Recipes

CampariSweet VermouthSoda WaterAngostura Orange Bitters

Low-ABV aperitif with Campari

Bourbon WhiskeyAmaro AngelenoAromatic Bitters

A Californian amaro standing in for the vermouth in a whiskey cocktail

ProseccoAperolSoda Water

Venetian aperitif with Aperol

CampariDry White WineSoda WaterLemon Wheel

Milanese aperitivo of Campari and dry white wine topped with soda

Rye WhiskeyBonal Gentiane-QuinaOrange Bitters+1

Equal parts Savoyard quinquina and rye, stirred down with two kinds of bitters

Bourbon WhiskeyCampariSweet VermouthAngostura Orange Bitters

Whiskey-based Negroni variation with bitters complexity

Byrrh Grand QuinquinaCreme de CassisSoda Water

A French cafe aperitif: quinquina wine with cassis and soda

CampariFresh StrawberriesOrange ZestCaster Sugar

Fresh strawberries macerated in Campari and sugar — an Italian summer dessert

Aperitivo CappellettiSugarLemon

A muddled lemon smash built on a wine-based aperitivo rather than a spirit

Bruto AmericanoSweet VermouthSoda Water

St. George's own long serve for its Californian bitter, over ice with soda

CrodinoSoda Water

Italy's zero-proof aperitivo, poured the way the house says: goblet, ice, orange

CynarArborio RiceVegetable StockShallot+6

Creamy Italian risotto finished with Cynar, where the artichoke-based amaro reinforces the vegetable stock

ProseccoCynarSoda Water

Italian artichoke bitter aperitif spritz

GeneverDe Kuyper OranjebitterSimple Syrup

Genever cocktail with De Kuyper Oranjebitter

Gran ClassicoLillet RoseBianco VermouthGrapefruit Bitters+1

A pale bitter aperitif shaken with grapefruit, named for Ophelia's rosemary

Everleaf ForestMaple SyrupAll The Bitter Aromatic Bitters

A zero-proof old fashioned built on a saffron-and-vanilla aperitif

CardamaroLime JuiceHoney SyrupGinger Beer

A herbal mule: wine-soft amaro with honey, lengthened with lime and ginger beer

Lyre's Italian OrangeTonic Water

The zero-proof bitter orange aperitif, long over tonic

SanbitterOrange JuiceTonic Water

The house mocktail for Italy's original alcohol-free red bitter, with orange and tonic

Dark RumCampariFresh Lime JuiceSimple Syrup+1

Rum cocktail with Campari and pineapple

Galliano L'AperitivoOrange Juice

Two parts fresh orange juice to one of Galliano's bitter aperitivo

Lo-Fi Gentian AmaroBlanco TequilaGrapefruit SodaSalt

A paloma with gentian amaro standing beside the tequila

Citrus GinCap Corse BlancOrange Bitters

A stirred aperitif split evenly between citrus gin and Corsican quinquina

Punt e MesItalian Red BitterSoda Water

Turin's half-and-half, stirred over ice in a low tumbler

CampariLemon JuiceLemon Bitters

A julep built on red bitter instead of bourbon, over crushed ice

Rye WhiskeySweet VermouthCynarPeychaud's Bitters

Rye and Cynar cocktail with Peychaud's bitters

MezcalAperolYellow ChartreuseFresh Lime Juice

Modern equal-parts cocktail with mezcal and Aperol

GinCampariSweet Vermouth

Italian aperitif cocktail with Campari

GhiaFresh ThymeDate SyrupOrange Bitters

A shaken zero-proof answer to the Negroni, thyme and date instead of gin and vermouth

Non-Alcoholic GinWilfred's Bittersweet AperitifMartini Vibrante

Equal-parts zero-proof Negroni built on bitter aperitifs and juniper

Bourbon WhiskeyAmaro NoninoAperolFresh Lemon Juice

Modern equal-parts cocktail with bourbon, Aperol, and amaro

Amer PiconLager

A measure of bitter orange amer in the bottom of a cold beer, as northern France drinks it

Pimm's No. 1Fresh Lemon JuiceSimple SyrupAngostura Aromatic Bitters+1

Traditional British summer cocktail

Amaro CioCiaroGinCampariElderflower Liqueur+2

Six ingredients around a bitter orange amaro, shaken and served over ice

Salers GentianeTonic Water

The Auvergne gentian, long over tonic with an orange twist

ProseccoCampariSweet Vermouth

Negroni variation with Prosecco instead of gin

Select AperitivoProseccoSoda Water

The original Venetian spritz, and the one that takes an olive

GinRye WhiskeyAmaro MelettiElemakule Tiki Bitters+1

An equal-parts stir of gin, rye, amaro and quinquina

GinAperolFresh Lime JuiceSimple Syrup+1

Bright Aperol and gin highball with fresh lime and soda

SuzeProseccoSoda WaterAngostura Orange Bitters+1

French gentian aperitif spritz

AvèzeSweet Vermouth

Two ingredients from the same mountains: Auvergne gentian and red vermouth

GinVodkaCocchi Americano

Fleming's martini: gin, vodka and a quinquina, stirred down to almost nothing

Rye WhiskeyCognacPunt e MesKensington Bitters+2

The New Orleans classic rebuilt on Punt e Mes and two bitters

GinSuzeAmère SauvageLillet Blanc

Modern Negroni variation with Suze and Lillet Blanc