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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- Lady Madonna Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Dry Vermouth
- Maurice Cocktail Gin, Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth
- Perroquet Pernod(R), Mint Syrup, Water
- Tampico Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Campari(R) Bitter, Lemon Juice
- Beadlestone Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Scotch
- In and Out Martini Dry Vermouth, Gin
- Jewel Of The Nile Gin, Green Chartreuse Liqueur, Chartreuse(R) Yellow Liqueur
- Maxim's Champagne, Brandy, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur
- Much Fuss for the Conquering Hero Sweet Vermouth, Laird's(R) Applejack Brandy, Apricot Brandy
- Bordij Bordeaux Wine, Cognac, Crème de Cassis Liqueur
- Brown Cocktail Light Rum, Gin, Dry Vermouth
- Jack Gin Apple Brandy, Gin, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Joyce of Hillhouse Sweet Vermouth, Scotch, Aromatic Bitters
- Green Bay Gin, Green Chartreuse Liqueur, Chartreuse(R) Yellow Liqueur
- Happy Honey Cocktail Brandy, Grapefruit Juice, Honey
- Bombay Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth, Brandy
- Bronx Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Gin, Orange Juice
- Chrysanthemum Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Bénédictine(R) Herbal Liqueur, Pernod(R)
- Crimean Cocktail Dry White Wine, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Soda Water
- El Presidente Cocktail #1 Light Rum, Grenadine, Pineapple Juice
- Fifty-Fifty Gin, Dry Vermouth
- Genie Martini Gordon's(R) Gin, Martini & Rossi(R) Bianco Vermouth
- Gent Of The Jury Gin, Dry Vermouth
- Gold Miner Bacardi(R) Superior Rum, Cognac, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur
- Joan Miro Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur, Scotch
- Mexican Martini Tequila, Dry Vermouth
- Stuffy in a Suit Vodka, Lillet(R) Blanc, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur
- Xeres Cocktail Dry Sherry, Orange Bitters
- La Stephanique Gin, Triple Sec Liqueur, Sweet Vermouth
- Attaboy Gin, Dry Vermouth, Grenadine
- Church Lady Martini Gin, Dry Vermouth, Orange Juice
- Harry's Cocktail Mint Leaves, Sweet Vermouth, Absinthe
- Lawhill Cocktail Blended Whiskey, Dry Vermouth, Anise
- Parisian Dry Vermouth, Gin, Crème de Cassis Liqueur
- Queen's Cousin Vodka, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur, Lime Juice
- Rosita Tequila, Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth
- Wyncia Fernet Branca(R), Lemon Juice, Crystallized Ginger
- Snyder Dry Vermouth, Gin, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Bronx Cocktail (Dry) Dry Vermouth, Gin, Orange Juice
- Champagne Martini Champagne, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur
- Czar Vodka, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur, Sparkling White Wine
- French 75 (Cognac) Cognac, Lemon Juice, Granulated Sugar
- Jeyplak Cocktail Gin, Sweet Vermouth, Anise
- Madame Rene Blended Whiskey, Aged Rum, Orange Juice
- Pineau Martini Pineau Des Charentes Red, Gin
- Saketini Gin, Sake
- Salt and Pepper Martini Vermouth, Absolut(R) Peppar Vodka
- Satan's Whiskers Gin, Rosso Vermouth, Dry Vermouth
