International
Aperol Spritz
The Veneto's orange aperitivo, poured three, two, one
Italy's aperitivo-hour spritz: prosecco, Aperol and soda water built over ice in a wine glass with an orange slice, in the 3-2-1 proportion.
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Italy
2 drinks are tied to Italy. The label on each says how: where it began, what the country is known for, what people drink there, or where the origin is disputed.
How each drink is tied to Italy
Associations are editorial judgements. The evidence link shows the source used.
Aperol was created in Padua in 1919 by Luigi and Silvio Barbieri for the city's international fair, and the bitter and wine spritz is a Veneto habit. The Aperol Spritz as a branded serve is a Campari Group product: the company bought Aperol in 2003 and in 2011 relaunched the bottle with the spritz as its signature. Documented origin for the liqueur, modern marketing for the named drink.
Confidence: highEvidence: diffordsguide.com (opens in a new tab)
The accepted account places the drink at Caffe Casoni in Florence around 1919, when Count Camillo Negroni asked Fosco Scarselli for an Americano with gin in place of soda. Difford's treats that as legend because the earliest printed recipe it finds is from 1949, with equal parts Campari, gin and vermouth appearing under other names from 1929. Florence is the popular and probable home; the paper trail is thin.
Confidence: mediumEvidence: diffordsguide.com (opens in a new tab)
The recipes
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