Cocktail of the week: Number Eight’s Corsica spritz

Italian Aperol and vermouth meets very British tonic and elderflower

Anglo-Mediterranean: the Corsica spritz, courtesy of Number Eight bar in Sevenoaks. Photograph: Rob Lawson/The Guardian. Drinks stylist: Tara Garnell.

Jiraphong Reeves

Fri 9 Sep 2022 16.00 BST

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Aperol spritz gets a makeover in this long, refreshing drink for a warm, late summer’s evening.

Corsica spritz

Serves 1

30ml Aperol
30ml elderflower liqueur – I use St Germain
30ml white vermouth – Lillet Blanc or Martini Bianco, for preference
100ml tonic water – I use Fever-Tree Mediterranean
1 strawberry, hulled and sliced, to garnish
1 mint sprig, to garnish

Put the Aperol, elderflower liqueur and vermouth in a highball glass, add plenty of ice (cubes or crushed), and give everything a good stir. Top with the tonic, garnish with the strawberry and mint, then sit back and enjoy.

• Jiraphong Reeves, bar manager, Number Eight, Sevenoaks, Kent

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