Last spring I blogged that I've been looking for Aperol, a liqueur made by the Campari people:
The name says it all, Aperol is a perfect aperitif. With a lively orange colour, it has a distinct flavour thanks to its unchanged secret recipe which is made up of an infusion of valuable prime materials such as bitter and sweet orange, china, gentian, rhubarb and many other herbs and roots mixed to perfection. In Italy the aperitif of the moment is the Aperol ‘Spritz’: prosecco, soda and a dash of Aperol. Aperol’s strong point is its light alcoholic content of only 11% and its ability to be enjoyed with friends at home or at the bar.
That sounds like a heavenly drink to me. Unfortunately, Aperol isn't (yet?) available in this country. But a friend was traveling to Milan on business (tough life!), and he said he'd look for it.Well, he did indeed see Aperol in a store there, but he just figured he'd pick some up at the duty-free shop before he flew home. You guessed it: There wasn't any at the duty-free shop, so he came home empty-handed and very apologetic. I was impressed he'd made the effort at all, and I told him he can bring some back next time. Meanwhile, Barbara and Jerry are skiing in Switzerland now; maybe I should ask them to pick me up a bottle! I'm just kicking myself that I didn't ask Jo to bring me some when she flew in from London in December.
It looks like this place might ship it to you (for an arm and a leg) so I guess it depends on how much you want to pay. :-) http://www.ifitw.it/proddetail.php?prod=bs043
Posted by: Susan | January 17, 2006 at 08:01 PM
Yikes! $40 for shipping??? Plus, Massachusetts has some weird laws about alcohol getting imported.... I think I'll wait instead!
Thanks anyhow!
Posted by: Karen | January 17, 2006 at 10:01 PM