Ingredients

  • 2 bottlesProsecco(chilled)
  • 1½ cupsAperol
  • ½ cupfresh orange juice
  • 1 cupsparkling water(chilled)
  • 2oranges(sliced into wheels)
  • 🍋orange wheels, green olives on picks(garnish)

🔧 Tools

punch bowlladlejigger

Instructions

  1. Add orange wheels to punch bowl
  2. Pour Aperol and orange juice over oranges
  3. Add ice to bowl
  4. Top with chilled Prosecco
  5. Add sparkling water for brightness
  6. Stir gently once
  7. Serve immediately in wine glasses

📜 History

The Aperol Spritz became a global phenomenon in the 2010s but its roots trace to the Veneto region where Austrian soldiers in the 1800s asked bartenders to spray water into their wine. This punch version captures the same bitter-sweet effervescent magic in a format perfect for Italian-style standing cocktail parties.