Frequently asked questions

A ruby-red vermouth spritz: 90 ml Alfredo Soria Vermouth di Torino Rosso, 60 ml Prosecco and 30 ml soda over clear ice, with a rosemary sprig. It is served in Singapore at Garibaldi Italian Restaurant & Bar and from the Spritz Cottage. Recipe

No. The Singapore Sling is a gin cocktail created at Raffles Hotel around 1915. The Singapore Spritz is a vermouth and sparkling wine aperitivo launched in Singapore in 2026. They share a city, not a recipe.

A spritz made with vermouth instead of a bitter orange liqueur. Drier, more aromatic and ruby-red rather than orange. What is a vermouth spritz?

The base: Aperol is an 11% bitter orange liqueur; Vermouth di Torino is a 16–22% aromatised wine led by Piedmont wormwood. The vermouth version is less sugary, wine-led, and takes only a splash of soda. Vermouth vs Aperol

Roughly 150 kcal, about the same as a large glass of wine. Most of it is the alcohol in the 90 ml of 16% vermouth and the 60 ml of Prosecco; the soda adds nothing.

Yes. Any dry sparkling wine works: Cava, Crémant, Alta Langa, or a dry sparkling from anywhere. Avoid sweet styles.

Piedmont's protected vermouth: made and bottled in Piedmont, 16–22% ABV, with Piedmont-grown wormwood as the main botanical. Vermouth di Torino explained

A Vermouth di Torino Rosso IGP made in Canelli, Asti, to the recipe of a family firm founded in 1934 and revived after an original label was found in 2024. 16% ABV, on a base of Cortese and Moscato d'Asti wines. Its first release is the Heritage Edition, 500 ml, S$88 in Singapore. Alfredo Soria

Through the Singapore Spritz waitlist, S$88 a bottle, with collection at Garibaldi Italian Restaurant & Bar, 36 Purvis Street. Join the waitlist

A wine. Vermouth is wine fortified with alcohol and flavoured with botanicals; a Vermouth di Torino sits between 16% and 22% ABV. Keep it in the fridge once open.

Slowly. An open bottle, refrigerated, keeps its aroma for about a month; unopened it keeps for years.

The Italian pre-dinner hour: a bitter-sweet drink, a few salted snacks, and company, roughly 6 to 8 pm. Aperitivo in Singapore

At Garibaldi Italian Restaurant & Bar, #01-02, 36 Purvis Street, Singapore 188613, and at private events served by the Spritz Cottage. Partners

Yes. Many Italian restaurants and rooftop bars run aperitivo from 5 pm, and golden hour falls around 6 to 7.30 pm all year.

A compact Italian kiosk bar — terracotta roof, striped awning, brass tap — that pours Singapore Spritz at events across Singapore. Spritz Cottage

Send your date, venue, guest count and hours to Giulia Barbero on LinkedIn; you receive one all-in quote. Request a quote

Yes, as a resident or pop-up aperitivo bar. Write to us through the Spritz Cottage page.