aperitif Archives - falafelandcaviar.com Mon, 23 Aug 2021 09:27:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 How to Make the Cocktail Found All Over Italy https://falafelandcaviar.com/how-to-make-the-cocktail-found-all-over-italy/ Fri, 27 Aug 2021 10:53:00 +0000 https://falafelandcaviar.com/?p=16076 If you travel around Italy, in each cafe and restaurant you’ll notice a particular cocktail that everyone seems to be drinking. It’s red-orange and served in a large wine glass with ice and an orange slice. This cocktail is an Aperol Spritz, and it’s a delicious way to cool off during the hot summer months […]

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]]> If you travel around Italy, in each cafe and restaurant you’ll notice a particular cocktail that everyone seems to be drinking. It’s red-orange and served in a large wine glass with ice and an orange slice. This cocktail is an Aperol Spritz, and it’s a delicious way to cool off during the hot summer months in Italy’s Mediterranean climate. Slightly sweet with a bitter aftertaste, this “aperitif” is usually drunk before a meal to get you in the mood to eat. Here’s how to make it.

You’ll need just four ingredients to start out. These are Aperol (specifically Aperol, not another liqueur), Prosecco, club soda or soda water, and an orange slice. You’ll also need a wine glass, ice, and a straw for the full experience.

The Aperol spritz is incredibly easy to make. Just pour equal parts Aperol and Prosecco over ice into your wine glass, then finish with a splash of club soda and drop in an orange slice. For more bitterness add more Aperol, and for more fizz and less alcohol add more sparkling water.

It’s okay to make some substitutions here if you need to. In particular, a different sparkling white wine could be used, and any kind of fizzy water. You can also skip the orange slice if you don’t have one on hand. Another common variation on this drink is the Campari spritz, which is much stronger and more bitter. You can also look around for other spritzes to try with other liqueurs, but Aperol is the most classic.

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]]> The New Hit Aperitif is Alcohol-Free https://falafelandcaviar.com/the-new-hit-aperitif-is-alcohol-free/ Tue, 17 Dec 2019 11:04:52 +0000 https://falafelandcaviar.com/?p=12972 Alcohol-free cocktails and other drinks are becoming more and more popular. People don’t drink alcohol for many reasons, whether temporary or long-term, and the market is slowly adapting. While you can order a number of alcohol-free mixed drinks, there hasn’t been a single bottled aperitif beverage that didn’t contain alcohol until now. Proteau is the […]

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]]> Alcohol-free cocktails and other drinks are becoming more and more popular. People don’t drink alcohol for many reasons, whether temporary or long-term, and the market is slowly adapting. While you can order a number of alcohol-free mixed drinks, there hasn’t been a single bottled aperitif beverage that didn’t contain alcohol until now.

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Proteau is the first drink of its kind. It’s a botanical aperitif created by the bar director at Momofuku John deBary. It’s made of blackberry juice with hints of black pepper, fig vinegar, chrysanthemum, and licorice root. It looks a lot like wine and it’s meant to be enjoyed alone, without mixing with other drinks or ice. Its creator recommends chilling proteau and leaving it in room temperature for a few minutes before drinking it. 

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“Whatever everyone else is doing, I try to do… not that,” deBary told Food and Wine. “One of the biggest reasons I wanted to make this is because there’s such a lack of credible nonalcoholic drinks—that’s changing, but it’s still nowhere near the craft renaissance we’ve seen in wine, beer, and spirits.”

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]]> ersion="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> aperitif Archives - falafelandcaviar.com Mon, 23 Aug 2021 09:27:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.2 How to Make the Cocktail Found All Over Italy https://falafelandcaviar.com/how-to-make-the-cocktail-found-all-over-italy/ Fri, 27 Aug 2021 10:53:00 +0000 https://falafelandcaviar.com/?p=16076 If you travel around Italy, in each cafe and restaurant you’ll notice a particular cocktail that everyone seems to be drinking. It’s red-orange and served in a large wine glass with ice and an orange slice. This cocktail is an Aperol Spritz, and it’s a delicious way to cool off during the hot summer months […]

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]]> If you travel around Italy, in each cafe and restaurant you’ll notice a particular cocktail that everyone seems to be drinking. It’s red-orange and served in a large wine glass with ice and an orange slice. This cocktail is an Aperol Spritz, and it’s a delicious way to cool off during the hot summer months in Italy’s Mediterranean climate. Slightly sweet with a bitter aftertaste, this “aperitif” is usually drunk before a meal to get you in the mood to eat. Here’s how to make it.

You’ll need just four ingredients to start out. These are Aperol (specifically Aperol, not another liqueur), Prosecco, club soda or soda water, and an orange slice. You’ll also need a wine glass, ice, and a straw for the full experience.

The Aperol spritz is incredibly easy to make. Just pour equal parts Aperol and Prosecco over ice into your wine glass, then finish with a splash of club soda and drop in an orange slice. For more bitterness add more Aperol, and for more fizz and less alcohol add more sparkling water.

It’s okay to make some substitutions here if you need to. In particular, a different sparkling white wine could be used, and any kind of fizzy water. You can also skip the orange slice if you don’t have one on hand. Another common variation on this drink is the Campari spritz, which is much stronger and more bitter. You can also look around for other spritzes to try with other liqueurs, but Aperol is the most classic.

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]]> The New Hit Aperitif is Alcohol-Free https://falafelandcaviar.com/the-new-hit-aperitif-is-alcohol-free/ Tue, 17 Dec 2019 11:04:52 +0000 https://falafelandcaviar.com/?p=12972 Alcohol-free cocktails and other drinks are becoming more and more popular. People don’t drink alcohol for many reasons, whether temporary or long-term, and the market is slowly adapting. While you can order a number of alcohol-free mixed drinks, there hasn’t been a single bottled aperitif beverage that didn’t contain alcohol until now. Proteau is the […]

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]]> Alcohol-free cocktails and other drinks are becoming more and more popular. People don’t drink alcohol for many reasons, whether temporary or long-term, and the market is slowly adapting. While you can order a number of alcohol-free mixed drinks, there hasn’t been a single bottled aperitif beverage that didn’t contain alcohol until now.

https://www.instagram.com/p/B5Gc3Xnhqew/

Proteau is the first drink of its kind. It’s a botanical aperitif created by the bar director at Momofuku John deBary. It’s made of blackberry juice with hints of black pepper, fig vinegar, chrysanthemum, and licorice root. It looks a lot like wine and it’s meant to be enjoyed alone, without mixing with other drinks or ice. Its creator recommends chilling proteau and leaving it in room temperature for a few minutes before drinking it. 

https://www.instagram.com/p/B3-Vi2JFh79/

“Whatever everyone else is doing, I try to do… not that,” deBary told Food and Wine. “One of the biggest reasons I wanted to make this is because there’s such a lack of credible nonalcoholic drinks—that’s changing, but it’s still nowhere near the craft renaissance we’ve seen in wine, beer, and spirits.”

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