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Chappy Hour: Blind Items + Paparazzi

Alan Rickman, Sarah Silverman, The Olsen Twins – each finds themselves caught in a compromising situation in the pages of Dina Del Bucchia’s Blind Items. What can best be described as “Paparazzi Poetry” could only be enjoyed with a bold, in your face cocktail like this! And to be sure you get the best shot, I’ve got two takes.

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Alan Rickman, Sarah Silverman, The Olsen Twins – each finds themselves caught in a compromising situation in the pages of Dina Del Bucchia’s Blind Items. What can best be described as “Paparazzi Poetry” could only be enjoyed with a bold, in your face cocktail like this! And to be sure you get the best shot, I’ve got two takes.(NB. Some of these poems may not be safe for work – we recommend taking this one home with you. Unless you work in the kind of place where you can have a cocktail in the afternoon, and then it’s probably NBD.)
What You’ll Need:
Paparazzo – Take 1 [source]
1/2 oz. Bacardi Gold Reserve
1 oz. pineapple juice
1/4 oz. lime juice
sparkling wine
Paparazzo – Take 2 [source]
1/2 oz. Passionfruit Vodka (42 Below Passion)
1/2 oz. Aperol – or Campari
1 oz. Guava Juice
dash Simple Syrup
Prosecco
What to Do:Combine ingredients in a shaker with ice. Shake, then strain into champagne flute and top with Prosecco or other Italian dry Spumante.What to Read:
Read an excerpt of Blind Items by Dina Del Bucchia here.Bonus: Watch the video trailer for Blind Items, the fragrance, based on the book by Dina Del Bucchia: 

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