And of course a bluberry swizzel mint leaf apertif.    From Wordnik.com.  [Firedoglake » Pull Up a Chair…] Reference

A little apertif to discuss over beers at your keggers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Did You Ever Know You Were Mine, Hero?] Reference

Feeling comfy on the the davenport and enjoying an apertif, I am.    From Wordnik.com.  [Admiral Is New LAUSD Superintendent] Reference

I would be better off watching it first and leaving Mars for a delicious apertif.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rome] Reference

By apertiff, I of course meant apertif and while I am at it, I really, really meant appetizer.    From Wordnik.com.  ["What's the Story" week, part 2 - A Dress A Day] Reference

Four Souls was an apertif and Little Children is DEFINITELY a hearty main course, if you get me.    From Wordnik.com.  [This may be premature...] Reference

Seems to me only one party loved the income trust tax to make it a halloween apertif. wilson says.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Commons: You can have it both ways or no way at all - Beyond The Commons - Macleans.ca] Reference

But we've become a little tired of solving the world's problems over a two-martini (and an apertif) lunch.    From Wordnik.com.  [Patricia Heaton: Split the Difference] Reference

Launched in 1930, this chypre apertif opens with a sparkle of citrus and lavender, every bit as crisp and refreshing as a martini made with one of those trendy bespoke vodkas.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2007-03-01] Reference

Gini's initial choice, Schindler's List, was thrown aside so we could have the full-on goofiness of Emperor's New Groove as an apertif before the depressing Thelma and Louise and The Crow.    From Wordnik.com.  [The ISSTBN Film Festival: What It Is, And How To Hold One] Reference

But after memorizing the complex patterns and strategies involved in tearing digitized heads off, I needed a refreshing apertif to cleanse my palate - some simple videogame that was pure reflex.    From Wordnik.com.  [Alphabet Soup] Reference

Here the food was much better and cheaper than at the Italian place the previous night, though they tried to con us into purchasing things we didn't order, including some kind of cinnamon apertif.    From Wordnik.com.  [Prague, Prag, Praha, Praag, Praga...] Reference

Funds generated from the sale of products (jams, wines, apertif drinks) are used to support needed research and to purchase equipment and supplementary produce required to sustain the production of marketable products.    From Wordnik.com.  [24 Commercialization of Fermented Foods in Sub-Saharan Africa] Reference

Looks like that original post is the first thing that pops up in Google when you type the search term Venetian Spritz, which explains why I've gotten so many emails over the years from people desperately looking for Aperol, the orange flavored apertif that powers perhaps the most popular form of the drink.    From Wordnik.com.  [Veniceblog:] Reference

Pretty straightforward apertif taste but paired wonderfully with the Petit.    From Wordnik.com.  [CellarTracker Tasting Notes (all notes)] Reference

The arak, a Middle Eastern drink with a long history, is best enjoyed as an apertif before meals.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

A shot of mystery Romanian liquor (Michael) and forest berry (blueberry) apertif (Pam) and we were ready for.    From Wordnik.com.  [TravelPod.com TravelStream? ? Recent Entries at TravelPod.com] Reference

New York Times Magazine, she chronicles her descent into apertif-drinking, Bach-listening, metaphor-mixing madness.    From Wordnik.com.  [Gawker] Reference

This was our 4th visit to L'enclume and again it exceeded our expectations, from the champagne apertif to the amazing choices of wine every 3 courses.    From Wordnik.com.  [Telegraph.co.uk: news business sport the Daily Telegraph newspaper Sunday Telegraph] Reference

With this fusion of chocolate and grappa, Trentino winemaker Pisoni has created a delicate apertif that would be perfect served at room temperature after dinner or slightly warmed over a dessert or even on a Belgian waffle.    From Wordnik.com.  [NashvilleScene.com] Reference

Fishing nets are strung out for repair along the streets, displays of fresh fish for sale, and the tavernas go gangbusters every evening with raki (strong, anise-flavored apertif and unofficial "national" drink), mezes (cold appetizers), borek (filled pastries), calamari, grilled shrimp and the catch of the day, served to eager diners.    From Wordnik.com.  [TravelsWithSheila.com] Reference

I think the fruiter ones are nice as an apertif, and the drier ones are better with food. clare:) 9: 09 PM.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wine Blogging Wednesday #9.. my kind of assignment..] Reference

Makes a nice little apertif.    From Wordnik.com.  [‘JUSTICE LEAGUE’ DELAYED INDEFINITELY] Reference

A light Gewürtztramiener as an apertif.    From Wordnik.com.  [Firedoglake » Okay, So I’m Sitting by the Pool with Joe Wilson…] Reference

I was having a Kaintuck sourmash whiskey apertif at the time ...) ….    From Wordnik.com.  [Knowledge is Power] Reference

4. Elizabeth Moon, Moon Flights — Krissy is working her way rather enthusiastically through Moon’s “Vatta’s War” series, so I suspect this will serve as an apertif for her while she waits for the upcoming installment which if I remember correctly hits in February.    From Wordnik.com.  [2007 October 15 « Whatever] Reference

Bon apertif.    From Wordnik.com.  [the da Veronese code] Reference

This will produce a "clear" and "pure and refreshing" sort of "chilled consomme" though "better as an alcohol-free apertif" or "palate cleanser" with a "surprising concentration of tomato flavor" and yielding a scant 2 cups.    From Wordnik.com.  [Archive 2005-08-01] Reference