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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- Lorraine Cocktail Kirschwasser, Bénédictine(R) Herbal Liqueur, Lime Juice
- Newbury Cocktail Gin, Sweet Vermouth, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Red Russian Vodka, Heering(R) Cherry Liqueur
- Reynolds Special Gin, Grapefruit Juice, Tonic Water
- Wembly Cocktail Gin, Dry Vermouth, Apricot Brandy
- Whiskey Sangaree Blended Whiskey, Tawny Port, Soda Water
- Big Red Cocktail Sweet Vermouth, Dry Vermouth, Sloe Gin
- Caroli Gin, Apricot Brandy, Orange Bitters
- Mystery Date Gin, Sweet Vermouth, Grenadine
- T.L.C. Blended Whiskey, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Ricard(R) Pastis
- Basic Bill Aged Rum, Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur
- Cat and Fiddle Canadian Whisky, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Pernod(R)
- Colony Room Cocktail Ricard(R) Pastis, Gin, Noilly Prat(R) Extra Dry Vermouth
- Great Secret Gin, Lillet(R) Blanc, Angostura(R) Bitters
- Hashi Bashi Gin, Campari(R) Bitter, Schweppes(R) Russchian Water
- Horn of Plenty Champagne, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur, Campari(R) Bitter
- Joburg Light Rum, Dubonnet(R) Blanc, Orange Bitters
- Luigi Gin, Dry Vermouth, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur
- Moll Flanders Cocktail Gin, Sloe Gin, Dry Vermouth
- Painter's Delight Gin, Green Curaçao Liqueur, Pernod(R)
- Asbury Park Brandy, Apple Brandy, Sweet Vermouth
- Canadian and Campari Canadian Whisky, Campari(R) Bitter, Dry Vermouth
- Corkscrew Light Rum, Peach Schnapps, Dry Vermouth
- Fans Cocktail Scotch, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Grapefruit Juice
- Heat of the Heart Finlandia(R) Vodka, Crème de Cassis Liqueur, Dry Vermouth
- Journalist Cocktail Sweet Vermouth, Dry Vermouth, Gin
- Mountie Canadian Whisky, Campari(R) Bitter
- Pit Cocktail Gin, Apple Brandy, Apricot Brandy
- Sgroppino Lemon Gelato, Vodka, Limoncello Liqueur
- Vodka Dry Dry Sherry, Vodka
- Fifty-fifty Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Gin
- Gin Cocktail Gin, Aromatic Bitters
- Grapevine Gin, Sweet Sherry, Dry Sherry
- Jack Rose Laird's(R) Applejack Brandy, Lemon Juice, Grenadine
- Mr. Manhattan Cocktail Gin, Orange Juice, Lemon Juice
- Roselyn Cocktail Gin, Dry Vermouth, Grenadine
- Syracuse Special Sweet Sherry, Bourbon, Dry Sherry
- Wysoosler Sweet Vermouth, Gin, Green Chartreuse Liqueur
- Back Seater Brandy, Apple Brandy, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Brooklyn Rosso Vermouth, Rye Whiskey, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur
- Cheat's Pimm's Gin, Sweet Vermouth, Orange Curaçao Liqueur
- Corpse Reviver #2 Gin, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Lillet(R) Blanc
- Martini (Traditional 2-to-1) Gin, Dry Vermouth
- Pernod Fizz Champagne, Pernod(R), Mandarin Juice
- Rue Royale Champagne, Marie Brizard(R) Crème de Fraise Des Bois Liqueur, Cognac
- Suicide #1 Pernod(R), Campari(R) Bitter
- White Lady Gin, Bols(R) Triple Sec Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- American Rose Brandy, Pernod(R), Grenadine
