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Select Aperitivo 17,5% ABV 70cl - The Essential Ingredient for the Original Venetian Spritz, Italian Aperitif, Since 1920

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Select aperitivo has been a favourite in Venice for over a hundred years, with the bright red liqueur drunk in cafes and bars across the city and around the grand canal. Tad: I would call it medium bitterness. It's certainly a more bitter than some, it's more bitter than Aperol, as I mentioned before. But decidedly, less bitter than brands like Campari. So it's exceptionally well balanced. It's assertive, it's robust. It is present but never overwhelmingly bitter. In Venice, a city where you can find artistic and architectural gems of outstanding beauty on every corner, why not join this art walking tour with Spritz tasting and gondola ride? It offers a unique way to connect with the local food & wine scene.

A taste for compromise seems to be taking over Padova too. My childhood friend Laura, who also dislikes the sweetness and "excessive ice" of the Aperol Spritz, prefers to mix Campari and Aperol together. Laura's partner Simone drinks it with half Campari and half Cynar. Yet, some Italians forgo the whole spritz and bitter liqueur tradition all together. In the small town of Schio, 35km north-east of Vicenza, they still drink spritz like the Austrians – with only wine and seltzer. And a few elegant organic wineries in Venice have now declared with a veiled pride that they are not the kind of place that serves spritzes, as "real connoisseurs" would never splash water in their wine. Select is made by carefully blending 30 botanicals, including juniper berries, for their balsamic and floral characteristics, with rhubarb root, which provides intensely bitter notes for balance. In the production area, the maceration of the herbs and spices that characterise Select’s recipe is showcased via a ‘surreal photographic journey’. Ferrari described it as “an interactive adventure that re-imagines a different Venice”.

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When combining the ingredients in your Select Spritz, stir gently to avoid disturbing the effervescence of the prosecco.

Montenegro will retain personal data for the period necessary to fulfil the purposes for which they were collected, pursuant to paragraph 2 above. In any case, the following retention periods apply to the processing of personal data for the purposes indicated below: So we with Select are very optimistic and very confident that we represent the one that is the most balanced, certainly in my estimation, the most elegant of the brands that are starting to become known now. Select is certainly assertive, it's got some beautifully elegant bitterness, but it's got a bit of fortitude that the bitterness is certainly there, but it's wonderfully balanced by a whole variety of other flavours. It seems that aperitivo (Italy's cherished pre-dinner drink) has become the new happy hour. And yet, the current popularity of Aperol Spritz leaves us Venetians slightly perplexed. How did a drink that, until 20 years ago could only be found in our region's humble osteria (tavern) and cheap local bars, conquer the world? Aperitivo comes from the Latin meaning to open. Traditionally, it refers to a pre-dinner appetite stimulating drink, yet the word can also be applied to the opening of flavours within a drink, as well as the social moments with friends that these drinks can create.

After all, it's cocktail hour somewhere ...

other national and international companies of the Montenegro group in Italy and abroad, located in the countries specified in more detail in paragraph 7 below. Locals usually have the Spritz just before lunch or dinner time. The ideal time to have a Spritz is between 11am and 1pm and 5pm to 8pm. Other sparkling wines such as Cava, champagne, or Moscato can be used as a substitute. This will result in a slightly different flavor profile but will still provide the same effervescence and sweetness to the drink. Used to monitor which users have expressed interest pe which job offers. The cookie ensures that more relevant job offers are shown for each specific user

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