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DEL.ICIO.USWhere’s Your Favorite Sparkling Cocktail?
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
I visited Aria a month or so back for the fall Dine Guide and had an absolutely mesmerizing sparkling cocktail made with Prosecco and Concord grape juice — it was just the right blend of tang and sweetness, with that effervescent punch of sparkling wine that I love. Totally slurpable.
Seems that bartenders and chefs are discovering that Cava and Prosecco are as exciting as Champagne, and for the drinker, both are much cheaper. Vodka makers are cashing in on the sweetness, too, and the appeal these types of drinks have for the “Sex and the City” set who have moved on from the so-five-minutes-ago Cosmo. One of the latest, just in time for the holidays of course is a “sparkling liqueur” called NUVO L’esprit de Paris, which touts itself as the world’s first.
Not surprisingly, the ad campaign is all about women, drenched in pink and black touting the flavor as vodka with sparkling wine blended with fruit nectars. The bottle looks like a vase of pink perfume.
Have you tried sparkling cocktails? If so, are you a girl or a guy? Where’s your favorite?
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By LR
October 21, 2008 10:41 AM | Link to this
Can’t anything with club soda or tonic as the staple mixer be considered a ‘sparkling cocktail’? Or even plain old coke or sprite mixed drinks? Even if you exclude traditonal liqour-and-mixer combos, white wine spritzers and Flaming Dr. Peppers have been around for decades . .
By Stan
October 21, 2008 3:00 PM | Link to this
Ouch…Flamming Dr. Peppers…they are of the Devil!
I had my longest hangover from them. Ah the good ole days =)
By Pierre
October 29, 2008 1:19 PM | Link to this
Most clubs in Germany will serve Master Blasters. It’s a combination of vodka, red bull, and sekt (German sparkling wine for which Prosecco or champagne is a suitable alternative). Drink more than two and it will guarantee your next morning will be spent neck-deep in regret.