Wednesday, March 28, 2012

You're the Spritz + Some Venice Photos

I'm back from my long weekend away in Venice, happy to see my four goldies and P-Daddy.

{leaving the airport, Venice larsons}
We had a great time and Venice is beautiful, no surprises there.


{Canals, Venice larsons}

I'll tell you more about it on Friday but I wanted to share some photos, plus a recipe for the cocktail in Venice.

{Besties and Spritz}

It's called a 'spritz aperol' and is made with an orange flavored Italian aperitif called 'Aperol', a splash of Prosecco and some club soda, garnished with an orange slice and green olive and served over ice.

{Rialto Bridge, Venice with romantic Brits larsons}

It is fizzily refreshing and go to your head easy to drink.

{Canal Giudecca, Venice larsons}

They make a few varieties of spritz, some with bitters or Campari instead of Aperol, but we decided we liked the slightly sweeter Aperol version the best.
{outblush.com, image credit}


Here's how you make one if  you'd like to try one for yourself.
Preferably on a sunny terrace with two of your best friends. Chin, chin.

{Grande Canal, Venice larsons}

You're the Spritz, Aperol
recipe adapted from aperol.com

3 parts Prosecco
2 parts Aperol
1 splash of club soda
chunky ice
half a slice of orange
one briney green olive

Fill a short tumbler or old fashioned glass with ice. Pour in the Prosecco or other sparkling white wine to a count of three.
Then pour in the Aperol aperitif to the count of two.
Add a splash of club soda or sparkling water.
Stir.
Garnish with an orange slice and green olive, preferably on a long stick.

Makes one cocktail. But you could make a big, icy, refreshing pitcher just as easily, altering your pour time accordingly.

{gondolas in Venice}

9 comments:

  1. I love love Venice. My mil is originally from near there...on the mainland. And my youngest can probably say she's from there too :)

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  2. An olive in a fruity-ish cocktail... hmm, kinda weird?

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  3. That drink sounds good to me, especially if I can find Aperol to make it at home (not that obvious, here in my corner of American suburbia...) Mind you, I think any drink would sound great if I could sit at a table somewhere in Venice, especially with that weather. Lucky girl. Glad you had fun. Veronique (French Girl in Seattle)

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  4. Hooray! Looks like you had a fabulous time. Friends of ours went last year and couldn't stop raving about the powers of the Spritz--they brought back the mixings for us to try and oooh, that is too good to be true!

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  5. Yes! I've made these before, sans olive. I have that same bottle of Aperol pictured above. They are truly tasty!

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  6. Yummy! We enjoyed these on our trip there in '03. Like you we preferred the Aperol to the Campari as well. The pics look great, so glad you had a fun time and looking forward to hearing more!

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  7. Sure looks good.....Can't beat sunshine, friends, and drinks in Venice!

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  8. That sounds so delicious and thirst quenching. But I'm super curious about the olive mixed with the orange x

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  9. I'm glad you shared the recipe but now I want to be in Venice with a spritz aperol in hand!

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