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Best Venetian Cocktail Types
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Sgroppino is an Italian cocktail that originated in Veneto. In its simplest form, the cocktail is a refreshing mix of lemon sorbet or lemon gelato, vodka, and Prosecco. It is traditionally served in a flute glass. Its origin dates to the 16th century, when a similar drink was enjoyed by the aristocracy.
It was mainly served between meals as a refreshing palate cleanser. Contemporary variations come in different flavors, such as strawberry, grapefruit, mandarin, or coffee. Some also include limoncello or grenadine. Sgroppino is nowadays mostly enjoyed as an after-dinner drink.
Mezzo e Mezzo is an Italian aperitif made with equal parts Nardini Rabarbaro, a bitter liqueur flavored with Chinese rhubarb, and Nardini Rosso, a bitter liqueur infused with herbs and spices. The drink is finished with a dash of soda.
It is traditionally served neat and garnished with a lemon twist. Mezzo e Mezzo was invented in 1970 at the Grapperia Nardini, a bar located in Bassano del Grappa and ooperated by the Nardini distillery. As it became popular, the company even decided to bottle a preblended version and named it Mezzoemezzo.
The first bottled version was released in 1917.
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Ve.n.to is the only grappa-based cocktail officially recognized by the IBA. This Italian cocktail combines grappa (Italian spirit distilled from grape marc), lemon juice, honey, chamomile cordial (liqueur), and optionally an egg white.
The ingredients are shaken with ice, and the combination is then strained into a tumbler glass filled with ice. Ve.n.to is traditionally garnished with a skewered lemon zest and white grapes. It was included on the IBA list as a New Era drink. Samuele Ambrosi and Leondardo Varesi are credited as its inventors.
Their desire was to create a drink that would pay homage to grappa as a time-honored Italian spirit, and they based their idea on a traditional combination of grappa and honey.
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