aperol

The ideal <em>aperitivo</em>: simple to make, easy to drink.

Paper Plane Cocktail

amaro (preferably Nonino)

Aperol

bourbon

lemon

The ideal aperitivo: simple to make, easy to drink.

Bon Appétit

Combine amaro, Aperol, bourbon, and lemon juice in a cocktail shaker. Fill with ice and shake vigorously until outside of shaker is frosty, about 20 seconds. Strain into 2 coupe glasses

Gin, fresh grapefruit, Aperol, and sparkling wine unite for this gently bitter and incredibly refreshing cocktail. Its big-batch size makes it perfect for parties and crowds.

Ratterwick Punch (Sparkling Gin, Aperol, and Grapefruit Cocktail) Recipe

(475 milliliters) gin,

(120 milliliters) Aperol

(175 milliliters) fresh lemon juice

(355 milliliters) chilled dry sparkling wine

lemon wedges,

grapefruit wedges,

(30 milliliters) fresh lemon juice,

Up to 2 days before serving, pour gin, Aperol, and simple syrup into a 2-quart pitcher and stir to mix. If not serving immediately, seal well, covering with plastic wrap if needed, and refrigerate.

Up to 2 hours before serving, squeeze lemon and grapefruit juices and stir into pitcher mix. Reseal and return to refrigerator if not serving immediately.

To serve, fill pitcher with ice and stir gently until outside of pitcher is cool. Carefully add chilled sparkling wine to pitcher, along with citrus wedges, and stir gently once more. Taste for balance, adding up to 2 tablespoons lemon juice, if desired. Pour immediately into ice-filled rocks glasses and serve.

Cinco de Mayo party plans? Serve this Italian Piñata cocktail that plays on the classic Paloma with the addition of a little Italian aperitivo, Aperol. Sweet, tangy, bitter and smoky, this drink hits all the right notes for summer sipping.

Italian Piñata

oz grapefruit juice,

oz tequila

oz Aperol

lemon juice

oz soda water

grapefruit juice

tequila

lemon,

club soda

grapefruit

Add ingredients to an ice-filled glass. Stir. Garnish with lemon wheel and grapefruit wedge. Serve.&nbsp;

For One

Combine grapefruit juice, tequila and Aperol in a punch bowl and squeeze in juice from lemon (you may need more or less lemon depending on the acidity of the grapefruit juice). Stir well to combine flavours, then add ice, soda and slices of grapefruit and lemon to garnish. Serves 6.&nbsp;

For a Crowd

This drink is sweet, bitter, citrusy and sparkling — even slightly salty — but with minimal punch. It is a graceful way to begin an evening, and a thing of perfection on a sultry afternoon. The spritz can be made several ways, but the best and most common is simply a glass of prosecco with two or three ice cubes and a dash of sparkling water, topped with Aperol, a twist of lemon or slice of orange and — importantly and strangely — one green olive. The drink also can be made with white wine and sparkling water, and Campari or Cynar turn up in some varieties, but the spritz a l’Aperol is the benchmark, and handily trumps the others.

The Venetian Spritz

prosecco

Sparkling water

Orange

Lemon

green olive

In a rocks glass over three or four ice cubes, pour the prosecco, a dash of sparkling water and the Aperol, being sure to follow that order lest the Aperol sink to the bottom without mixing. Garnish with a slice of orange, a twist of lemon (or both) and an olive.

Fizzy peach sangria made with sparkling rose, ripe fruit, and a touch of aperol = the perfect summer party drink. 

Peach-Aperol Spritz

peaches

Averna amaro

lemon, sliced

orange, sliced

750-ml bottle chilled sparkling rosé

This bubbly peach sangria is one instance where frozen peaches work better than fresh ones. Why? Because they are crunchy and stay cold longer, which is what you want for this pitcher drink. It’s tangy, a little sweet and extra fizzy, which makes it perfect for your next outdoor summer party.

Muddle peaches in a large pitcher to crush lightly. Add Aperol, Averna, lemon slices, and orange slices. Pour in rosé and stir gently to combine. Pour into glasses to serve.

Austin Hartman of Montana’s Trail House in Bushwick, Brooklyn, sticks pretty close to the wine-bitters-bubbles template of the classic spritz with this simple drink. His main break with tradition is his use of the fiery agave spirit mezcal as a base. Wanting the liquor to play well with the other ingredients, he opts for the sweeter, softer Crema de Mezcal, from Del Maguey. “It still has some of the smoky, spice qualities of mezcal, but some of the sweetness that works well with the bitterness of the Aperol,” he said. At first, the mezcal delivers a bracing, spirited hit you don’t expect from a spritz. But after a few sips, it all calms down into an easygoing, refreshing whole.

La Quebrada Spritz

Del Maguey Crema de Mezcal,

Grapefruit twist

sparkling white wine,

In a cocktail shaker three-quarters filled with ice, add crema de mezcal, Aperol and grapefruit juice. Shake until chilled, about 15 seconds.

Using a wineglass, squeeze grapefruit twist over it and rub twist along the rim. Place twist at bottom of glass. Add 4 to 5 ice cubes. Strain contents of shaker into glass. Top with sparkling wine.

Brachetto Holiday Punch

Cognac

orange juice

Brachetto d'Acqui wine

Orange twist,

Combine the first four ingredients with ice in a cocktail shaker; shake and strain into a champagne flute or martini glass, and fill the rest of the glass with the Brachetto d'Acqui. Garnish with the orange twist.

The perfect blend of an Italian Aperol Spritz and a Mexican Paloma, this cocktail tastes like summer with an incredibly refreshing finish!

Summer Aperol Tequila Spritz

blanco or reposado tequila (like Casamigos)

Aperol liquor

fresh lemon or lime juice

Topo Chico mineral water (or sparkling wine)

Combine first four ingredients in a cocktail shaker with ice (all except Topo or sparkling wine).

Prepare cocktail or wine glass with ice, then strain cocktail into glass.

Top with Topo Chico, sparkling wine or Champagne!

In its glory days, Venice sent out its fearsome fleet to conquer international trade. Today, a gentler envoy has conquered international cocktail menus: the spritz. The fizzy aperitif is made with a choice of Aperol, Campari or Cynar along with white wine and sparkling mineral water.

Venetian Spritz

Aperol or other bitter aperitif

soda water

Green olive,

Gently stir all liquid ingredients over ice in a tumbler and add olive.

Gates Otsuji of the bar Le Bain at the Standard Hotel in New York created this refined, but lively spritzer. It riffs on the popular Aperol spritz, but, Otsuji notes, “the addition of vodka raises the A.B.V. of the cocktail just enough to take it from aperitif to anytime, and the orange juice adds some body to the texture."

Mona Lisa

simple syrup

vodka

In a shaker, combine simple syrup, orange juice, Aperol and vodka. Add ice, cap the shaker and shake briefly. Strain the ingredients into a collins glass over fresh ice, and top with cava. Squeeze two or three lemon wedges into the drink.

A Fall version of our favorite Aperol Spritz!

Fall Aperol Spritz Cocktail Recipe

oz Prosecco

oz Fresh Pear/Apple Cider

oz Fresh Squeezed Blood Orange

Club Soda to Taste

Pear

Add Ice to a cup

add Aperol, Prosecco, Cider, and Blood Orange Juice

Top with Club Soda

Add sliced pear for garnish

A homage to the beautiful pairing of Italian Amaro and Pineapple in the Tiki classic the Junglebird. This cocktail's use of Aperol and Pineapple amplifies the fruity coffee notes of my black to create a refreshing but complex Tiki libation that will keep you up all night just like the nocturnal birds of the jungle. 

Blackbird

ml Mr Black Coffee Liqueur

ml Pineapple Rum

ml Aperol

ml Fresh Pineapple Juice

ml Espresso

The drink, invented by the New York bartender Sam Ross, who created the classic modern cocktail the penicillin, has slowly been gaining steam since it was introduced in 2007, showing up on cocktail menus in numerous time zones. It is a rich, immediately likable whiskey sour lent plenty of culinary complexity by the amaro and the Aperol.

Paper Plane

Amaro Nonino

Combine ingredients in a cocktail shaker three-quarters filled with ice. Shake vigorously for 15 seconds. Strain into a coupe glass.

This cocktail recipe for a riff on the Negroni features gin and Aperol, as well as bitter Punt e Mes. 

Bittersweet Symphony (Gin and Aperol Cocktail)

London dry gin

Punt e Mes

Cocktails are often referred to as “symphonies in a glass,” and this one from Jeffrey Morgenthaler, bar manager of Clyde Common, in Portland, Oregon, is, indeed, bittersweet. Jeffrey's creative juices rise well above sea level in this relatively simple riff on the Negroni.

Epicurious

Stir all the ingredients with cracked ice in a mixing glass, then strain into a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with the lemon twist.

Aperol Gin & Tonic

oz gin

0.5 oz Aperol

oz tonic water

Add all ingredients to a Collins glass with ice.

Stir gently and serve.

Need a signature fall cocktail? Look no further than these eye-catching Bourbon Aperol Cocktails made with Bourbon, Aperol, Prosecco (or club soda) and a touch of simple syrup. Perfect for tailgating, Halloween or Thanksgiving!

Bourbon Aperol Cocktails

orange wedge

Prosecco

Pour bourbon, Aperol and simple syrup into a lowball glass filled with ice.

Squeeze and drop orange wedge into glass. Top with Prosecco. Stir gently to combine.

Garnish with orange twist, if desired. Serve immediately.

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The gorgeous orange hue of these bubbly Bourbon Aperol Cocktails is sure to kickstart any party. Perfect for the holidays or any fall gathering!

The Aperol grapefruit cocktail is full of flavors and is your ideal fizzy companion on a warm day!

Aperol Grapefruit Cocktail

(60 milliliters) Aperol

(90 milliliters) prosecco

(60 milliliters) tonic water

(60 milliliters) grapefruit juice

thyme

Ice cubes

Wash the grapefruit and cut it in half....

Wash the grapefruit and cut it in half. Cut one thin slice off and save it for later.

Fill your glass with ice and pour the...

Fill your glass with ice and pour the Aperol into it.

Add the prosecco on top of the Aperol

Now, add the grapefruit juice

Top it all off with the tonic water

Finally, add the thyme and slice of grapefruit...

Finally, add the thyme and slice of grapefruit to your glass

Salute!

An aperol spritz goes hand-in-hand with a punchy red dip.

Aperol spritz and tomato dip recipe

ruby red grapefruit, thinly sliced, plus extra to serve

(160 milliliters) Aperol

(250 milliliters) cranberry juice

(250 milliliters) soda water

sparkling white wine

eschalots, thinly sliced

garlic cloves, sliced

red chillies, seeds removed, thinly sliced

truss tomatoes, roughly chopped

jar wood roasted piquillo peppers, drained, chopped

tsp coriander

tsp sweet paprika

tbs sherry vinegar

stale sourdough breadcrumbs

oregano, leaves

Corn chips & dukkah, to serve

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Aperol (1 ounce = 2 tablespoons)

Sweet Vermouth

peel of a Blood Orange

Mix Alcohol

Add Aperol, Gin, and Sweet Vermouth to a cocktail mixing glass with ice.

Add to Glass

Stir and strain into an Old Fashioned glass with whiskey ice.

Garnish and Serve

Garnish with orange peel or slice and enjoy cold.

This Aperol Old Fashioned uses an Italian bitters Aperitif to bring vibrancy to a well-balanced, subtly sweet, bourbon-forward drink.

Aperol Old Fashioned

orange peel

Mix liquids

Into an Old Fashioned glass, pour bourbon, Aperol, and simple syrup over whiskey ice and stir.

Garnish

Squeeze orange peel over your cocktail to express oils into your drink and place orange peel inside the glass. Enjoy!

This Aperol Negroni is easy to whip up, balanced and bold in flavor, and gorgeous in color—the cocktail trifecta!

Easy Gin Aperol Negroni

peel of Blood Orange

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This fresh new take on a classic margarita uses fresh lime and an Italian bitters apértif to give you a crisp, vibrant, Aperol Margarita.

Vibrant Aperol Margarita

tequila blanco

lime juice

agave nectar

lime wedge

Add Liquids

Add tequila, Aperol, and lime juice to a glass with ice.

Stir, Garnish and Serve

Add agave nectar last and stir well. Serve cold and garnish with a lime wedge.

With its bright, citrusy flavor and enticing foamy top, this Aperol Sour is the light and refreshing cocktail you need in your life! Ready in 5 minutes and perfect for sunny days.

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Summer Aperol Tequila Spritz

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