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Padova Spritz

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Two glasses of red Padova Spritz with green olive and orange peel garnishes one of our best nonalcoholic drinks or...
Photo & Food Styling by Joseph De Leo

Serve this alcohol-free spritz from Tobin Shea with a bowl of potato chips (Utz, please) and another little bowl of extra olives and sit outside with a friend. That’s all I have to say about that!

Recipe information

  • Total Time

    Serves 1

Ingredients

2 ounces chinotto soda, such as San Pellegrino or Lurisia
1½ ounces red verjus
1 ounce soda water
1 orange twist, for garnish
1 green pitted olive, for garnish

Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Fill a spritz or wine glass with 2 or 3 ice cubes. Add the chinotto, red verjus, and soda water and stir gently. Garnish with the orange twist and olive.

  2. Batch for 6:

    Step 2

    Fill a pitcher with ice. Add 1½ cups chinotto, 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons verjus, and 3⁄4 cup soda water. Gently stir, then divide among 6 wine glasses. Garnish each with an orange slice and an olive.

Good Drinks cookbook cover with photo of iced cocktail with lemon twist.
Excerpted from Good Drinks: Alcohol-Free Recipes for When You're Not Drinking for Whatever Reason by Julia Bainbridge, copyright © 2020. Published by Ten Speed Press, an imprint of Penguin Random House. Photography copyright: Alex Lau © 2020. Buy the full book from Amazon or Bookshop.
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