Question about Aperitif's...

[dnovak]

Hi All Again,

Another question I have and I don't know if this is the forum to ask it on. But what the heck, what the heck (an APP reference if any one cares)...

Anyway, I have been playing with the idea of getting a good before dinner Aperitif. Now I know very little about what Aperitif's there are available and what ones I may like. I know they are meant to help stimulate the appetite or in cases help settle the overly stuff stomach by soothing the stomach. If there are different ones for each of these tasks, I don't know but hope to find out.

I know that there are various different types of Aperitif's like Vermouth's, Champagne, Sherry, and Fortified & flavored wines. I have had an Orange flavored Liquor one time at the Olive Garden Restaurant and have had "Ouzo" (Spelling?) before but both of these didn't appeal to me enough to go by them for my home. The Orange liquor was somewhat hard to take down (a little too strong). And the Ouzo was delightful on the way it settled the stomach but I'm not a black licorice flavor fan.

So I hope that maybe some of you may help me narrow the selection down a bit. I am hope to get something that I take before a meal to stimulate the appetite. And I will leave a Sparkling wine or Champagne finish off the meal. Now I am looking for something similar to Ouzo but with a different flavor (other than black licorice).

What do any of you suggest trying? I will probably try the suggestion out at a restaurant first before buying a whole bottle just to find out I don’t like it. So I probably suggest that we keep it to more popular brands at first and then I may venture into the unknown, in buying something I haven’t tasted before.

So any help you can give would be greatly appreciated…

Sincerely,
David S. Novak