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Venetian Spritz Cocktail

Venetian Spritz Cocktail

Makes 1 martini.

Ingredients

1 cup crushed ice
4 capers
2 ½ ounces tsipouro
½ ounce dry vermouth
½ ounce caper brine from the jar
1 caper berry with stem

Instructions

Place the ice cubes and capers in a cocktail shaker. Using a muddler, muddle the capers and ice until they are both crushed well. Add the tsipouro, vermouth and caper brine and shake well.

Strain into a well-chilled martini glass. Garnish with a caperberry.