Recipe · Mocktails
A Spritz Needs Three Decisions
A named Ghia recipe turns base, bubbles, and glass count into a real plan.
Illustrative still life, not a photograph of the attributed recipe
“Make a spritz” can mean very different shopping lists. Ghia publishes one with enough detail to be useful: its Original Apéritif, sparkling water, rosemary, and orange zest. It is a better starting point than a generic instruction to pour something bitter over ice.
Ingredients
- 2 fl oz (about 59 ml) Ghia Original Apéritif
- 3 fl oz (about 89 ml) sparkling water
- Ice
- A rosemary sprig and the zest of an orange
Method
- Put ice in a wine glass.
- Add Ghia and sparkling water; stir gently.
- Finish with the rosemary and orange zest.
That is the liquid recipe as Ghia publishes it. A wine glass, a measure, and something to take a strip of zest are sufficient. A shaker would be the wrong tool for the sparkling water; the source calls for a gentle stir.
An eight-glass plan
Ghia lists Original in a 500 ml bottle and calls it 17 servings. This named recipe uses 2 fl oz (about 59 ml) per glass, so 500 ÷ 59 supports eight complete base pours when rounded down. Eight separate glasses need 16 fl oz Ghia and 24 fl oz sparkling water, plus ice, rosemary, and orange for the garnish. The bottle holds slightly more than those eight pours; do not count a partial ninth as a complete drink.
The 17-serving declaration is not a mistake. It is simply not the serving size of this named recipe. Nor should eight portions automatically be combined into a pitcher: the published method builds and stirs a single iced glass, and sparkling water loses its point if treated as a make-ahead still liquid.
Three decisions that change the plan
Base: If you choose a different aperitif, you have chosen a different brand’s serving instructions and storage rules. Ghia’s product page says to consume within three weeks after opening; it says refrigeration is not required, although the brand prefers it. Bubbles: This recipe asks for sparkling water, not tonic or alcohol-removed wine. A swap may be enjoyable, but we have not established its result. Count: A 500 ml base bottle is enough for eight published glasses only if you also provide at least 24 fl oz of sparkling water.
Choose the named glass first. Then the bottle and mixer become a finite list instead of a pretty but incomplete aperitif shelf. For another brand’s different tonic-based route, read our aperitif comparison before you substitute.
- Ghia — A Night at the Spritz published recipe
- Ghia — Original Apéritif product page, bottle size and storage guidance
Checked September 23, 2026. The Dry Glass did not physically make or taste the drink.