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Hugo

The Hugo is a traditional drink in German-speaking South Tyrol, and an alternative to tne Aperol Sritz (below)

2-3 parts Prosecco (100-150 ml)
0-3 parts sparkling water (150 ml), to taste (can be omitted!)
1 Tablespoon elderflower cordial
Juice of one fresh lime, optional
4-5 mint leaves
ice cubes

Use a muddler to mash the mint leaves in your cocktail glass.
Add the other ingredients.
Stir and serve in a large wine glass with a straw.

Aperol Spritz

Aperol is made from orange and rhubarb-root and is slightly bitter, which is mellowed by Prosecco. It is a refreshing drink that is commonly served in the northern part of Italy, especially in Venice. The Spritz cocktail is drunk all day in Italy in their caffe shops, ostari, and in bakeries. Because this drink is low in alcohol, it is a great way to start your meal, as it is a digestive drink that whets the appetite.

A handful of ice cubes
50ml Aperol
75ml prosecco
25ml gin (optional)
A splash of soda water
1 slice of orange

1 Add lots of ice to a large white wine glass. Pour over the Aperol, followed by the Prosecco and gin (if using).

2 Stir once and finish the drink with a splash of soda water and a slice of orange.

OR The simpler version from http://aperolspritzuk.co.uk/

3 parts Prosecco
2 parts Aprerol
1 dash sode water

Serve with an orange slice and over ice.

Spritz Kit

1 bottle of Aperol (or Pimms)
2 bottles of Prosecco
2 oranges.

At a BBQ you never want to serve drinks you have to measure out,” Talia Baiocchi, editor-in-chief of Punch explains.

The spritz is two ingredients (you can add the traditional hit of bubbly water on top to make three) and impossible not to love. Cut a bunch of half wheels of orange, throw two open bottles of Prosecco on ice near a bottle of Aperol…make instant friends.

Orange Aperol Sun

Ice cubes
6 tablespoons Aperol
6 tablespoons fresh orange juice
750-ml bottle Prosecco
6 thin orange slices (for garnish)

Place enough ice cubes in each of 6 balloon wineglasses to fill 2/3 full. Add 1 tablespoon Aperol and 1 tablespoon orange juice to each glass. Top off each drink with 1/2 cup Prosecco; garnish with orange slices.

Ho'opono Potion

Happy hour tastes like paradise with a bracing cocktail of cucumber, tequila, and fresh lime juice from Monkeypod Kitchen in Ko Olina, Hawaii.
From Saveur

4 slices cucumber
1 oz. fresh lime juice, plus wedge
1½ oz. silver tequila
¾ oz. simple syrup
½ oz. Aperol

Muddle 3 slices cucumber with lime juice in a cocktail shaker. Add tequila, syrup, Aperol and ice. Shake vigorously and pour over a large ice cube into a tumbler; garnish with a cucumber slice.

Blackberry-Gin Fizz

From http://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/blackberry-gin-fizz SERVES 8

6–ounces blackberries
1/2 cup sugar
2 cups gin
1 cup fresh lime juice
Club soda
8 sprigs Thai basil or sweet basil

The Leland Palmer

From http://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/the-leland-palmer

1/2 cup honey
1/2 cup hot water
3 cups freshly brewed jasmine tea, cooled
3/4 cup gin
3/4 cup limoncello*
3/4 cup fresh lemon juice
1/2 cup fresh grapefruit juice
1 cup chilled club soda
Ice cubes
6 lemon slices (for garnish)

Stir honey and 1/2 cup hot water in small bowl until honey dissolves. Cool completely.

Combine honey water, jasmine tea, gin, limoncello, lemon juice, and grapefruit juice in large pitcher. Add club soda and stir to blend.

Fill six 1-pint mason jars or 6 tall glasses with ice cubes. Divide tea mixture among jars; top each with lemon slice.