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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- Montgomery Gin, Dry Vermouth
- Naked Lady White Rum, Sweet Vermouth, Apricot Brandy
- Provencal Dry Vermouth, Farigoule(R) Thyme Liqueur, Lime Juice
- Turk's Blood Champagne, Burgundy Wine
- Green Gables #2 Sweet Vermouth, Gin, Green Chartreuse Liqueur
- Byrrh Special Byrrh(R) Grand Quinquina, Gin
- Martini #2 Gin, Dry Vermouth
- Soviet Vodka, Amontillado Sherry, Dry Vermouth
- Blood Orange Martini Orange Vodka, Campari(R) Bitter, Orange Juice
- Brazil Cocktail Dry Sherry, Dry Vermouth, Anise
- Gasper Gin, Apricot Brandy
- Good Old Days Champagne, Old Krupnik(R) Honey Liqueur
- Nineteenth Hole Gin, Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth
- Patton Martini Gin, Dry Vermouth, Olive Juice
- Vendome Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Gin, Dry Vermouth
- New Orleans Martini Stoli(R) Vanil Vodka, Dry Vermouth, Pernod(R)
- Ball Or Head Gin, French Vermouth, Italian Vermouth
- Blackthorn Sweet Vermouth, Sloe Gin
- Brioni Campari(R) Bitter, Sweet Vermouth, Dry Vermouth
- Empire Cocktail Gin, Apple Brandy, Apricot Brandy
- European Gin, Cream Sherry, Dubonnet(R) Rouge
- Manhattan Cocktail Sweet Vermouth, Bourbon, Angostura(R) Bitters
- Mary Garden Cocktail Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Dry Vermouth
- Purgavie Canadian Whisky, Amer Picon(R) Bitter Orange Liqueur, Orange Juice
- Sloeberry Cocktail Sloe Gin, Aromatic Bitters
- Tuxedo Beefeater(R) London Dry Gin, Dry Vermouth, Luxardo(R) Maraschino Liqueur
- Gazette Brandy, Sweet Vermouth, Lemon Juice
- Plaza Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth, Gin
- Apple Rouge Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Laird's(R) Applejack Brandy
- Bastardo Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth, Brandy
- Byrrh Cocktail Rye Whiskey, Byrrh(R) Grand Quinquina, Dry Vermouth
- Classic Champagne Cocktail Champagne, Cognac, Angostura(R) Bitters
- Dandy Cocktail Rye Whiskey, Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur
- Judgette Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Peach Brandy, Gin
- Patrician Gin, Sweet Vermouth, Punt e Mes(R) Vermouth
- Sore Throat Gin, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Rosso Vermouth
- Van Gogh Crème de Cassis Liqueur, Absinthe, Blackberry Brandy
- Alaska Gin, Chartreuse(R) Yellow Liqueur, Orange Bitters
- Ginza Strip Sake, Sweet Vermouth, Angostura(R) Bitters
- Balanchine's Belle Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Dry Vermouth
- Bamboo Cocktail Dry Sherry, Dry Vermouth, Orange Bitters
- Blushing Barmaid Amaretto Liqueur, Campari(R) Bitter, Sparkling Lemon Soda
- Brandy Cassis Brandy, Lemon Juice, Crème de Cassis Liqueur
- Cabaret Gin, Dry Vermouth, Bénédictine(R) Herbal Liqueur
- Curielle Champagne, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur
- Czarina Vodka, Apricot Brandy, French Vermouth
- Eat My Martini Honey Vodka, Amontillado Sherry
- Flamenco Medium Sherry, Armagnac, Campari(R) Bitter
