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Arancio Americano

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Orangecolored cocktail with orange slice garnish in a highball glass.
Photo by Daniel Krieger

I created this sparkling cocktail for the menu at Keith McNally’s Morandi Italian restaurant.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 1 cocktail

Ingredients

¾ ounce Aperol
¾ ounce Martini & Rossi Sweet Vermouth
1 ounce fresh orange juice
2 ounces Prosecco, such as Mionetto Prosecco Brut Valdobbiadene 
Half orange wheel, for garnish

Preparation

  1. Build the Aperol, vermouth, and orange juice in a highball glass filled three-quarters full with ice cubes. Stir and top with the prosecco. Garnish with the half orange wheel.

Photo of The New Craft of the Cocktail cookbook cover with a person's hands over a red drink in a martini glass.
Reprinted from The New Craft of the Cocktail: Everything You Need to Know to Think Like a Master Mixologist, with 500 Recipes by Dale DeGroff. Copyright © 2020. Photographs by Daniel Krieger. Published by Clarkson Potter, a division of Penguin Random House, LLC. Buy the full book from Amazon.
TagsCocktailAlcoholBeveragesAperitifAperolAmaroLiqueurVermouthProseccoSparkling WineWineOrangeCitrusFruitEasyQuickCookbooks

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