Good & Gather – Peach Bellini

Did I say delicious? Good flavor I can’t put my finger on it. Definitely some peach, but the peach isn’t overwhelming, because I didn’t think “peach—yikes! —that’s really peach-barf-ola!” (That overwhelming, overbearing, oppressive artificial peach!) I must have been distracted by the “Bellini”—whatever that is—that’s responsible for a lot of the flavor. But I have to look it up, because that’s a cocktail that had its comeback, apparently, after I had quit drinking! The can design is not bad—big metallic peaches and raspberries over a silver background—the text really tiny and almost unreadable. But what is the “Bellini?” It’s a cocktail from Venice (Italy, not the bar in Kent, Ohio) that’s made with peach puree and Prosecco—which is a wine (had to look that up too). Pretty specific, I guess. I wonder if some asshole has come up with a “Chocolate Bellini” yet. Well, I’m kind of sorry I missed that one—just in that it’s a bit exotic and classic sounding and not too gross—on the other hand, a little fruity—but who knows. Anyway, now I’ve got this water, at least—but how close it comes to the Bellini cocktail is up for debate—but I won’t be joining in on that one. I’ve had enough of being ostracized for being a teetotaler!

No. 127 – 10.14.25