MINDFUL MIXOLOGIST

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MINDFUL MIXOLOGIST

LOVE is in the Air

ADD A LITTLE PASSION TO YOUR GLASS WITH THIS TROPICAL APERITIVO

BY JULES ARON

This sultry spritz with hints of bright berries and tropical passion fruit is a modern twist on the bittersweet aperitivo, a cultural phenomenon that started back in eighteenth-century Piedmont. It rose in popularity in part thanks to King Victor Emmanuel II, who chose the local spiced wine known today as vermouth as his sip of choice. Aperitivi prime the appetite, but this spritz may just put you in the mood for more.

Bittersweet Passion

Ingredients

5 fresh raspberries 1 1/2 oz. Berto Bitter Aperitivo 1/2 oz. Chinola Passion Fruit Liqueur 1/4 tsp. rose water, to spritz 3 oz. Bava Moscato D’Asti Sparkling 3 oz. Bava Moscato D’Asti Sparkling Blend, to top

GYORGY PAPP In a shaker, add the raspberries and muddle gently. Add ice, the aperitivo, and the passion fruit liqueur and shake well. Lightly mist a chilled coupe glass with rose water and double strain your mixture into the glass. Top with sparkling wine. Serving your drink on a bed of rose petals is optional but highly recommended.