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Saffron Spritz

A unique spritz with saffron and citrus notes.

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Spirit
Prosecco
Glass
Wine glass
Method
Built
Difficulty
Intermediate

Riff on: Aperol Spritz

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A pale golden Saffron Spritz in a wine glass with ice and a long lemon twist

Saffron Spritz

Ingredients

Ingredients for Saffron Spritz. Tick each one as you add it.
AddedMeasureIngredient
2 oz
1 oz
½ oz

Steps

  1. Build in an ice-filled wine glass, starting with the gin and lemon juice, top with prosecco and soda water.
  2. Garnish with a lemon twist.

Garnish Lemon twist

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Batch it For a party of 4–20

Makes 8 drinks, about 12 oz · 360 ml before ice.

Saffron Spritz batch
AmountIngredient
8 oz · 240 mlSaffron Infused Gin
4 oz · 120 mlLemon Juice

No added water: this drink takes its dilution from the ice in the glass. Chill the batch and build each glass over ice.

Fits one 750 ml bottle; a funnel helps.

Add at serving: 2 oz prosecco per glass; top each glass with soda water. Bubbles go flat in a batch, so they stay out of it.

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Why it works

Saffron-infused gin adds an earthy, floral note and a golden color, and lemon keeps it bright. Prosecco brings dryness and bubbles, and soda lightens the drink further. Building it in the glass keeps it fizzy. With no syrup, the gin and lemon carry the flavor, so the spritz drinks dry and aromatic rather than sweet, closer to a sparkling gin sour than an aperitivo spritz.

Substitutions

  • Infuse a pinch of saffron in 4 oz gin for a day, then strain.
  • Any dry sparkling wine works.
  • Add ¼ oz simple syrup if it tastes too dry.

Variations

Questions

What does saffron taste like?
Earthy, floral and slightly honeyed. A small amount goes a long way.
Does the infusion need to be refrigerated?
No. Gin keeps at room temperature; store it sealed.

Making it: Saffron Spritz

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