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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- Warrior Cocktail Sweet Vermouth, Dry Vermouth, Brandy
- Hammer & Sickle Vana Tallinn(R) Liqueur, Russian Sparkling Wine
- Quarter Deck Cocktail Light Rum, Cream Sherry, Lime Juice
- Bloodhound Cocktail Sweet Vermouth, Dry Vermouth, Gin
- Combustible Edison Brandy, Campari(R) Bitter, Lemon Juice
- Cooperstown Cocktail Sweet Vermouth, Dry Vermouth, Gin
- Damn-Your-Eyes Aged Rum, Dubonnet(R) Blanc, Dry Vermouth
- Dry Negroni Cocktail Campari(R) Bitter, Gin, Dry Vermouth
- Elderflower Martini Elderflower Syrup, Bombay Sapphire(R) Gin, Cinzano(R) Dry Vermouth
- Grease Lightning Gin, Dry Vermouth, Cherry Brandy
- Harry Denton Martini Bombay Sapphire(R) Gin, Green Chartreuse Liqueur
- Icy Clean Martini SKYY(R) Vodka, Martini & Rossi(R) Dry Vermouth, Fee Brothers(R) Orange Bitters
- Indispensable Martini Gin, Dry Vermouth, Sweet Vermouth
- Juniper Blend Gin, Cherry Liqueur, Dry Vermouth
- Le Saintongeais Pineau Des Charentes White, Triple Sec Liqueur, Angostura(R) Bitters
- Palm Beach Cocktail Gin, Sweet Vermouth, Grapefruit Juice
- Prince's Smile Apple Brandy, Apricot Brandy, Gin
- Rory O'more Irish Whiskey, Sweet Vermouth, Orange Bitters
- Temptation Cocktail Blended Whiskey, Dubonnet(R) Rouge, Triple Sec Liqueur
- Valencia Cocktail Apricot Brandy, Orange Juice, Orange Bitters
- Apple Dubonnet Apple Brandy, Dubonnet(R) Rouge
- Balm Cocktail Sherry, Orange Juice, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur
- Hilgert Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Gin, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur
- Homestead Cocktail Gin, Sweet Vermouth
- Hoopla Brandy, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Lillet(R) Blanc
- Judge Jr. Rum, Gin, Grenadine
- Archbishop Gin, Green Ginger Wine, Bénédictine(R) Herbal Liqueur
- Champagne Celebration Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Presidente(R) Brandy, Sugar Cubes
- Cherry Fluster Campari(R) Bitter, Cherry Brandy, Honey
- De Rigueur Gin, Lemon Juice, Confectioners' Sugar
- Downhill Cocktail Sweet Sherry, Gin, Dry Vermouth
- Gene Tunney Gin, Dry Vermouth, Lemon Juice
- Gibson Gin, Vermouth
- Jack London Martini Blackcurrant Vodka, Dubonnet(R) Blanc, Maraschino Cherry Liqueur
- Leave-It-To-Me Cocktail Gin, Raspberry Syrup, Lemon Juice
- Midnight Cocktail Apricot Brandy, Triple Sec Liqueur, Lemon Juice
- North Polar Gin, Cointreau(R) Orange Liqueur, Campari(R) Bitter
- Once-Upon-A-Time Gin, Apricot Brandy, Lillet(R) Blanc
- Peter Pan Cocktail Dry Vermouth, Gin, Orange Juice
- Rock And Rye Cocktail Rock & Rye(R) Liqueur, White Port, Dry Vermouth
- Silverado Vodka, Campari(R) Bitter, Orange Juice
- Haiku Martini Sake, Dry Vermouth
- Port Cobbler LBV Port, Triple Sec Liqueur, Soda Water
- Apple Buck Apple Brandy, Ginger Ale, Lemon Juice
- Byrrh Cassis Byrrh(R) Grand Quinquina, Crème de Cassis Liqueur, Soda Water
- Chandos Club Cognac, Grand Marnier(R) Orange Liqueur, Sparkling Lemon Soda
- K.G.B. Cocktail Gin, Kümmel Liqueur, Apricot Brandy
- Sapphire Ricky Bombay Sapphire(R) Gin, Lime Juice, Simple Syrup
