Amanda Arnold

Amanda Arnold is a freelance writer and editor who's previously worked at The Cut and SAVEUR magazine. You can follow her on Twitter.

Like the “’Tini” before it, the “spritz” moniker is being co-opted and applied to everything from hard seltzers to Margaritas.

Luis Serrano, who has helmed the bars at Bemelmans and Café Carlyle for over 30 years, is now serving a new generation of Martini fiends.

How the low-cal alternative became a call drink that is as iconic as it is reviled.