Reese Witherspoon’s take on an Aperol spritz is the fall cocktail we need

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Being stuck at home has led many to sharpening their home-cooking and mixology skills. This is true for chefs and celebrities alike, as Stanley Tucci has taken to social media to mix up a Negroni and Ina Garten shared her method for making a giant cosmo.

The latest celeb to share a cocktail recipe is actress Reese Witherspoon, who celebrated the changing seasons with her fizzy apple cider cocktail.

The drink, which only requires apple cider, Aperol, club soda, and prosecco, feels reminiscent of popular Italian aperitif the Aperol spritz, but with a decidedly autumnal spin!

reesewitherspoon / Instagram
reesewitherspoon / Instagram

The cocktail seems pretty easy to mix up. It starts with about a half glass of apple cider, then a shot of Aperol, and is finished with a splash of club soda. Then, stir, add some sparkling wine (Witherspoon used prosecco), and then garnish with an apple wedge. Witherspoon also has a jar of cinnamon lined up with her ingredients, so that may be meant to be an optional garnish as well!

reesewitherspoon / Instagram
reesewitherspoon / Instagram

"Perfect for fall," Witherspoon wrote in the caption on her Instagram. "And pairs well with just about any dance move."

The fizzy drink promises to be a fun bit of seasonal sparkle, but be careful when opening up that soda water — Witherspoon’s ended up spraying it everywhere! Luckily, opening the prosecco ended up a lot less messy.

Related: It’s easy to be lured into buying a jug of cider this time of year—just the sight of it conjures up images of bonfires, hayrides and falling leaves. So you place it in your basket, lug it home and there it sits in the fridge. Maybe you have a glass or two, or even get ambitious enough to mull it, but there’s only so much cider one can drink in a season. So what’s one to do with all the exc

Unfortunately, Witherspoon is so busy dancing in the video, she doesn’t give any specific measurements! So, making this particular cocktail may require a bit of trial and error to get it just right — but isn’t that the fun of it?