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Sgroppinos, flavoured with rosé or gin and tonic. Long before the grasshopper, the pina colada and the frozen daiquiri, there was the Sgroppino, a bright, cooling combination of lemon, sugar, ice and clear spirit that was served at an aristocrat’s dinner party in Venice, the story goes. Food styled by Simon Andrews. (David Malosh/The New York Times)

The Sgroppino is the original spiked slushie

Long before the grasshopper, the pina colada and the frozen daiquiri, there was the Sgroppino. Today’s version marries prosecco with vodka and sorbet, and it can be found in and out of Northern Italy.

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