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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- Red Ruby Gin, Cherry Brandy, Dry Vermouth
- Sunshine Cocktail Gin, Sweet Vermouth, Aromatic Bitters
- Trinity Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth, Gin
- Za Za Gin, Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Angostura(R) Bitters
- Aperol '86 Aperol(R) Aperitivo, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Dry Vermouth
- Crazy Finn Finlandia(R) Vodka, Dry Sherry, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur
- Daily Double C Rum, Italian Vermouth
- Gangplank Vodka, Raspberry Liqueur, Campari(R) Bitter
- Maeek Johnnie Walker(R) Red Label, Campari(R) Bitter, Orange Juice
- Peppertini Stoli(R) Pertsovka Vodka, Dry Vermouth
- Petticoat Lane Gin, Sweet Vermouth, Campari(R) Bitter
- Southern Gin Cocktail Gin, Triple Sec Liqueur, Orange Bitters
- Appetizer Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Orange Juice
- Absinthe Minded Martini Bombay Sapphire(R) Gin, Mari Mayans Absenta(R) Absinthe, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur
- Burfentailor Sweet Vermouth, Gin, Brandy
- Turf Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Gin, Anise
- Rum Martini Light Rum, Dry Vermouth
- Caricature Cocktail Gin, Sweet Vermouth, Campari(R) Bitter
- Colony Club Martini Gin, Pernod(R), Orange Bitters
- Fancy Gin Gin, Triple Sec Liqueur, Confectioners' Sugar
- Fraise de Champagne Champagne, Marie Brizard(R) Crème de Fraise Des Bois Liqueur, Cognac
- Frobisher Gin, Angostura(R) Bitters, Champagne
- Golden Bronx Gin, Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth
- Jack Withers Gin, Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth
- Nevada Cocktail Light Rum, Grapefruit Juice, Aromatic Bitters
- Orancio Royal Cinzano(R) Orancio, Brut French Champagne
- Jasmine Gin, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Campari(R) Bitter
- Dry Brandy Manhattan Brandy, Dry Vermouth
- Even Pair Gin, Dry Vermouth, Pear Liqueur
- Frozen Martini Gin, Dry Vermouth
- Hoots Mon Scotch, Lillet(R) Blanc, Sweet Vermouth
- H.P.W. Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth, Gin
- International Bar Fly Brandy, Triple Sec Liqueur, Fernet Branca(R)
- Leaning Tower Gin, Dry Vermouth, Orange Bitters
- Lillet Noyaux Gin, Lillet(R) Blanc, Crème de Noyaux Liqueur
- Mrs. Taylors Gin, Lillet(R) Blanc, Triple Sec Liqueur
- One Exciting Night Plymouth(R) Gin, Dry Vermouth, Rosso Vermouth
- Paris Opera Mandarine Napoléon(R) Liqueur, Pernod(R), Lemonade
- Sphinx Cocktail Sweet Vermouth, Dry Vermouth, Gin
- Tanqueray and Tonic Tanqueray(R) Gin, Tonic Water
- The Scranton Old Overholt(R) Rye Whiskey, Plymouth(R) Gin, Noilly Prat(R) Extra Dry Vermouth
- Urbinos Pineau Des Charentes White, Cognac, Raspberry Liqueur
- Abbey Cocktail Gin, Orange Bitters, Orange Juice
- Blue Bird Gin, Triple Sec Liqueur, Aromatic Bitters
- Campari Soda Campari(R) Bitter, Soda Water
- Culross Light Rum, Apricot Brandy, Lillet(R) Blanc
- Farmer Giles Gin, Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth
- Nantucket Cocktail Brandy, Cranberry Juice, Grapefruit Juice
