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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- Picon Limon Amer Picon(R) Bitter Orange Liqueur, Crème de Cassis Liqueur, Rose's(R) Lime Juice
- Ricard Tomate Ricard(R) Pastis, Grenadine, Water
- The Usual Ketel One(R) Vodka, Vya(R) Sweet Vermouth
- Upside-Down Martini French Vermouth, Gin
- What The Hell Dry Vermouth, Gin, Apricot Brandy
- Ideal Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Gin, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur
- Sud-Ouest Pineau Des Charentes, Gin, Orange Juice
- Apricot Anise Collins Apricot Brandy, Gin, Anisette Liqueur
- Bronze Dragon Vodka, Green Chartreuse Liqueur, Amer Picon(R) Bitter Orange Liqueur
- Diamond Fizz Gin, Lemon Juice, Confectioners' Sugar
- Dry Rob Roy Scotch, Dry Vermouth
- Dutch Trade Winds Jenever, Curaçao Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Harper's Ferry Light Rum, White Curaçao Liqueur, Southern Comfort(R)
- Hong Kong Aromatic Bitters, Sake, Rosso Vermouth
- Lillet Cocktail Lillet(R) Blanc, Gin
- Manhattan Dry Canadian Whisky, Dry Vermouth, Angostura(R) Bitters
- Mr. New Yorker French Vermouth, Gin, Dry Sherry
- Paisley Martini Gin, Scotch, Dry Vermouth
- Pink Gin Aromatic Bitters, Plymouth(R) Gin
- The Drink Dry Sherry, Boodles(R) Dry Gin
- Why Not? Apricot Brandy, Gin, Dry Vermouth
- Spicy Martini Gin, Vermouth, Tabasco(R) Sauce
- Aperol Sour Aperol(R) Aperitivo, Lemon Juice, Sugar Syrup
- Belle of Ellis Island Dry Vermouth, Brandy, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur
- Blanche Triple Sec Liqueur, Anisette Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Delmonico Cocktail Gin, Brandy, Sweet Vermouth
- Devil's Torch Vodka, French Vermouth, Grenadine
- Gin and Bitters Aromatic Bitters, Gin
- Hokkaido Cocktail Gin, Triple Sec Liqueur, Sake
- Laguna Brandy, Vodka, Martini & Rossi(R) Bianco Vermouth
- Lone Tree Cooler Carbonated Water, Gin, Dry Vermouth
- Maggie May Raspberry Liqueur, Dry Vermouth, Lambrusco
- Maxim Gin, Dry Vermouth, Crème de Cacao Blanc Liqueur
- Napoleon Gin, Curaçao Liqueur, Dubonnet(R) Rouge
- RAC Cocktail Gin, Dry Vermouth, Rosso Vermouth
- Twin Peaks Blended Whiskey, Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur
- London Cocktail Gin, Orange Bitters, Simple Syrup
- Maritime Martini Gin, Dry Vermouth
- Affinity Scotch, Sweet Vermouth, Dry Vermouth
- Ambrosia Laird's(R) Applejack Brandy, Brandy, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Farthingale Sweet Vermouth, Dry Vermouth, Gin
- Joy Jumper Vodka, Kümmel Liqueur, Lime Juice
- Manhattan Sweet Canadian Whisky, Sweet Vermouth, Angostura(R) Bitters
- Octopus's Garden Gin, Dry Vermouth
- Rum Dubonnet Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Light Rum, Lemon Juice
- Tom Sweeney Beefeater(R) London Dry Gin, Crème de Cassis Liqueur, Sour Mix
- Club Cuba Sweet Vermouth, White Rum, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur
- Dirty Martini Gin, Dry Vermouth, Olive Juice
