VinePair

JULY 21, 2025

The Old Fashioneds include the Little Tokyo (Suntory Toki Whisky, ginger eau de vie, citrus, honey, and bitters); the Empire Old Fashioned ( Maker’s Mark bourbon , apple aperitif, sugar, and cardamom bitters); and the Father Time ( Cognac , vin santo, walnut liqueur, and walnut bitters). “The simplest things can be the hardest sometimes.”

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Dry Atlas

JUNE 17, 2025

Campari Group has officially launched its beloved Italian non-alcoholic aperitif in the U.S., As one taster put it in a Punch article , “You won’t look like a big American clown consuming this, you’ll look like an elegant Italian.” And with it, a fresh opportunity to explore what makes a great non-alcoholic aperitif.

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Drinks International

JUNE 18, 2025

It is understood that the two main divisions will be named Gold and Crystal, with Gold including the groups champagne brands, Martell and Jameson, while Crystal will be home to Havana Club, Absolut and some French aperitif brands. Best Bars Most read articles 7 days 14 days 1 month The bestselling classic cocktails at the.

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Imbibe Magazine

JULY 2, 2025

wines, and carefully selected ciders and aperitifs. Helmed by longtime friends Miranda Brown and Lauren Clark, the shop also sells amaro, aperitifs, and snacks like cheese and charcuterie boards, and hosts rotating events including tarot readings and food truck pop ups.

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Imbibe Magazine

AUGUST 9, 2024

Lately, I’ve been making spritzes with Le Moné aperitif wine from New York’s Finger Lakes region. drinklemone.com , $35 French 75 Belafonte Spritz The post Drink of the Week: Le Moné Aperitif appeared first on Imbibe Magazine. They’re easy to make and to drink, and make even the stickiest summer evening a little bit breezier.

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Imbibe Magazine

DECEMBER 22, 2023

And Ghia Berry Aperitif, which debuted last month, makes it especially easy. This zero-proof aperitif combines strawberry juice, fermented jasmine green tea, Lapsang Soughong tea, and black currant juice. 38, drinkghia.com The post Drink of the Week: Ghia Berry Aperitif appeared first on Imbibe Magazine.

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Imbibe Magazine

MARCH 4, 2024

Exhibit A: Cocchi Americano, an aperitif wine from Italy (actually, two aperitif wines—a bianco and a rosa). Is it a classic aperitif highball made with Campari, vermouth, and soda water? And by occupying a spot in the Americano category, the aperitif also sets itself apart from what it isn’t—a vermouth.

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Imbibe Magazine

DECEMBER 13, 2024

I’ll admit I’m not well-versed in Pineau des Charentes , the aperitif wine that mixes fresh or lightly fermented grape juice with unaged Cognac. Giboin Vignoble has been producing Cognac and Pineau des Charentes since 1830 in Cherves-Richemont, France.

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Imbibe Magazine

SEPTEMBER 10, 2024

From colorful liqueurs to delicate aperitifs, here are five bottles that translate the authentic flavor of melon to the glass. 28.19, saratogawine.com Aelred Melon Aperitif Made in Provence using ripe Cavaillon melons, this aperitif style melon liqueur is both lighter on sweetness and lower in alcohol at 12-percent ABV.

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Imbibe Magazine

JANUARY 16, 2024

Adonis Simple and low in alcohol, this classic is the perfect aperitif. Endless Spring This mix of aperitif and amaro showcases the glorious strawberry. Styles Upon Styles Bar Miriam in Seattle shares its delicately complex all-time favorite low-ABV highball made with a French aperitif and Topo Chico.

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Imbibe Magazine

APRIL 8, 2024

Umeshu, my hometown aperitif drink, represents the warmth of the home that I miss. The Italian aperitif signifies my new life and chosen family in New York City. “The Prologue is inspired by the opera’s opening scene and the opera music, ‘Home Sweet Home,’ and my New York City story,” says Yamamoto.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 15, 2024

With the financial security, improved taste (and abandonment of heedless binging) of adulthood, pregaming was subsumed by its more glamorous adult cousin: the aperitif. The aperitif hour is sacrosanct, when you sit down and take a little stock. The aperitif hour is sacrosanct, when you sit down and take a little stock,” he says.

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Imbibe Magazine

APRIL 9, 2024

Amor built its reputation on stirred, bitter-oriented drinks, and this cocktail destination has 20 or more bottles of aperitif wines open at any one time. Amor y Amargo (New York City) “Vermouth is squarely in our wheelhouse,” says beverage director Sother Teague. Bonus: It has a utility beyond cocktails.

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Imbibe Magazine

MARCH 4, 2024

This isn’t just a cultural preference; vermouth’s core function is as an aperitif, with food a crucial part of the enjoyment equation. Vermouth is built on a balance of sweetness and bitterness,” he says. Matching these flavors with those found in salty, acidic, or rich foods forms a perfect pairing.

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Imbibe Magazine

MARCH 13, 2024

A lot of the aperitif spirits that are made here are made in Provence, or in the south of France. But my interest in diving into it from the Apéritif perspective was to capture the whole of aperitif within France. When I was writing Apéritif , I did a research trip on vermouth.

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Imbibe Magazine

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

And Martini lovers at Shinji’s Bar in Manhattan’s Flatiron District will get to enjoy a New York-focused version of its Honeypenny, featuring beeswax-washed vodka, a house-made aperitif with golden raisins and honey, mead, and gins. Left to right: The Portrait Bar’s Mapo District.

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Imbibe Magazine

OCTOBER 23, 2024

It makes a great aperitif wine, but you could also drink it alongside fried chicken, roasted root veggies, and more. $25, Serve it as an aperitif before a hearty holiday meal, or use it to fill glasses when the ball drops on New Year’s Eve.

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Imbibe Magazine

AUGUST 5, 2024

Spritz Awakening An equal pour of aperitif wine Cocchi Americano and Bigallet China-China topped with dry sparkling wine makes this spritz recipe a refreshing pre-prandial option. Rosé All Day Spritz Punch Impress your summer party guests this light and fruity sparkling punch.

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VinePair

JULY 23, 2025

“The breadth of the aromatic profile of Chenin is so special that you can literally use any of the wine styles and put a bottle on the table and use it from start to finish, aperitif through dessert, and find something to pair with it,” says Sarah Hwang, a co-owner of Domaine Huet in Vouvray, perhaps the world’s most famous Chenin Blanc producer.

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Imbibe Magazine

MARCH 11, 2024

While every category of spirit and aperitif wine has grown and evolved in the past two decades, vermouth has shown a surprising stylistic shift. 25, drinkpourtal.com Lo-Fi Sweet Vermouth California winemakers have long tinkered in the vermouth category, frequently taking the aperitif in new directions.

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Imbibe Magazine

APRIL 2, 2024

While Txakoli was in abundance, most of the vermouth being poured during the aperitif hour was from other parts of Spain and made using other wines. Second Billing For centuries, vermouth has played an essential role in European aperitif and culinary culture.

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Imbibe Magazine

AUGUST 13, 2024

It’s less syrupy than most liqueurs, with a more drinkable, aperitif quality. Once fermentation starts, we allow 12 to 20 hours before adding a neutral grain spirit made from organic New York corn to up the ABV and cut fermentation. It macerates on the skins for another five to seven days, then we press it and sweeten with raw, wild honey.

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Imbibe Magazine

MARCH 26, 2025

Just in time for the longer days, our March/April 2025 issue , features a taste test of alcohol-free aperitifs, a quickly growing category that allows for an aperitivo at any hour. Among the bottles featured is the new Wilderton Citrus Aperitivo. rebranded itself.

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Imbibe Magazine

SEPTEMBER 24, 2024

“The Antidote is one of our bartenders’ takes on the classic Penicillin, but updated to use some of his favorite ingredients—Calvados and farmhouse cider—creating something a little more approachable and in line with a French aperitif-style drink,” says James Grant, director of beverage for the hotel. Calvados 3/4 oz.

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Imbibe Magazine

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

For Negroni Week, the bar is showcasing fun, delicious takes: a coconut and chocolate Negroni with coconut fat-washed Campari, called Bounty on the Count, and a strawberry variation, Catch Fraise, with Campari, sweet vermouth, a strawberry aperitif, and white wine.

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VinePair

DECEMBER 19, 2023

They make great digestifs, aperitifs, and low-ABV shots, and they can take cocktails from so-so to phenomenal. Average Price: $35 Best Liqueur for Cocktail Lovers Le Moné For those looking for a versatile aperitif, this Meyer lemon-flavored liqueur is the thing to gift them. This one can’t be confined to just a drinking glass.

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Imbibe Magazine

APRIL 3, 2024

Time for an aperitif! And if you are curious about a recipe and want to pull your sleeves up, all the instruction and details are there in the order of complexity and execution. On a Sunday afternoon, you might be sitting on your sofa flipping through the pages, and then you realize it’s 6 o’clock. Try the Betty Is Back from the book.]

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VinePair

OCTOBER 1, 2024

The conglomerate had already owned a minority stake in the non-alc label — which includes whiskey , tequila , gin , rum , and an aperitif — though full ownership poses interesting questions. Last week, Diageo announced that it had acquired Ritual Zero Proof, the top-selling non-alcoholic spirits brand in the United States.

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Cheers

APRIL 23, 2024

It also boasts a new generation of young winemakers coming into their own and producing unique expressions, such as wild pet nats, blood orange aperitifs and dry-farmed esoteric wines. This aperitif is lightly bitter and sings in a spritz. JC Bravo Palomino with fish tacos.

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VinePair

OCTOBER 18, 2024

Adam is reading: What to Drink in NYC Right Now (October 2024) Zach is reading: The 20 Best Proseccos to Drink in 2024 Joanna is reading: From Dorm Room Shots to At-Home Aperitifs: Millennials Re-Embrace Pregaming Listen Online Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify The article The VinePair Podcast: Who Gets to Make Creative Cocktails?

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VinePair

APRIL 12, 2024

Listen Online Listen on Apple Podcasts Listen on Spotify Tequila White Negroni Recipe Ingredients 1 ¼ ounces Don Julio Alma Miel 1 ½ ounces Ancho Reyes Verde Chili Poblano Liqueur ½ ounce Salers Aperitif ¼ ounce blanc vermouth Garnish: lemon twist Directions Add all ingredients to a mixing glass with ice. Stir until chilled.

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The Whiskey Wash

FEBRUARY 2, 2024

Pineau des Charentes, for those that don’t know, is a regional aperitif of western France consisting of a fortified wine (mistelle or vin de liqueur) that’s made from either fresh, unfermented grape juice or a blend of lightly fermented grape must to which a Cognac eau-de-vie is added and then matured.

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VinePair

SEPTEMBER 25, 2024

Ritual Zero Proof’s portfolio includes a non-alcoholic whiskey , tequila , gin , rum , and aperitif. The article Diageo Acquires Ritual Zero Proof, the U.S.’ Since its founding in 2019, the Chicago-based brand has grown to be the No. 1 non-alcoholic spirits brand in the U.S., ’ No.

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Imbibe Magazine

JULY 3, 2024

Made from 90 percent Pinot Noir and 10 percent Chardonnay, it’s an aperitif kind of sparkler with enough texture to transition from bruschetta to crudo during one of those fancier summer evenings.” 79.99, yianniswine.com The post 5 to Try: Crushable Summer Wines appeared first on Imbibe Magazine.

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Cheers

JULY 31, 2024

Aperitivos (or aperitifs in France) are the subcategory names attributed to the bitter, crimson-hued pre-dinner liqueur, according to Provi. Last but not least came the Garibaldi cocktail, which Gallo explains is made with bitter aperitif, ice and orange juice. These are some of the most common cocktails you can get in Italy,” he says.

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VinePair

MARCH 21, 2024

Tequila Don Julio Alma Miel Negroni Picante Ingredients: 1 ¼ ounces Tequila Don Julio Alma Miel ½ ounce Ancho Reyes Verde Chile Poblano Liqueur ½ ounce Salers Aperitif ¼ ounce blanc vermouth Garnish: lemon twist Instructions: Shake all ingredients together. This article is sponsored by Don Julio.

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Drinkhacker

JUNE 27, 2024

While the inclination to expound on this is great, I am fighting the urge to pull quotes from my well-worn copy of Loeb’s translation of Natural History, and instead plead with you to read Lauren Mowery’s excellent article on Pliny published in Wine Enthusiast way back in 2023. You will be quite entertained.

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