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SPRITZ & SPREZZATURA

When summer rolls around we find ourselves anxiously checking our bar shelves to be sure we’re well supplied with bitter aperitifs, the building blocks of the traditional spritz, one of the most refreshing cocktails ever created. Aperol, Campari and Select of course being the iconic options, though lately we’re looking a little farther afield and discovering some true gems in the realm of amaro, the vividly hued, bittersweet herbal liqueur perfected by the Italians more than a century ago, but no longer their sole remit.

All of which made our day that much brighter upon the arrival of “Spritz Cocktails,”

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