaths. Baby steps. Cheers, --Rick in Arizona. :)

[@BehindtheBar]

@@taquitopicante5863 😂

[@maesemenese]

@@BehindtheBar well I never thought of trying Campari instead, what proportions would you recommend?

[@bronstet]

@@taquitopicante5863 Do not be afraid of vermouth. Get a good craft one, hopefully one made in California. :) Just stay away from cheap Dolin or Martini.

[@wolfgangkranek376]

"The story goes..." Only that the story is nonsense. From the late 18th century on wine producers were allowed to serve their products tax free to customers directly during a limited time of the year. This was made known by putting a bunch of evergreen boughs over the entrance. The typical drink is a White Spritz (weißer Spritzer) made with (often annual) wine and soda. This tradition still can be found in Austria and in the Italian region of Friuli Venezia Giulia that former belonged to the Habsburg Empire. The Aperol Spritz is just a more recent version of the everyday Spritz that was served. Maybe also as a result of the intensified marketing for the Spritz in the last decades.

[@bronstet]

I love everything about the Aperol Spritz except for one tiny little thing -- the Aperol! :D For exactly the reasons you mentioned: it's cheap, sweet, low ABV and less bitter. Blech. It's literally less of everything you pay for in a classic red Italian bitter aperitivo! They just cover up this cheap aperitivo with loads of sugar and orange extract. Does anyone other than me not go "Hrrrrmmm" at this?!? Yeesh. I much prefer to make this with an actual good red Italian bitter aperitivo like Antico Rosso or Campari Cask Tales. P.S. What kind of alleged bar professional misses the glass right underneath her and pours the ice all over the table? I know you said your arm was out of practice in a previous video but I didn't realize it was that bad! Rehab is in order! I recommend getting the arm back in shape by lifting several cocktail glasses to the lips, emptying the glass down the gullet, refilling, and lifting again. You should do several sets of these on a daily basis. ;D

[@BehindtheBar]

Totally fair comments but a lot of other amari can be too much for those who aren’t used to bitterness! I like to think of it as a gateway haha. It was a long day 🙈

[@pinksour634]

It can happen don't be too harsh

[@bronstet]

@@pinksour634 I know, I was just teasing. 🙂

[@BelovedNL]

PSA nobody in Europe drinks Spritz’ with an olive as a garnish😉 (this story has probably been created by Select as they advertise this garnish with their bottles?)

[@BehindtheBar]

I’ve had a spritz with an Olive in Spain! Don’t think it’s super common in Italy though, but I run a Spanish bar and will take any excuse for a snack haha

[@dravendrinks]

Aperol is an enemy. Montenegro however...

[@BehindtheBar]

See, I just can’t get around Montenegro that much to be honest. I’d always choose Nonino! But everyone loves it so I should probably just admit I’m wrong haha

[@dravendrinks]

Different tastes its what makes life interesting

[@karmageddonb.4113]

You´re such a beuatiful sweet women