Limoncello Spritz
The Limoncello Spritz is a bar standard outside the IBA list: 3 ingredients, built in the glass and served in a wine glass. That makes 178 ml in the glass: a middling measure.
MethodBuilt in the glass
GlassWine glass
In the glass178 ml
Strength12.5%
Ingredients
- 75 mlprosecco
- 50 mllimoncello
- 30 mlsoda water
Method
- Pour all ingredients into an ice-filled wine glass.
- Stir gently.
Garnish: Garnish with an orange slice.
What it tastes like
- bitter → sweet
- Sweetness leads, and it comes from limoncello: the 9th sweetest of 186.
- round → sour
- Acidity leaves it halfway: 107th of 186, and the acid comes from prosecco.
- light → strong
- 12.5% after dilution: the middle band, 105th of 186.
Of the six drinks in that corner of the map it is the strongest: 12.5% against the 12.1% of its nearest neighbour.
Five that come close
- Don’s Special DaiquiriBuilt on rum and with gold rum in place of prosecco.
- PucciniMore bitter and with mandarin juice in place of limoncello.
- Gin Lemon3 degrees lighter and built on gin.
- Vodka Lemon4 degrees lighter and built on vodka.
- Sex on the BeachMore bitter and more sour.
Every drink near the Limoncello Spritz on the map
Recipe source: Difford's Guide · checked on 3 November 2026