Aperitif Cocktails
682 recipes. Bitter, dry and built to be drunk before dinner.
An aperitif is meant to sharpen the appetite rather than satisfy it, which is why the category runs bitter and dry and why the drinks in it are usually low in alcohol and served before a meal rather than after.
Bitter aperitivo liqueurs do most of the work: Campari and its relatives, plus dry vermouth and sherry. A Negroni, an Americano and a Spritz are all the same idea at three different strengths.
Serve them cold and serve them small, or long over plenty of ice. An aperitif that takes an hour to drink has stopped being one.
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- Negroni Gin, Campari(R) Bitter, Cinzano(R) Rosso Vermouth
- Sazerac Cognac, Absinthe, Sugar
- Anzu Gin, Apricot Brandy, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur
- Drawbridge Dry White Wine, Blue Curaçao Liqueur, Soda Water
- Addington Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth, Soda Water
- Ante Apple Brandy, Triple Sec Liqueur, Dubonnet(R) Rouge
- Brandy Sling Caster Sugar, Water, Lemon Juice
- Edith's Fizz Lillet(R) Blanc, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur, Orange Juice
- Fresh Air Gin, White Vermouth, Mint Liqueur
- Royal Bill Poire Williams Pear Liqueur, Champagne
- Snake in the grass Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Gin, Vermouth
- Typhoon Champagne, Gin, Anisette Liqueur
- Apple Brandy Highball Apple Brandy, Carbonated Water
- Bitter Beach White Rum, Campari(R) Bitter, Pineapple Juice
- Bob Dandy Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Brandy
- Bresnan Sweet Vermouth, Dry Vermouth, Crème de Cassis Liqueur
- Knickerbocker Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth, Gin
- Love Me Tender Beefeater(R) London Dry Gin, Dry Sherry, Aperol(R) Aperitivo
- Thanksgiving Cocktail #2 Dry Vermouth, Gin, Apricot Brandy
- Yale Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Gin, Blue Curaçao Liqueur
- Burnt Martini London Dry Gin, Scotch
- Martini (Sweet) Gin, Sweet Vermouth
- Orange Fizz Gin, Lemon Juice, Triple Sec Liqueur
- The Hang Glider Baileys(R) Original Irish Cream, Kahlúa(R) Coffee Liqueur, Orange Vodka
- Angler's Cocktail Gin, Grenadine, Aromatic Bitters
- Cock-A-Bendy Scotch, Rosso Vermouth, Campari(R) Bitter
- Danish Martini Aquavit, Dry Vermouth
- Diplomat Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur
- Dubonnet Cocktail Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Gin, Aromatic Bitters
- English Bolo Dry Sherry, Lemon Juice, Granulated Sugar
- French 68 Brandy, Calvados, Grenadine
- French Rose Cocktail Gin, Dry Vermouth, Cherry Brandy
- Gin And It Gin, Sweet Vermouth
- Reform Cocktail Dry Sherry, Dry Vermouth, Orange Bitters
- Smiler Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth, Gin
- Fitzgerald Gin, Simple Syrup, Lemon Juice
- Kir Martini Gordon's(R) Gin, Extra Dry Vermouth, Crème de Cassis Liqueur
- Milano Cocktail Gin, Galliano(R) Herbal Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Alfonso Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Angostura(R) Bitters, Granulated Sugar
- Bitter Evan Vodka, Campari(R) Bitter, Grapefruit Juice
- Bluebird Gin, Triple Sec Liqueur, Blue Curaçao Liqueur
- Boomerang Gin, Dry Vermouth, Aromatic Bitters
- Chunnel Cocktail Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur, Gin, Sweet Vermouth
- Gloom Raiser Gin, Dry Vermouth, Pernod(R)
- Le 333 Calvados, Dry Orange Curaçao Liqueur, Grapefruit Juice
- Twenty Thousand Leagues Gin, Dry Vermouth, Pernod(R)
- Shaft Aperol(R) Aperitivo, Gin, Sparkling White Wine
- Abigail Bourbon, Pernod(R), Angostura(R) Bitters
