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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- The Light in the Piazza Absolut(R) Citron Vodka, Limoncello Liqueur, Caster Sugar
- Poker Cocktail White Rum, Sweet Vermouth
- Tequini Tequila, Dry Vermouth, Aromatic Bitters
- Balalika Vodka, Lime Juice, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur
- Captain Cook Gin, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur, Orange Juice
- Darb Cocktail Apricot Brandy, Dry Vermouth, Gin
- Go for Broke Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Gin, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur
- Japanese Cocktail Brandy, Orgeat Syrup, Lime Juice
- Kirsch and Cassis Crème de Cassis Liqueur, Kirschwasser, Soda Water
- Mandarine Imperiale Champagne, Mandarine Napoléon(R) Liqueur, Egg
- Mayflower Martini Plymouth(R) Gin, French Vermouth, Orange Bitters
- Pyrenees Greeting Champagne, Sweet Sherry, Melon Liqueur
- Rheingold Gordon's(R) Gin, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Martini & Rossi(R) Dry Vermouth
- Warsaw Cocktail Vodka, Dry Vermouth, Blackberry Brandy
- Zorbatini Stoli(R) Vodka, Ouzo
- Boulevardier Blended Bourbon Whiskey, Campari(R) Bitter, Cinzano(R) Rosso Vermouth
- Caruso Blanco Gin, Dry Vermouth, Crème de Menthe Blanche Liqueur
- Czar's Cup Stoli(R) Strasberi Vodka, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur, Brut French Champagne
- Delmonico #2 Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth, Brandy
- Malaria Killer Campari(R) Bitter, Indian Tonic Water
- Noblesse Pineau Des Charentes White, Gin, Strawberry Liqueur
- Old Etonian Gin, Lillet(R) Blanc, Orange Bitters
- Opera Cocktail Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Gin, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur
- Prohibition Cocktail Plymouth(R) Gin, Lillet(R) Blanc, Apricot Brandy
- Blue Star Gin, Lillet(R) Blanc, Blue Curaçao Liqueur
- Cardicas Bacardi(R) Superior Rum, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, White Port
- Dirty Vodka Martini Vodka, Dry Vermouth, Olive Juice
- Dubonnet Royal Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Gin, Angostura(R) Bitters
- Hemingway Pernod(R), Champagne
- Henry's Special Champagne, Brandy, Grapefruit Juice
- Jonathan Confectioners' Sugar, Plymouth(R) Gin, Chartreuse(R) Yellow Liqueur
- Lone Tree Cocktail Sweet Vermouth, Gin
- Pineau-cchio Pineau Des Charentes White, Cognac, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Radio City Sweet Sherry, Dry Sherry, Gin
- Stone Cocktail Sweet Vermouth, Dry Sherry, Light Rum
- Twentieth Century Gin, Crème de Cacao Blanc Liqueur, Lillet(R) Blanc
- Peep Show Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Brandy, Pernod(R)
- Billy Taylor Gin, Lime Juice, Carbonated Water
- Bitter Bikini Campari(R) Bitter, Triple Sec Liqueur, Dry Vermouth
- Black Tie Pineau Des Charentes White, Champagne
- Blue Denim Bourbon, Blue Curaçao Liqueur, Dry Vermouth
- Cabaret Martini Gin, Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Angostura(R) Bitters
- Cat's Eye Bombay Sapphire(R) Gin, Green Chartreuse Liqueur, Dry Vermouth
- Cognac and Soda Cognac, Soda Water
- Filby Gin, Amaretto Liqueur, Campari(R) Bitter
- Head for the Hills Dry Vermouth, White Curaçao Liqueur, Soda Water
- Hi Ho Cocktail Gin, White Port, Orange Bitters
- Hocus Pocus Gin, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Lemon Juice
