The top five alternatives to Aperol spritz this summer
The IndependentIn fair Verona where we lay the scene, we find a young woman in an Aperol dream. £26.25, available nationwide including The Whisky Exchange Berto Bitter Spritz open image in gallery Berto Bitter Spritz eschews some of the additives that you’re likely to find in Campari and Aperol I like Campari, but I love this alternative. £26.95, available nationwide including The Whisky Exchange Suze Spritz open image in gallery Suze is all about the gentian root, which gives drinks not only earthy and bitter notes, but fragrant citrus too Nothing says summer in France more to me than Suze. Load a large wine glass with ice and add 50ml of Lillet Blanc, 25ml Suze and 100ml soda water for a long and refreshing drink. £18.99, available nationwide including Amazon St Germain Spritz open image in gallery Gloriously refreshing St Germain is unashamedly led by pretty floral notes and abundant citrus St Germain is a delicious French liqueur made from hand-harvested elderflowers, picked in spring time in the Savoie region of the French Alps.