Sgroppino

The Sgroppino is a bar standard outside the IBA list: 4 ingredients, blended and served in a flute. That makes 322 ml in the glass: a long drink.

Ingredients

• 20 mlvodka
• 15 mlfresh cream
• 60 mlprosecco
• 100 mllemon sorbet

Method

1. Blend all ingredients without ice on a slow setting.
2. Pour into a chilled flute.

Garnish: Grate lemon zest over the drink.

What it tastes like

bitter → sweet

Sweetness shows without covering: it comes from lemon sorbet, with 0.1 out of 10 of bitterness holding it back.

round → sour

Acidity leaves it halfway: 90th of 186, and the acid comes from lemon sorbet.

light → strong

Just 4.5% in the glass: lighter than 81% of the catalogue, and the volume has as much to do with it as the recipe.

Among the five around it on the map it is the only one built on vino.

Five that come close

• Shirley Temple5 degrees lighter and with ginger ale in place of lemon sorbet.
• Pimm's CupWith ginger ale in place of lemon sorbet and shorter by 83 ml.
• Bloody Orange5 degrees lighter and with fresh orange juice in place of lemon sorbet.
• Acapulco Gold5 degrees lighter and with pineapple juice in place of lemon sorbet.
• Vodka Energy4 degrees stronger and built on vodka.

Every drink near the Sgroppino on the map

Recipe source: Difford's Guide · checked on 3 November 2026