(05-24-2022, 11:21 AM)The Real Marty Wrote:

(05-24-2022, 11:01 AM)mikesez Wrote: You were probably on a trip through Italy. 
There was this family owned restaurant in Rome near the Vatican that brought out, for dessert, a caddy of three clear, unmarked bottles.  There was a bottle of milky yellow Limoncello, a bottle of clear Grappa, and a bottle of brown stuff that was probably Fernet Branca or one of its cousins.  We could drink as much from any of the bottles as we wanted. Sure beats Creme Brulee, at least for me! But I didn't see any prosecco or aperol on that trip.
On a separate trip, this time to Milan and Verona, we were always being offered Spritzes made as you describe.  But no limoncello and no dark bitters on that trip.

Venice.  One place I ordered a spritz, and the guy says, sweet or bitter?  I had no idea there was more than one version.  So I ordered the bitter, which was very good.  We had one expensive meal, and at the end of it, the waiter (owner?) brought us a couple of shot glasses of limoncello.  I hadn't ever had limoncello, so I didn't even know what it was.  My wife doesn't drink alcohol at all usually, but she did drink some Prosecco a couple of times and liked it.