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.

Dodge

Mix ingredients in a shaker. Strain into a cocktail glass and serve....

Frozen Daiquiri

Prepare in a blender with crushed ice, mix until firm. Pour into a cocktail glass....

Gibson

Pour gin and vermouth into mixing glass with ice cubes. Stir well and strain into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with silverskin onion....

Gimlet

To make a Gimlet, pour ingredients over ice in a shaker to mix. Strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a lime wedge, or peel, and server....

Good Fellow

Mix ingredients in a shaker. Strain into a martini glass and serve....

Imperial

Shake ingredients with ice. Strain ingredients into a chilled martini (or cocktail) glass. Garnish with a maraschino cherry, and serve....

Jade Lady

To make a Jade Lady, mix gin, Advocaat, blue curacao and orange juice in a shaker. Strain into a cocktail glass and serve....

Japanese Slipper

To make a Japanese Slipper, add the lemon juice, melon liqueur and orange liqueur into cocktail shaker filled with ice, shake well and strain into a c...

Jewel Cocktail

Stir with ice and strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with a maraschino cherry....

Kir

To make a Kir, the traditional Kir, add the crème de cassis to the bottom of the flute, then top up with wine. Adding the wine second, will help to mi...

Kir Royale

To make a Kir Royale, a classic french aperitif, add the crème de cassis to the bottom of the flute, then top up with champagne. Served "straight u...

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Knee breaker

Mix ingredients in a shaker. Strain into a martini glass and serve....

Knickerbocker

Use a mixing glass to stir the ingredients. Strain the ingredients into a chilled martini glass. Garnish with a lemon twist and serve....

Lady Finger

Mix ingredients in a shaker. Strain into a martini glass and serve....

London Cocktail

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