Lyre’s Italian Spritz

This is just gorgeous.  It glows vibrant red in the glass, and delivers up a wonderful bitter orange, astringent taste that offers the same mouth-filling satisfaction as a good Aperol spritz – which is, I’m sure, the feel they’re going for.  I don’t know if Italians have rhubarb but it was inspired idea to use it here – its sharpness offsets the bitterness of peel and the sweetness of orange perfectly.   Mix with a low alcohol sparkling wine (see our reviews) or even a no alc one for a spritz that has all the punch but won’t knock you out.