Ingredients
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- 8 fresh mint leaves, plus 2 tender sprigs for garnish
- 1/2 medium lime, thinly sliced
- 3 fl oz elderflower liqueur, such as St-Germain
- 8 fl oz dry Prosecco, thoroughly chilled
- 2 fl oz plain soda water, thoroughly chilled
- 2 cups large ice cubes
Step by step
- Chill 2 large wine glasses. Choose the freshest mint leaves you have: bright green, tender, and intensely aromatic, with no bruised black edges.
- Place 4 mint leaves and 2 lime slices in each glass. Press them once or twice very gently with the back of a spoon—just enough to release their perfume without shredding the mint and dragging bitterness into the drink.
- Fill each glass generously with large ice cubes. Pour 1 1/2 fluid ounces elderflower liqueur into each glass, followed by 4 fluid ounces Prosecco and 1 fluid ounce soda water.
- Lift the mixture once from the bottom with a long spoon; do not churn away those precious bubbles. Garnish each glass with a tender mint sprig and serve immediately while the Prosecco is lively and the herbs are singing. DUNZO!
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Timing
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Total Time: 5 minutes
Yield & storage
Original yield
Storage
Do not store after assembling; carbonation and fresh mint deteriorate quickly. Keep the unopened ingredients refrigerated and mix each drink immediately before serving.
From Tony’s kitchen
A Hugo Spritz is the garden-fresh cousin of the Aperol Spritz: floral elderflower liqueur, brisk Prosecco, cold soda, fragrant mint, and just enough lime to sharpen the edges. Use lively mint with unblemished leaves and a dry, well-chilled Prosecco—the purity of those ingredients is the whole performance.
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Ingredient notes
Ingredients & allergen check
Major-allergen signals: None recognized automatically.
- Fresh mint leaves, plus 2 tender sprigs for garnish
- lime
- fl oz elderflower liqueur, such as St-Germain
- fl oz dry Prosecco, thoroughly chilled
- fl oz plain soda water, thoroughly chilled
- ice cubes
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