What does a sgroppino taste like?
A sgroppino tastes like a fizzy lemon sorbet float for grown-ups: tart, creamy lemon sorbet whisked with prosecco and a splash of vodka.
Sgroppino
lemon sorbet, bubbly and light
A sgroppino is a Venetian after-dinner drink: lemon sorbet whisked with cold prosecco and a little vodka until it turns into a frothy, pourable slush. It's tart, sweet and creamy at the same time, like a lemon float, with bubbles that tickle. The vodka is there more for warmth than flavor. It's light enough to work as a little reset between courses or as a dessert you drink. Some places use limoncello instead of vodka, which makes it more lemony and sweeter.
Where you’ll see it
On Italian restaurant dessert and drink menus, served in a flute or coupe, sometimes with a mint leaf. You may see it listed as a dessert rather than a cocktail.
Order it if you want a light, lemony dessert that is also a drink.
Quick questions
- What is in a sgroppino?
- Lemon sorbet, prosecco and vodka, whisked together until frothy. Some versions use limoncello or skip the vodka.
- Is a sgroppino a dessert or a drink?
- Both. Italians serve it after dinner or between courses, and it sits somewhere between a slushy cocktail and a spoonable sorbet.