On a recent trip to Homeslice Pizza on South Congress I was telling Nano, the manager-rocker-studmuffin guy, that I was starting a cocktail blog, and he said that I had to try The Liberace. Though I wasn’t planning to have a cocktail, I was certainly/am always open to the possibility of one when it presents itself, and so I ordered a Liberace.

I like this drink. It is much less flamboyant than its name would indicate (I was picturing rhinestones in the bottom of the glass, and maybe a glittery cocktail napkin), but pleasing nonetheless, and an exciting show of creativity for a restaurant that doesn't have a hard liquor permit. The Liberace consists of a generous pour of Prosecco topped with a splash of Izze blackberry and a lemon twist. I was stumped for a descriptor, but bartender Betty gave it to me: “It tastes like a Sweetart.”