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First Aperol Spritz
Light, refreshing, stylish & Instagrammable – the Aperol Spritz has become a zeitgeist lifestyle drink that’s bang-on trend for the aperitivo renaissance and our booming trend for social patio culture. Over 300,000 glasses of Aperol Spritz are served daily in Northern Italy alone, for goodness sake!
Jan 47 min read
First vintage champagne
The world’s first vintage champagne was made in 1810, just outside the city of Reims in northeastern France, by a bright, bold, business-savvy trailblazing widow (‘veuve’ in French) called Barbe-Nicole Clicquot Ponsardin, forever immortalised as Veuve Clicquot.
Apr 21, 202511 min read
First Angostura bitters
Who knew the bottle of Angostura aromatic bitters, with its oversized label, had such a dramatic and tempestuous history?
Nov 18, 20249 min read
First Green Chartreuse recipe
The story of Green Chartreuse, the famous French liqueur still hand-crafted in the Chartreuse Mountains, is steeped in myth, monks and a...
Mar 16, 20238 min read
First Courvoisier cognac
Courvoisier cognac boasts an incredible origin story; one steeped in adventure & entrepreneurialism (via Napoleon Bonaparte’s court).
Aug 10, 20216 min read
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