they're great. they're context dependent. when i was sitting on a terrace in milan at 4 pm it was absolutely the right drink for that place and time. but i haven't really had a craving for one since then.
― call all destroyer, Friday, 1 May 2020 00:55 (three years ago) link
i guess next time it's warm and i have a free afternoon i should whip one up
― call all destroyer, Friday, 1 May 2020 00:57 (three years ago) link
For fans of Aperol, I highly recommend a Paper Plane: a variation on a Corpse Reviver, with .75 each of Bourbon, Aperol, Lemon, and Amaro Nonino. Fantastic.
― Fetch the Bolt Thrower (PBKR)
THANK YOU
― epicenter of the fieri universe (sleeve), Friday, 1 May 2020 01:45 (three years ago) link
anyone here ever had Bitterol? that was my great regret in Europe, that I didn't buy it when I saw it for cheap in a supermarket
― epicenter of the fieri universe (sleeve), Friday, 1 May 2020 01:46 (three years ago) link
xp it definitely seems like a warm weather experience
― Dan S, Friday, 1 May 2020 01:50 (three years ago) link
― epicenter of the fieri universe (sleeve), Thursday, April 30, 2020 9:45 PM (seventeen minutes ago) bookmarkflaglink
*bows*
― Fetch the Bolt Thrower (PBKR), Friday, 1 May 2020 02:05 (three years ago) link
I'm at this moment sipping an negroni comprising Cynar, Aviation gin, a drizzle of Luxardo Maraschino, and sweet vermouth.― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, April 30, 2020 6:05 PM (four hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Thursday, April 30, 2020 6:05 PM (four hours ago) bookmarkflaglink
Got a grapefruit? Make it a Grand Street.
― jaymc, Friday, 1 May 2020 03:45 (three years ago) link
Oops, I meant to link this instead, which is the recipe I use. I also just realized that it's Punt e Mes and not ordinary sweet vermouth, but I'm sure it'd be good with whatever.
― jaymc, Friday, 1 May 2020 03:47 (three years ago) link
Anyway, I like spritzes a lot, but agree that more bitter amari make them more interesting.
― jaymc, Friday, 1 May 2020 03:48 (three years ago) link
tory irn-bru
still great but
― megan thee macallan 18 year (||||||||), Friday, 1 May 2020 10:06 (three years ago) link
Campari is also Tory Tizer do not @ me.
― Matt DC, Friday, 1 May 2020 10:11 (three years ago) link
Aperol Spritz is fine when you're on holiday and it's a blazing hot early evening but I can't imagine either ordering or making one in this country. Subbing out the Campari for Aperol in a negroni on a hot day is beyond classic.
Paper Plane >>>> any other drink on this thread.
― Matt DC, Friday, 1 May 2020 10:13 (three years ago) link
Subbing it in for simple syrup in an Old Fashioned is also classic if you whack some orange bitters in there as well.
― Matt DC, Friday, 1 May 2020 10:17 (three years ago) link
Paper Plane is the first thing I made when I found Nonino and looked up cocktails that used it. Top drink.
― herds of unmasked cletuses (WmC), Friday, 1 May 2020 11:43 (three years ago) link
https://pagesix.com/2019/08/05/even-mick-jagger-enjoys-an-aperol-spritz/
mick otm
― johnny crunch, Friday, 1 May 2020 14:00 (three years ago) link
Coincidentally saw this thread last night as we were making aperol spritzes, first of the year. With the addition of some homemade ginger syrup.
― change display name (Jordan), Friday, 1 May 2020 14:07 (three years ago) link
The NYT published a hot take last year titled "The Aperol Spritz Is Not a Good Drink": https://www.nytimes.com/2019/05/09/dining/drinks/aperol-spritz.html
― jaymc, Friday, 1 May 2020 14:37 (three years ago) link
I'll drink one if offered but that fishbowl-sized goblet has always bugged me. Serve it in a regular tumbler like a Negroni.
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 1 May 2020 14:38 (three years ago) link
Highball glass, IMO
― jaymc, Friday, 1 May 2020 14:40 (three years ago) link
oh i remember when that nyt article came out and it was controversial. I agree with it though. aperol spritzes can be good but they got trashed down like mimosas.
― Yerac, Friday, 1 May 2020 14:43 (three years ago) link
As referenced in The Definitive Basic Bitch Handbook:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/D7RXtw8WkAcT2D8?format=jpg&name=900x900
― jaymc, Friday, 1 May 2020 14:47 (three years ago) link
articles like that aren't wrong but they crack me up. who the fuck is opening a $30 bottle of pet nat to make a spritz?
― call all destroyer, Friday, 1 May 2020 14:47 (three years ago) link
yeah i don't know why they went with pet nat. They should've just stuck with make sure the sparkling wine bottle says nature or brut.
― Yerac, Friday, 1 May 2020 14:51 (three years ago) link
ah, she wrote a book about apertifs.
― Yerac, Friday, 1 May 2020 14:55 (three years ago) link
Tastes like Irn Bru, not a patch on Campari.
― fetter, Friday, 1 May 2020 14:57 (three years ago) link
I just ordered a bottle of campari because of this thread, to mix things up.
Campari and aperol are so much cheaper in chile than the US. ~$10-12 a bottle.
― Yerac, Friday, 1 May 2020 16:08 (three years ago) link
so the Take 3 wasn't bad! I'm glad I drank it now -- it doesn't strike me as a late evening drink.
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Friday, 1 May 2020 16:19 (three years ago) link
the new york times is not a good newspaper
― megan thee macallan 18 year (||||||||), Friday, 1 May 2020 16:24 (three years ago) link
classic when you're in Italy and they're c. €5
dud when you're in Dublin and they're €10+
― Number None, Friday, 1 May 2020 16:58 (three years ago) link
in Venice you should drink Spriss, Wine Aperol/campari and soda. Should cost €0.50 at most.― Ed (dali) wrote this on thread RFI: Italy on board I Love Everything on Jun 12, 2003
RIP
― megan thee macallan 18 year (||||||||), Friday, 1 May 2020 17:01 (three years ago) link
the best thing i drank in venice was probably sparkling wine on tap, €2 a glass. served with big basket of cheap potato chips.
― call all destroyer, Friday, 1 May 2020 17:13 (three years ago) link
similarly, the best thing I ate in Italy was a small bowl of assorted olives, probably €3
― epicenter of the fieri universe (sleeve), Friday, 1 May 2020 18:02 (three years ago) link
The best thing I ate in Italy was a small piece of bread, slightly toasted. They served it for free.
― Matt DC, Friday, 1 May 2020 18:41 (three years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll is closing tomorrow.
― System, Tuesday, 30 June 2020 00:01 (three years ago) link
Automatic thread bump. This poll's results are now in.
― System, Wednesday, 1 July 2020 00:01 (three years ago) link
There's always the one.
― Daniel_Rf, Wednesday, 1 July 2020 09:54 (three years ago) link
"tory irn-bru"
mr zebra made me feel better about not having a clue what the devil this concoction is!
― calzino, Wednesday, 1 July 2020 10:09 (three years ago) link
Good morning!
― TikTok to the (Alfred, Lord Sotosyn), Wednesday, 1 July 2020 10:34 (three years ago) link
Did the Aperol Spritz help kill the crap-cider-and-ice market? That shit was everywhere a decade ago.
― Matt DC, Wednesday, 1 July 2020 11:45 (three years ago) link