Hugo Spritz vs Aperol-style

Taste

A Hugo smells like flowers, lime, and mint. An Aperol-style spritz tastes like orange peel, a gentle bitterness, and prosecco. If you want a drink that wakes up an appetite, pick the bitter one. If you want something softer before lunch in the garden, pick Hugo.

Ratio and garnish

Aperol-style is 90 ml prosecco, 60 ml bitter orange aperitivo, 30 ml soda, orange slice. House Hugo is 60 ml prosecco, 30 ml elderflower cordial, 10 ml soda, mint, and lime. Using the bitter ratio for elderflower makes a sticky Hugo. Using the Hugo ratio for bitter orange makes a pale, shy spritz.

Lime and mint signal Hugo. An orange slice signals the bitter spritz. Cucumber means Garden Hugo, not a new bitter.

Which glass for the table

Hugo is the easier daytime drink. The bitter spritz is the better aperitivo before a salty dinner. Red bitter, if you want it sterner than bitter orange, is a third path. The builder will point at recipes once you pick a base and a bitter.