{"id":7638,"date":"2020-09-24T10:56:07","date_gmt":"2020-09-24T07:56:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/viikonviini.fi\/refreshing-mediterranean-spritz-drink\/"},"modified":"2026-07-01T09:43:17","modified_gmt":"2026-07-01T06:43:17","slug":"refreshing-mediterranean-spritz-drink","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/viikonviini.fi\/en\/refreshing-mediterranean-spritz-drink\/","title":{"rendered":"Refreshing Mediterranean Spritz Drink"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Spritz aperitif tradition originated during the Habsburg monarchy&#8217;s rule over parts of northeastern Italy. The word itself comes from the German verb &#8216;spritzen&#8217;, which translates to &#8216;spray&#8217; or &#8216;splash&#8217;. The Habsburg soldiers found the local wine too strong and diluted it by adding water. Over time, numerous versions have emerged, including the original <a href=\"https:\/\/viikonviini.fi\/artspritz-alkuperainen-aperitivo-italiano\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>ArtSpritz aperitif<\/strong><\/a>.   <\/p>\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This Mediterranean drink gets its twist from Mediterranean Tonic water. Its fresh flavor features citrus notes, floral hints, and herbal undertones. <\/p>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-8f761849 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"632\" height=\"948\" class=\"wp-image-2607\" src=\"https:\/\/viikonviini.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/two-glasses-of-aperol-spritz-cocktail-PRM6VHJ-scaled-1-632x948.jpg\" srcset=\"https:\/\/viikonviini.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/two-glasses-of-aperol-spritz-cocktail-PRM6VHJ-scaled-1-632x948.jpg 632w, https:\/\/viikonviini.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/two-glasses-of-aperol-spritz-cocktail-PRM6VHJ-scaled-1-200x300.jpg 200w, https:\/\/viikonviini.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/two-glasses-of-aperol-spritz-cocktail-PRM6VHJ-scaled-1-683x1024.jpg 683w, https:\/\/viikonviini.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/two-glasses-of-aperol-spritz-cocktail-PRM6VHJ-scaled-1-768x1152.jpg 768w, https:\/\/viikonviini.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/two-glasses-of-aperol-spritz-cocktail-PRM6VHJ-scaled-1-1024x1536.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/viikonviini.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/two-glasses-of-aperol-spritz-cocktail-PRM6VHJ-scaled-1-1366x2048.jpg 1366w, https:\/\/viikonviini.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/two-glasses-of-aperol-spritz-cocktail-PRM6VHJ-scaled-1-1280x1920.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/viikonviini.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/two-glasses-of-aperol-spritz-cocktail-PRM6VHJ-scaled-1-395x593.jpg 395w, https:\/\/viikonviini.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/two-glasses-of-aperol-spritz-cocktail-PRM6VHJ-scaled-1-354x531.jpg 354w, https:\/\/viikonviini.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/two-glasses-of-aperol-spritz-cocktail-PRM6VHJ-scaled-1-393x590.jpg 393w, https:\/\/viikonviini.fi\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/05\/two-glasses-of-aperol-spritz-cocktail-PRM6VHJ-scaled-1.jpg 1707w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 632px) 100vw, 632px\" alt=\"Aperol spritz cocktail\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:50%\">\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Mediterranean Spritz<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">4 cl <a href=\"https:\/\/viikonviini.fi\/viini\/artspritz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong>Artspritz liqueur<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mediterranean Tonic water (available at Alko and well-stocked grocery stores)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Here&#8217;s how:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Add the ingredients over ice in a tall glass and stir. Serve cold. <\/p>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n\n<\/div>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">More about Artspritz:<\/h2>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Spritz aperitif tradition originated during the Habsburg monarchy&#8217;s rule over parts of northeastern&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":7639,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_page_background_color":"","_page_header_background":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[364],"tags":[],"makuelamys":[381,363,437],"class_list":["post-7638","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-drinks","makuelamys-fresh","makuelamys-fruity","makuelamys-vegan"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/viikonviini.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7638","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/viikonviini.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/viikonviini.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viikonviini.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viikonviini.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7638"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/viikonviini.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7638\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7640,"href":"https:\/\/viikonviini.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7638\/revisions\/7640"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viikonviini.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7639"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/viikonviini.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7638"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viikonviini.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7638"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viikonviini.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7638"},{"taxonomy":"makuelamys","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/viikonviini.fi\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/makuelamys?post=7638"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}