Name: Intro to Aperitivo
Total time: 4 min
Cuisine: Cocktail
Ingredients: 50 ml Orange-red aperitivo; 30 ml Gin; 15 ml Lemon juice; 5 ml Sugar syrup 'rich' (2:1); 1 dash Aromatic bitters; 4 drop Saline solution 4:1

Ingredients

1 ²⁄₃ fl oz

Bittersweet orange-red aperitivo

1 fl oz

Hayman's London Dry Gin

¹⁄₂ fl oz

Lemon juice (freshly squeezed)

¹⁄₆ fl oz

Sugar syrup 'rich' (2 sugar to 1 water) 65.0°Brix

1 dash

Angostura Aromatic Bitters

4 drop

Saline solution (20g sea salt to 80g water) or merest pinch of s

How to make

Glass

Prepare

Select and pre-chill a COUPE GLASS.

Prepare garnish of lemon zest twist.

Method

SHAKE all ingredients with ice.

FINE STRAIN into chilled glass.

Garnish

EXPRESS lemon zest twist over the cocktail and use as garnish.

Flavour Profile

No alcohol

Medium

Boozy

Sweet

Medium

Dry/sour

Health & Nutrition

Nutrition:

One serving of Intro to Aperitivo contains 200 calories

Alcohol content:

1 standard drinks
13.18% alc./vol. (26.37° proof)
14.2 grams of pure alcohol

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Comments & Discussion

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John Taylor 1y

Oops I've been using Luxardo aperitivo in red bitter liqueur recipes (still tasted good to me :-P ) so this time I have the right ingredient for the job. I almost forgot the saline and it does make a difference.

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 1y

I'm a huge fan of Luxardo aperitivo. Indeed, pretty much everything Luxardo make!

Terry Wattley 1y

I had a glut of lemons and a half bottle of Aperol I needed to finish so gave this a try and really enjoyed it, as did my better half.

I found it nicely balanced with a bitter(ish, it's only Aperol) start fading to juicy sweet and sour finish.

Justine Fehley Premium Member 1y

I took some liberties with the recipe and used Stellare Primo, Gin Mare, and simple syrup. Turned out pretty good.

Adam G. Manning 1y

Does the Diffords Guide have an aversion to the word (or brand) Aperol?
Most of your recipes happily state a brand and we can take it as a generic term for a whole category, but it seems odd to avoid it entirely.

Simon Difford Verified User Premium Member 1y

I hope to replace Aperol with another brand soon.

Nata Niki 1y

Good. Once again confirmed the significance of citrus oils

Andre Zimmermann 1y

The Jigger I ordered had just arrived. It states liquid measurements in ml and oz. When I look up a recipe all measurements are given in shots and fractions thereof.
Now, how helpful is your Jigger?? Or, how should I use it??

John CARR Premium Member 1y

Directly below the ingredients are buttons for selecting unit of measure.

Andre Zimmermann 1y

That is great news to me. Very helpful indeed. Thanks a lot.
I also ordered the recipe book so I hope it is not all in Shots. That would be terrible.
Thanks a lot for your wink.