Hugo (cocktail)

The spritz for people who find the Aperol version too bitter. Roland Gruber created it in June 2005 at his bar in Naturno, South Tyrol, as a riff on the Spritz Veneziano, first calling it Otto before renaming it. Today it is prosecco, elderflower, soda and fresh mint over ice: light, floral and gentle enough for a long afternoon. The original used lemon balm syrup, and elderflower took over because it was easier to find. It takes about a minute to make at home, which is a big part of why it has spread so far beyond the bar that invented it.