Name: Vive l'apéritif
Total time: 2 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Aromatized wine; 100 ml Tonic water

Vive l'apéritif
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Serve in a Wine glass

Ingredients:
1 ²⁄₃ oz	Aromatized wine (e.g. Lillet Blanc)
3 ¹⁄₃ oz	Thomas Henry Tonic Water

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How to make:

Select and pre-chill a WINE GLASS.
Prepare garnish of cucumber slice, and preferably also strawberry, & mint springs.
POUR ingredients into ice-filled glass.
Garnish with cucumber slice, and preferably also strawberry, & mint springs bouquet.

Strength & taste guide:

No alcohol

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Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

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Review:

Thirst quenching, refreshing and low in alcohol. A great drink for a summer's afternoon or even before lunch.

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History:

Adapted from a signature serve promoted by Lillet Blanc as “Lillet Vive”. In French, the word Vive means live or long life, so Lillet Vive means Lillet Life while Vive l'apéritif translates as long live the apéritif.

Nutrition:

One serving of Vive l'apéritif contains 108 calories

Alcohol content:

0.6 standard drinks
5.3% alc./vol. (5.3° proof)
8 grams of pure alcohol

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Benedikt Kreissig

17th July at 15:05

Super refreshing and quite interesting drink. I recommend not stirring after adding the sparkling wine as to create a sort of layered drink that starts very wine-heavy and progresses as you sip, leaving you with almond and cherry dominating at the end. And a lot of fun stops inbetween of course

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