Effervescence Unleashed Cocktail of the Month for September 2025: Amaro Spritz

The Effervescence Unleashed Cocktail of the Month for September 2025: The Amaro Spritz. Simply add the amaro to a drinking vessel, add sparkling wine, and top with sparkling water -  in this case the Spindrift® sparkling water.

Ingredients

• 2 ounces Amaro: Amaro Salento Classico
• 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 3 ounces sparkling wine: Iron Horse Vineyards Summer Cuvée 2021
• Top with Spindrift® sparkling water.

The Amaro Salento Classico is comprised of 45 herbs, vegetables, roots, peels, seeds, flowers, and rhizomes, including cinchona, gentian, bitter and sweet orange, elderberry, wormwood, chamomile, pigeon pea, and quassia. 

The Iron Horse Vineyards Summer Cuvée. This Blanc de Blanc is made from selected lots in their Green Valley of Russian River Valley estate known for producing expressive and fruit forward grapes. Interestingly they add a little Pinot Noir along with Chardonnay in the dosage. SRP is $75.