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Dry and gin laced with subtle notes of chocolate, dry vermouth and lemon.
If you like Sidecars then you'll love the Frank Sullivan. Just on the tart side with a touch of quinine bitterness which makes sipping through a sugar-crusted
Dry, with bittersweet undertones, and aromatic. I've tried this recipe with modern-day Caperitif but prefer the above blend of two apéritif wines in its
Many bartenders advocate that a Martini should be stirred and not shaken, some citing the ridiculous statement that shaking will bruise the gin. If you
Mouth-puckeringly dry, this is a great aperitivo with quinine, fino sherry, gin botanicals and citrus all singing harmoniously.
Beautifully balanced with lemon acidity cleansing and offsetting sweet orange with subtle herbal tequila.
Citrusy, bourbon-laced and gently bittersweet with fresh zippy rich orange.
I revisited this cocktail in December 2022 when Jim Meehan made me aware of his, original 21st Century and I changed from Joerg Meyer's 20th Century spec
This grapefruit fresh and light cocktail is equally suited to the aperitivo moment as it is breakfast.
Spirituous and herbal. A great alternative to an Old-Fashioned , as a late-night sipper.
With its delicate but assertive caraway-led herbal undertones, this a delicious Martini-style cocktail.
While the name may suggest aggression this aperitivo is gentle, caressing, and only moderately flinted in alcohol.
Well-balanced with zesty lemon and absinthe just shining through. We've cheekily added the merest dash of sugar but depending on your personal tastes,
Yellow Chartreuse replaces triple sec in this riff on the classic Corpse Reviver Cocktail No.2.
A wonderfully wet Martini with the addition of Lillet and orange bitters.
Bittersweet and Martini in style but with the hard edges smoothed and a hint of eastern spice added. Perhaps more a digestivo than an aperitivo.
Kirschwasser, aromatised wine and sherry sit together harmoniously. I amended, to reduce the volume of serve and make a tad drier in January 2022. The
Clean grainy vodka forms the back bone of this floral and herbal delicate dessert Vodkatini-style drink.
Wayne Collins, this drink's creator, originally used equal parts as is usual for a classic Negroni and after trying various other formulations I've found
A riff on the White Negroni with the cognac replacing half of the gin. Fittingly 'Charente' references the Cognac area of France.
Canadian blended whisky provides the backbone over which layers of complex French aromatised wine are layered.
More a subtly fortified wine than a true three and under the guest Martini but delightfully so with sherry-like wine notes and faint botanical influences.
Gentian, elderflower and rosemary combine harmoniously, over a Poitín base with aromatised wine.
Cachaça, aromatised wine, and citrus combine in this dry, refreshing drink.
A riff on the classic Brown Derby, this is a refreshing bourbon sour with zesty citrus and subtle warming earthy ginger.
Sidecar-esque with zesty citrus tartness.
Also try this apéritif-style, bittersweet cocktail served on-the-rocks.
The combination of tequila and triple sec make this riff on the classic Corpse Reviver remarkably Margarita-like, only with added complexity and subtlety
Mezcal lends a lightly smoky note to this riff on the classic Tuxedo. This boozy Martini-esque cocktail makes for a great aperitif.
Dry and aromatic with vermouth and aromatised wine, along with rich orange liqueur, gently influencing scotch whisky, enlivened with a subtle black pepper
Dry, lightly bitter and delicately spirituous. An aperitif-style sipper.
Grassy spirituous agricole rhum is mellowed by fruity pineapple, sweet herbal liqueur and vinous herbal vermouth.
This Wet Martini-style cocktail is basically, a Fairbanks No.2 but with Lillet in place of dry vermouth.
Pinky red, gin laced delicate red fruit and almond nuttiness with light white wine and lemon acidity.
A short and lightly bitter aperitif-style cocktail with an attractive golden, almost sunny appearance.
A mere four drops of Abbotts Bitters play a crucial role in this delicately sweetened and complex vodka-based cocktail.
Gently bitter rhubarb - a very tasty aperitivo.
This tasty aperitivo also works well with Americano Bianco used in place of Lillet Blanc.
This cocktail originally appears in William Tarling's 1937 Café Royal Cocktail Book where its creation is attributed to one A. G. Scott. We've respected
Sweet and sour with citrus tartness and faint absinthe anise.
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