Ramazzotti Amaro
This Italian bitter liqueur (whose producer apparently spent a bit of money on their website) is less bitter and less brightly colored than Campari. I'm not a big fan of it on the rocks or straight, but I have discovered a great use of it for dessert - a splash of Ramazzotti with a scoop of vanilla ice cream. I also enjoyed it as a sub for sweet vermouth in what I called an Imperfect Manhattan:
1.5 oz rye whiskey
0.5 oz Ramazzotti
0.25 oz Dolin dry vermouth
a splash or two Angoustura bitters
stirred with ice and strained into a chilled glass
There is (or was - it appears to have been a limited thing) a Ramazzotti Ritter Sport Bar, which I would love to try if they're still available anywhere.
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Speaking of Ritter Sport chocolate bars, is the Olympia flavor (yogurt, honey and hazelnut) a great Ritter Sport flavor or the greatest Ritter Sport flavor? I've only seen it at places that carry large numbers of Ritter flavors (probably 10 or more), but it is worth seeking out. It has a sour-sweet thing that I've certainly never encountered in a candy bar.
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Okkervil River's "The Valley" from their latest, I Am Very Far
For the first couple of listens, I heard the phrase "in the valley of the rock'n'roll dead" as "in the valley of the rock'n'roll deli" (would've been a nice internal rhyme) and assumed Will Sheff was referencing this place, on 6th Ave just south of Central Park.
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Wednesday, May 19, 2010
Breakmeoffapieceathat Rit-ter Sport
A favorite new discovery in the realm of internet-enabled niche obsession documentation:
This guy's extensive coverage of the Ritter Sport bar (among many other chocolates).
The Ritter Sport is one of my favorite chocolate/candy products, but I've only tried a few flavors (including multiple encounters with the dangerously seductive marzipan-filled variety), and only seen maybe a dozen. Turns out there are many, many, many more, some presumably sold only in Europe. Reading these reviews (each one complete with a pentagonal graphic illustrating the bar's performance on a five-point rating system) has got me wanting to try some of the exotic rarities, like the Olympia and the amaro-flavored Ramazzotti.
This guy's extensive coverage of the Ritter Sport bar (among many other chocolates).
The Ritter Sport is one of my favorite chocolate/candy products, but I've only tried a few flavors (including multiple encounters with the dangerously seductive marzipan-filled variety), and only seen maybe a dozen. Turns out there are many, many, many more, some presumably sold only in Europe. Reading these reviews (each one complete with a pentagonal graphic illustrating the bar's performance on a five-point rating system) has got me wanting to try some of the exotic rarities, like the Olympia and the amaro-flavored Ramazzotti.
Wednesday, November 18, 2009
Underrated, Underappreciated (#4 in a Series) - Pick-A-Bar
What is the most underrated candy bar? I've got it down to two contenders:
Zero, the cult classic, white fudge coated, freezable bar with Midwestern roots and some of the best-looking packaging in all candydom.
Take 5, the salt-sweet exploiting newcomer with the jazzy name.
Is Zero just getting by on its striking looks while the more homely, generic Take 5 scores with its skillfully balanced flavors and textures? Can the Take 5 be as ubiquitous as it now seems to be and still be underrated?
Clearly, more thought and research is required before I can come to a decision. Please comment if you have an opinion on this critical issue.
Zero, the cult classic, white fudge coated, freezable bar with Midwestern roots and some of the best-looking packaging in all candydom.
Take 5, the salt-sweet exploiting newcomer with the jazzy name.
Is Zero just getting by on its striking looks while the more homely, generic Take 5 scores with its skillfully balanced flavors and textures? Can the Take 5 be as ubiquitous as it now seems to be and still be underrated?
Clearly, more thought and research is required before I can come to a decision. Please comment if you have an opinion on this critical issue.
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candy,
food,
underrated
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