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Jay O'Neill
5th September 2025 at 14:43
Campari is too strong for my wife's palate, so I substituted Aperol. Also used seedless red grapes because that's what we had and served as an apéritif for a clambake. Everyone loved it!
17th January at 13:00
I have found Aperol works as a sub for Campari in most cocktails in which Campari is a major player.
For something like a Jungle Bird, which uses Campari as subtle flavor component, I would just slightly reduce the amount for the Campari hater rather than sub.
For something like a Jungle Bird, which uses Campari as subtle flavor component, I would just slightly reduce the amount for the Campari hater rather than sub.