Hugo Spritz
A floral, elderflower sparkle of a spritz.
Ingredients & ratios
Floral, fresh & easy. · 1 drink
- 60 mlProsecco, chilled
- 30 mlElderflower cordial
- 10 mlSoda water, chilled
- 1Lime wheel
- 1 sprigFresh mint
Steps
Build it in a wine glass.
- 1Fill a large wine glass with ice.
- 2Pour in 30 ml elderflower cordial and 10 ml soda water.
- 3Top with 60 ml chilled prosecco.
- 4Add a lime wheel and a fresh mint sprig.
- 5Give a gentle stir and enjoy.
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A Hugo Spritz is prosecco, elderflower, a short splash of soda, mint, and lime. Wine is the body of the drink. The cordial is there for scent, which is why this house ratio stays at 30 ml instead of turning the glass into syrup.
This is the Easy Spritz build: 60 ml prosecco, 30 ml elderflower cordial, 10 ml soda. It is shorter and more floral than a tall alpine pour. If you want more wine and less sweetness, make the tall Hugo Spritz instead.
Clap the mint once in your hand so it smells, then drop it in. Muddling it makes the drink taste like cut grass. Lime, not orange, is the citrus that belongs with elderflower.
Elderflower cordial and elderflower liqueur are not the same strength. Cordial is the measure above. For a liqueur such as St-Germain, use the Hugo with elderflower liqueur, which keeps the pour smaller.
More from this family lives on the Hugo Spritz page. Or change the build in the spritz builder.
Questions people ask
What is in a Hugo Spritz?
Prosecco, elderflower cordial or liqueur, a splash of soda, fresh mint, and lime, built over ice in a wine glass.
What is the Hugo Spritz ratio?
The Easy Spritz house glass is 60 ml prosecco, 30 ml elderflower cordial, and 10 ml soda. A taller alpine glass uses more prosecco and less cordial.
Can I use elderflower syrup instead of liqueur?
Yes. Syrup or cordial is the lighter Hugo. If you use elderflower liqueur, pour less, about 20 ml, so the glass does not get hot and sweet.
What do you garnish a Hugo Spritz with?
A lime wheel and a sprig of mint. Cucumber turns it into a Garden Hugo.
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