Bohemian Spritz

Recipe from Katie Stipe

Adapted by Steven Stern

Updated June 23, 2015

  • Andrew Scrivani for The New York Times
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While Americans content themselves with Rudolph and Frosty, rural Austrians revere a more outré member of the holiday pantheon: Krampus, the malevolent goat-horned demon. A pre-Christian holdover, he wields birch branches and rusty chains, enacting a sort of good cop, bad cop routine with Old St. Nick. The Bohemian Spritz (a creation of Vandaag's Katie Stipe) is a light, fizzy wine drink with compellingly arboreal undercurrents, provided by pine and elderflower cordials. It is ideal for welcoming the long nights, for putting the Krampus back in Christmas. —Steven Stern

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Ingredients

Yield:1 drink

  • 3 ounces dry white wine

  • ½ ounce dry vermouth

  • ½ ounce elderflower liqueur

  • ¼ ounce pine liqueur

  • 1 ounce club soda

  • 1 ounce dry sparkling wine

  • 1 slice of grapefruit peel for garnish

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Nutritional analysis per serving

14 grams carbs; 178 calories; 14 milligrams sodium; 9 grams sugar

Note: The information shown is Edamam’s estimate based on available ingredients and preparation. It should not be considered a substitute for a professional nutritionist’s advice.

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Preparation

  1. Step 1

    Combine wine, vermouth and liqueurs in a large wineglass filled with ice. Stir to chill, then top with club soda and sparkling wine. Twist grapefruit peel over it and drop into glass.

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Max

I'd never tried Zirbenz Stone Pine Liqueur, but thought the recipe looked rather festive and a brilliant addition to a Christmas brunch. Indeed, this cocktail is refreshing and a good alternative for wine drinkers who don't prefer liquor. I'll keep this recipe for specific occasions. As for the Zirbenz, tasting it neat, I thought it more like the love child of Campari and Pine Sol. We will be enjoying this bottle for many Christmases to come.

Betsy

Made with Zirbenz Stone Pine Liqueur of the Alps, which smelled very piney and interesting but tasted (neat) a bit like what I imagine Pine Sol might. Mixed with all the other ingredients, it made a very tasty and refreshing spritzer. I think I'd enjoy drinking it more in the summer, however.

Connie

Pine Sol - yum!

Prim Optimist

@Connie Have you tried either?

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Adapted from Katie Stipe

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