What Cocktails Can You Make with Prosecco? 4 IBA Recipes

The Direct Answer: Four Cocktails with Prosecco

An open bottle of Prosecco can complete four current IBA cocktails, depending on the other ingredients already at home. White peach puree makes a Bellini. Fresh orange juice makes a Mimosa. Aperol and soda water make a Spritz. Aged rum, lime, simple syrup, Angostura bitters, and mint make an Old Cuban.

The most useful choice is the complete formula your inventory supports. Bellini and Mimosa each need only Prosecco plus one fruit ingredient. Spritz needs two bottles, soda, ice, and an orange slice. Old Cuban reaches deeper into the shelf and requires shaking before the sparkling wine is added. BarShelf's cocktail finder from ingredients can compare those routes with what you actually own.

This guide follows the quantities and methods on the current International Bartenders Association pages linked below. “Sparkling wine” is not a universal substitute in every formula: three sources name Prosecco, while the Old Cuban allows brut Champagne or Prosecco. Measure one serving, pour gently, and enjoy responsibly.

Match Prosecco to the Ingredients on Your Shelf

Start with the remaining volume. Bellini uses 100 ml Prosecco, Spritz 90 ml, Mimosa 75 ml, and Old Cuban 60 ml. Those figures make a nearly finished bottle easier to plan without guessing. Keep enough wine chilled until the moment it is added, and do not count foam as a measured pour.

Next, scan the non-wine inventory. White peach puree opens the Bellini route. Fresh orange juice opens the Mimosa route. Aperol plus soda water points to Spritz. Aged rum, fresh lime, simple syrup, Angostura bitters, and mint complete the Old Cuban. If orange juice is already open, the orange juice cocktail guide offers other sourced combinations. If the can is plain soda water, keep it separate from tonic by checking the soda water cocktail guide.

Finally, match the method. Mimosa is assembled directly in a flute. Bellini is mixed gently with ice and poured into a chilled flute. Spritz is built over ice in a wine glass. Old Cuban is shaken without the wine, strained, and only then topped with Prosecco. The shared ingredient does not make the four workflows interchangeable.

Two Simple Prosecco and Fruit Cocktails

Bellini

The official IBA Bellini specification lists 100 ml Prosecco and 50 ml white peach puree. Pour the puree into a mixing glass with ice, add the Prosecco, stir gently, and pour into a chilled flute. The page lists no garnish.

This is a two-ingredient recipe, but the peach is specific: white peach puree, not peach liqueur, generic juice, or syrup. If you use another peach product, record it as a home variation. The IBA page also names Puccini, Rossini, and Tintoretto as fruit variations, but it does not publish their quantities in this Bellini formula; do not invent measures from the note.

Mimosa

The official IBA Mimosa specification uses 75 ml freshly squeezed orange juice and 75 ml Prosecco. Pour the juice into a flute, add the sparkling wine gently, and stir gently. An orange twist is optional, and the page notes that the drink is also known as Buck's Fizz.

Equal measures make this route easy to audit. Confirm that 75 ml of each ingredient remains before pouring. The source calls for freshly squeezed orange juice, so bottled juice is a documented substitution rather than an exact reproduction. Add the Prosecco after the juice and keep the stir restrained so the build stays controlled.

Aperitivo and Rum Cocktails with Prosecco

Spritz

The current IBA Spritz specification combines 90 ml Prosecco, 60 ml Aperol, and a splash of soda water. Build everything in an ice-filled wine glass, stir gently, and garnish with an orange slice. The source notes that versions with Campari, Cynar, or Select also exist.

For the cited Aperol version, check all three liquids before loading the glass with ice. A different bitter creates a named variation, not an exact Aperol Spritz. Save the actual aperitivo bottle and note that the soda amount is a splash; the IBA page does not provide a millilitre figure, so there is no factual basis for inventing one.

Old Cuban

The official IBA Old Cuban specification lists six to eight mint leaves, 45 ml aged rum, 22.5 ml fresh lime juice, 30 ml simple syrup, two dashes Angostura bitters, and 60 ml brut Champagne or Prosecco. Shake everything except the wine with ice, strain into a chilled elegant cocktail glass, top with sparkling wine, and garnish with mint.

This is the most inventory-intensive route. “Rum” alone is not enough to confirm a match: the source names aged rum. Mint, lime, syrup, bitters, ice, a shaker, and the serving glass also belong in the readiness check. If lime is the ingredient that needs a plan, the lime juice cocktail guide maps it to other bottle combinations.

Choose the Prosecco Cocktail Your Inventory Completes

Use this shelf-first path:

1. White peach puree: mix a Bellini with 100 ml Prosecco.
2. Fresh orange juice: build a Mimosa with equal 75 ml measures.
3. Aperol + soda water: build a Spritz with 90 ml Prosecco.
4. Aged rum + lime + syrup + bitters + mint: shake and top an Old Cuban with 60 ml Prosecco.

Read the complete source before opening another bottle. Chill the Prosecco, prepare the non-carbonated ingredients first, and add the wine at the point specified by the method. After serving, update both the sparkling-wine level and every supporting bottle or mixer that changed. Record substitutions under their real names so the next search separates a cited formula from your own variation.

Prosecco Cocktail FAQ

What is the easiest cocktail to make with Prosecco?

Bellini and Mimosa each use only two ingredients. The easier one is whichever supporting fruit ingredient—white peach puree or fresh orange juice—is already available.

Which recipe uses the least Prosecco?

Old Cuban uses 60 ml, compared with 75 ml in Mimosa, 90 ml in Spritz, and 100 ml in Bellini. It still needs the longest supporting ingredient list.

Can I use any sparkling wine instead of Prosecco?

Not for an exact copy of all four cited formulas. Bellini, Mimosa, and Spritz name Prosecco. Old Cuban explicitly permits brut Champagne or Prosecco. Another sparkling wine can be a home variation if you label it accurately.

Should Prosecco be shaken?

No cited method shakes the Prosecco. In the Old Cuban, shake the other ingredients and add the sparkling wine after straining. The other three recipes add Prosecco gently during mixing or building.

When an open bottle needs a plan, begin with its remaining volume and the ingredients already on your shelf. A quick BarShelf inventory check can turn that bottle into one measured drink without creating an unnecessary shopping list.