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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- Blue Edisonian Campari(R) Bitter, Brandy, Lemon Juice
- Brandy Vermouth Cocktail Sweet Vermouth, Brandy, Aromatic Bitters
- Campari Champagne Campari(R) Bitter, Champagne
- Cockney Champagne Champagne, Gin, Lemon Juice
- Country Club Cooler Dry Vermouth, Carbonated Water, Grenadine
- Duke of Cornwall Apple Brandy, Sweet Sherry, Sparkling Apple Juice
- Emerson Sweet Vermouth, Gin, Lime Juice
- Orange Bloom London Dry Gin, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Sweet Vermouth
- Pall Mall Martini Gin, Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth
- Perfect Cocktail Sweet Vermouth, Dry Vermouth, Gin
- Royal Smile Cocktail Apple Brandy, Gin, Lemon Juice
- Shiny Nail Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Cinzano(R) Orancio
- Whiskey Cocktail Blended Whiskey, Sugar Syrup, Aromatic Bitters
- XYZ Light Rum, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Tomate Ricard(R) Pastis, Grenadine, Water
- Andalusia Light Rum, Dry Sherry, Brandy
- Boswellian Booster Dry Vermouth, Brandy, Orange Bitters
- French 76 Ketel 1(R) Citrus Vodka, Lemon Juice, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur
- Golf Cocktail Gin, Dry Vermouth, Aromatic Bitters
- Jewel Cocktail Sweet Vermouth, Green Chartreuse Liqueur, Gin
- Leo the Lion Dry Vermouth, Brandy, Crème de Menthe Blanche Liqueur
- Martunia Gin, Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth
- Rainbow Sour Pineau Des Charentes Red, Marie Brizard(R) Apry Apricot Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- Americano Campari(R) Bitter, Cinzano(R) Rosso Vermouth, Soda Water
- Daiquiri Liberal White Rum, Sweet Vermouth, Amer Picon(R) Bitter Orange Liqueur
- Damn-The-Weather Cocktail Sweet Vermouth, Gin, Orange Juice
- Duke of Marlboro Dry Sherry, Rosso Vermouth, Orange Bitters
- Fancy Free Rye Whiskey, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur, Orange Bitters
- Great Caesar's Martini Vodka, Dry Vermouth
- Highland Sling Caster Sugar, Water, Lemon Juice
- Hotel Plaza Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth, Gin
- Jerez Cocktail Dry Sherry, Peach Brandy, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Real Sazerac Granulated Sugar, Water, Peychaud's(R) Bitters
- Rosalind Russell Aquavit, Rosso Vermouth
- Royal Silver Champagne, Marie Brizard(R) Poire Williams Pear Liqueur, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur
- San Remo Champagne, Triple Sec Liqueur, Mandarin Liqueur
- Tachyon Pernod(R), Tequila, Lemon Juice
- Vermouth Cocktail Dry Vermouth, White Vermouth, Orange Bitters
- Bleeding Heart Campari(R) Bitter, Crème de Cassis Liqueur, Soda Water
- Hanky Panky London Dry Gin, Cinzano(R) Rosso Vermouth, Fernet Branca(R)
- Absinth Sour Absinthe, Water, Sugar Syrup
- Bishop Lemon Juice, Orange Juice, Confectioners' Sugar
- Bitter End Dry Vermouth, Angostura(R) Bitters
- Deep Sea Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Gin, Anisette Liqueur
- Devil Cocktail Tawny Port, Dry Vermouth, Lemon Juice
- Green Room Dry Vermouth, Brandy, Orange Curaçao Liqueur
- Kaytee Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Dry Sherry, Pernod(R)
- Montmartre Cocktail London Dry Gin, Sweet Vermouth, Triple Sec Liqueur
