Oh, hello everyone! I thought this entry would be pretty straight forward - I only like coffee flavor in coffee - not desserts, ice cream, or liquors, and I enjoy most orange flavored everything (except orange flavored tofu - don't even get me started), so I'm thinking that the Black Russian would lose, and the Spritz Veneziano would win with little problem.
The Black Russian is made with vodka and coffee liqueur. Kahlua is often used as the coffee liqueur for this, but I decided to go a different route.
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| Two parts of the Black Russian |
1.7 oz. Vodka
0.7 oz. Coffee Liqueur
Pour the ingredients into the old fashioned-glass filled with ice cubes.
Stir gently.
Pour the ingredients into the old fashioned-glass filled with ice cubes.
Stir gently.
Next at bat was the Spritz Veneziano or, as my research would show, the Aperol Spritz. Aperol is the little brother of Campari. You all know how much I love Campari, so I was a little nervous about this even though it wasn't supposed to be as strong a flavor as Campari.
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| Spritz Veneziano Ingredients |
Spritz Veneziano
2 oz. Prosecco
1.4 oz. Aperol
Splash of Soda Water
Build into an old-fashioned glass filled with ice.
Top with a splash of soda water.
Garnish with half orange slice.
Top with a splash of soda water.
Garnish with half orange slice.
The Tasting
I was amazed how much I liked the Black Russian - again, I really dislike coffee flavor in anything other than coffee, so this really surprised me. It was, really, almost like a dessert. The sweetness of the coffee liqueur came through nicely - I think more than 0.7 oz. would be too much.
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| Side by side cocktails |
I loved the taste of the Spritz Veneziano while it was in my mouth - sweet, orangey, light. Here's the problem; when I swallowed it, it was like swallowing tobacco. That was wet. Because it had already been chewed. By this guy:
Yeah, so I'm not so sure how Aperol tastes really great before swallowing, but horrid after, but it freaks me out, so the winner in this post, to my utter surprise is the Black Russian!
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| Black Russian Winner! |
As a side note; I tried Kahlua as the coffee liqueur as well - it had that alcohol "bite" that I write about and dislike so much. The Café Granita was so much smoother, and sweeter. It also had a "bigger" mouth feel too if that makes sense...try it yourself, and you'll see what I mean.
Have a fantastic Christmas everyone!!!
The Ingredients
For the Black Russian:
Vodka - Prairie Organic Vodka
Coffee Liqueur - Café Granita Coffee Liqueur
For the Spritz Veneziano:
Prosecco - Riondo Prosecco
Aperol - Aperol Aperitivo
Soda Water - Canada Dry
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