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Amalfi Spritz

On July 7, 2018July 7, 2018 By mindforbooksIn Recipe1 Comment

How fitting that my first recipe post is a cocktail. 😀 I love to make cocktails and I will usually make one or two over a weekend. With summer comes the Margaritas and the Aperol Spritz and after our trip to Amalfi the Amalfi Spritz has been added to the rotation. Made with Limoncello instead …

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