Put away the Aperol and raise a glass to Hugo spritz, the drink of the summer

The Hugo spritz is available at bars across the country, including Wetherspoons, while Aldi is now selling a ready-to-drink bottled version. Photograph: RooM the Agency/Alamy

Pub gardens and bar terraces have been awash with a sea of orange in recent years as Italy’s love of Aperol spritz spread to the UK. But this year the cocktail’s cousin, a Hugo spritz, will be the drink of the summer, according to supermarkets and bars.

It is already being served across the country, including at Sea Containers on the banks of the Thames and Mayfair’s swanky Claridge’s hotel in London, 20 Stories bar in Manchester and the Bridge Tavern in Newcastle. Wetherspoons has the cocktail on its menu nationwide.