Many of us didn’t know that the idea of a spritz has been around for hundreds of years. For the first the name appears back in the 1800s when portions of northern Italy were controlled by the Austro-Hungarian Empire. Visitors and soldiers from other parts of the empire were said to have found Italian wines too strong and so lightened them with a splash (a "spritz," in German) of water. This is how Spritz cocktails were born.
Wine may have been the starting point for spritzes, but the recipe slowly evolved, first substituting flat water for the lift of bubbly soda water, then progressively supplementing the flavours with fortified wines and progressively, liqueurs. In 2021, Riga Black Balsam has developed a new avantgarde: Black Balsam Spritz.
In Italy, spritz is typically a pre-dinner drink sipped with snacks. Our take on this legendary beverage can be enjoyed in occasion; it is excellent for home parties, picnics or other indoor & outdoor activities. It ensures delicate orange taste and slightly bitter notes of Riga Black Balsam. Better to serve chilled or with ice.
Produced at 5% ABV, Black Balsam Spritz cocktail is filled in a convenient 330 millilitre can, which may be sorted and is biodegradable over several years.