During the First World War and perhaps a little more transiently, between Italy leaving the Central Powers and joining the Allied forces, the spritzer was born. Austro-Hungarian soldiers in Italy found white wine "too alcoholic" and so, they began mixing sparkling water that added effervescence to their drinks. Such is the prelude to the story of the spritzer - we learn from Italian mixologist at CinCin, Adam Balsamo. We are here for a sneak peek into the three weekend masterclasses where he will be taking participants through the history and nuances of homemade infusions and spritzers, cocktail bitters and brunch cocktails, respectively.

Lessons on adding Italian magic to cocktails with bartender Adamo Balsamo. Pics/Shadab Khan