Recipes

CampariSweet VermouthSoda WaterAngostura Orange Bitters

Low-ABV aperitif with Campari

LimeSoda WaterAngostura Bitters

Trinidad's house drink: a heavy dose of bitters lengthened with soda

ProseccoAperolSoda Water

Venetian aperitif with Aperol

CampariDry White WineSoda WaterLemon Wheel

Milanese aperitivo of Campari and dry white wine topped with soda

Byrrh Grand QuinquinaCreme de CassisSoda Water

A French cafe aperitif: quinquina wine with cassis and soda

CampariProseccoSoda Water

Campari under Prosecco and a splash of soda

CampariSoda Water

Cold Campari lengthened with soda in a cold tulip glass, the Milanese original

CognacSugar CubeChampagneAngostura Bitters

Sparkling wine cocktail with sugar and bitters

ProseccoCynarSoda Water

Italian artichoke bitter aperitif spritz

Fernet-BrancaFernet 1882Coca-Cola

The Argentine national drink — a tall, icy mix of Fernet-Branca and Coca-Cola, known locally as fernandito

Fernet PiantaRed Aperitivo

Equal parts fernet and red aperitivo, swirled in a short glass

Punt e MesItalian Red BitterSoda Water

The Milan-Turin half-and-half, stirred over ice in a low tumbler

GinCampariSweet Vermouth

Italian aperitif cocktail with Campari

Fernet-ValletBlanco TequilaAnise Liqueur

Tequila, Mexican fernet and anise in equal parts, swirled in a brandy glass

GinAngostura Bitters

Gin seasoned with Angostura bitters — the Royal Navy's cocktail

ProseccoCampariSweet Vermouth

Negroni variation with Prosecco instead of gin

Select AperitivoProseccoSoda Water

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

RamazzottiTonic Water

A long, easy amaro and tonic over ice with an orange twist

Breckenridge BitterExtra Dry ChampagneLemon Sparkling Water

A Colorado bitter under dry champagne and lemon sparkling water

Bruto AmericanoSweet VermouthSoda Water

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

Three PinsApple Cider

An alpine herbal liqueur lengthened with cloudy, non-alcoholic apple cider

Amaro dell'ErboristaProsecco

A honey-sweetened Marche amaro under prosecco, in a flute

Japanese WhiskySoda WaterGinger Bitters

A crisp Japanese-style highball lifted with ginger bitters

Amaro PasubioCola

An alpine vino-amaro over ice with cola, which works better than it reads

Rabarbaro ZuccaProseccoSoda Water

A smoky-rhubarb spritz: rabarbaro amaro, sparkling wine and soda

Amaro TosoliniProseccoGinger Ale

A Friulian amaro spritz built on ginger ale as well as prosecco

Yuzu SakeProseccoSoda WaterYuzu Bitters

A pale citrus spritz of yuzu sake, prosecco and soda, scented with Japanese yuzu bitters

AwamoriSoda WaterCraft Bitters Citrus

Okinawan awamori stretched long over soda, sharpened with a few drops of shikuwasa bitters

Weduwe Joustra BerenburgOrange Soda

The Frisian long drink: cold berenburg over ice with orange soda

BecherovkaLemonTonic Water

Becherovka and tonic over ice with a squeeze of lemon, the Czech national cocktail

Zoco PacharánOrange Soda

Pamplona's festival highball: pacharán floated over cold orange soda

ConcertoEspresso

Espresso "corrected" with a shot of Concerto, Don Ciccio's coffee-and-cocoa amaro

Vecchio Amaro del CapoTonic Water

Calabria's freezer-cold amaro stretched long over tonic

Toro Centerbe

The Abruzzo meditation pour: emerald, seventy percent, and cold

Jeppson's MalörtOld Style Lager

A shot of Malört with an Old Style alongside, Chicago's own boilermaker

Gammel Dansk

Denmark's bitter dram, poured small at room temperature and drunk to a toast

GeneverTonic WaterWynand Fockink Orange Bitters

Young Dutch genever lengthened with tonic and sharpened with Amsterdam orange bitters

Génépy le Chamois

The Savoyard close to a meal: alpine génépy over one big cube, nothing else

Killepitsch

Düsseldorf's herb liqueur poured straight from the freezer, sipped rather than shot

Amaro 18 IsolabellaSoda Water

Eighteen herbs, seltzer and a lemon peel, which is how Italy drinks it

JägermeisterFresh Lime JuiceSimple SyrupAngostura Bitters+1

German herbal mule with ginger beer

Lime CordialLemon-Lime SodaAngostura Bitters

Australia's pub refresher: lemonade, lime and a coat of Angostura

Amaro LucanoChinotto

Basilicata amaro lengthened with Italy's own bitter-orange soda

Amer PiconLager

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

Salers GentianeTonic Water

The Auvergne gentian, long over tonic with an orange twist

TX ScheepsbitterCola

A herbal bitter from the island of Texel, long over ice with cola and a slice of orange

SuzeProseccoSoda WaterAngostura Orange Bitters+1

French gentian aperitif spritz

AvèzeSweet Vermouth

Two ingredients: Auvergne gentian and sweet vermouth

Underberg

Straight from the bottle, room temperature, taken in a single go

GinAperolFresh Lime JuiceSimple Syrup+1

Bright Aperol and gin highball with fresh lime and soda

Fresh Lime JuiceGinger BeerAll The Bitter Aromatic Bitters

Non-alcoholic aromatic bitters with ginger beer and lime

Fresh Grapefruit JuiceTonic WaterAll The Bitter Orange Bitters

Non-alcoholic citrus bitters with tonic and grapefruit

GrenadineFresh Orange JuiceSoda WaterAll The Bitter Orange Bitters

Non-alcoholic orange bitters with orange juice and grenadine

CrodinoSoda Water

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

Lyre's Italian OrangeTonic Water

The zero-proof bitter orange aperitif, long over tonic

Fresh Lime JuiceCranberry JuiceSoda WaterAll The Bitter Orleans Bitters

Non-alcoholic Orleans bitters with cranberry, lime, and soda

Fernet BrancaIPA

The "bartender's handshake" — an ounce of Fernet-Branca with an IPA back