Name: Death in Venice
Total time: 3 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 10 ml Red bitter liqueur; 3 drop Grapefruit bitters; 135 ml Prosecco

Death in Venice
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Glass:

Serve in a Flute glass

Ingredients:
¹⁄₃ oz	Italian red bitter liqueur
3 drop	Bob's Grapefruit Bitters
4 ¹⁄₂ oz	Fiol Extra Dry Prosecco

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Prepare:

Select a FLUTE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of orange zest twist.

How to make:

POUR first 2 ingredients into chilled glass.
TOP with prosecco.

Garnish:

EXPRESS orange zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Allergens:

Recipe contains the following allergens:

Prosecco sparkling wine - Sulphur Dioxide/Sulphites

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

On the bitter side of bittersweet, this is something of a cross between the Italian Spritz and Ernest Hemingway's Death in the Afternoon.

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History:

Created in 2010 by Tony Conigliaro at 69 Colebrooke Row, London, England.

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Nutrition:

One serving of Death in Venice contains 115 calories

Alcohol content:

1.1 standard drinks
10.89% alc./vol. (10.89° proof)
15.8 grams of pure alcohol

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Beth Schneider

13th March at 18:30

I am fan of Campari; however, this drink was too bitter for my taste.

Matt Eschbach

9th December 2022 at 00:55

Nothing special, very one note. Has a time and a place, but I'd reach for something a bit more interesting.

Elizabeth Appel

17th November 2022 at 23:07

I made this with Luxardo Aperitivo - lower abv than Campari and not so bitter. I would probably like it better with Campari, however it is pretty good. I'd drink it again to finish the Aperitivo. Mind you, I LOVE Campari.