Drink Finder by Category: apéritif

  • An aperitif (apéritif in French, aperitivo in Italian) has strong Mediterranean (latin = aperire, "to open") roots. It's an alcoholic drink that usually accompanies some small foods, an appetizer, before a meal (typically lunch or dinner). It's most often served with olives, cheeses, nuts, pistachios, chips, crackers, tapas, etc. An apéritif can also refer to a social occasion involving cocktails and a light meal (sometimes a large assortment of appetizers) without requiring, or having, a meal afterwards.

57 T-Bird

To make a 57 T-Bird, pour the vodka, amaretto, melon liqueur, orange juice and peach schnapps into a shaker and shake. Strain into an ice filled old-f...

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Affinity

To make an Affinity, pour the bitters, vermouths and scotch into mixing glass with ice and stir. Strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a ...

Americano

To make an Americano, pour the Campari and Vermouth over ice in a glass and garnish it with lemon and orange twists. Can add a bit of club soda, as d...

Bacardi Cocktail

To make a Bacardi Cocktail, Shake the grenadine, lemon juice and rum together in a mixer with ice. Strain into glass and serve. Lemon juice can be ...

Banana Daiquiri

To make a Banana Daiquiri, mix the gomme syrup, lime juice and white rum in shaker filled with ice cubes. Strain into glass and serve. Served "stra...

Banshee

To make a Banshee, shake the cream, creme de bananes and white creme de cacao with ice. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass....

Bastille

To make a Bastille crush 3-5 blackberries with the gomme syrup. Place in a shaker with the rum and ice cubes. Squeeze the juice from half slice of or...

Black Magic

To make a Black Magic, stir the vodka, coffee liqueur and dash of lemon juice. Pour into a ice filled old-fashioned glass. Garnish with lemon peel....

Blue Lady

To make a Blue Lady, shake the gin, lemon juice and curacao (blue) with ice. As an added touch, we recommend adding sugar to the rim of the glass. St...

Bronx

To make a Bronx, pour the gin, orange juice, and vermouth into a shaker with ice cubes, and shake well. Strain in chilled cocktail or martini glass. ...

Buck's Fizz

To make a Buck's Fizz, pour orange juice into flute and then gently pour Champagne. Stir gently. Garnish with orange twist (optional)....

Corpse Reviver

To make a Corpse Reviver, pour the brandy, vermouth and calvados into a shaker with ice, and shake well. Strain into a cocktail glass, and serve....

Cuban Special

To make a Cuban Special, shake the lime juice, pineapple juice, rum and triple sec with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a s...

Diablo

Stir with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a twist of orange peel, and serve....

Diabolo

To make a Diabolo, Stir the rum, bitters, triple sec and vermouth with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Recommended garnish: a twist o...