Greetings all!
I have recently discovered a delicious Italian cocktail that is perfect for hot days. It's bubbly, it's bitter, it's refreshing! And it follows a fun and easy-to-remember formula: 3-2-1!
Ingredients:
- 3 parts Prosecco
- 2 parts Aperol
- 1 part soda water
- Ice cubes
- Orange slice for garnish
Instructions:
- Mix all ingredients in a chilled wine glass with ice and stir gently.
- Garnish with an orange slice.
Variation:
- If you like grapefruit, you might enjoy this non-traditional variation: half Aperol + half Grapefruit Sparling Soda!
Aperol spritz has an interesting history, too! Apparently, the word “spritz” goes all the way back to the 1800s when visitors to the Veneto region of Italy found Italian wines so strong that they lightened them with a splash of water – “spritz” in German. Why German? Because at that time, the Austro-Hungarian Empire controlled some areas of northern Italy.
As with everything in life, things evolved: from water to bubbly soda water, then fortified wines, and finally the liqueurs.
Aperol was born in 1919, after seven years of experimentation by brothers Luigi and Silvio Barbieriand, who named it after the French term for apéritif: "Apéro."
Bon
Appetit! Let me know how you like it!
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Sounds perfect for this weather!
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