Aperitif recipes
Aperitif drinks are light and stimulating, ideal for the start of a cozy evening. This category includes classic and modern aperitifs that stimulate the appetite and encourage conviviality. Whether bitter, sweet or sparkling – aperitif drinks always fit the bill.
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Table of contents:
- Amaretto Sour
- Another Hendrick's Gin Tonic
- Antica Smash
- Blend N°5 White Port Tonic
- Bols Hugo Spritz
- Bols Pink Grapefruit Spritz
- Bols Watermelon Spritz
- Capri Tonic
- Carpano Bianco Tonic
- Carpano Tonic
- Daisy Douro
- Disaronno Fizz
- Flora Adora Tonic
- Fluère Pink Gin & Tonic 0.0%
- Fluère Spritz 0.0%
- French 75
- Gin Mare Tonic
- Ginger Monkey
- Hendrick's Gin & Tonic
- Italian Sparkler
- Jack Apple Fizz
- Jack Apple Smash
- Jack Apple Sour
- Jack Apple Spritz
- Limoncello Spritz
- Low Negroni
- Midnight Spritz
- Monkey Splash
- Neptunia Tonic
- Passoã Spritz
- Punt e Mes Yes
- Salty Dog
- Sgroppino (Limoncello)
- Villa Massa Limoncello & Tonic
- Villamosa
- White Roses
Amaretto Sour
Brand
Ingredients
- 5 cl Disaronno Originale
- 2.5 cl freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 0.5 cl sugar syrup
- egg white (optional)
Glass
Tumbler
Preparation
Mix all ingredients with ice. Garnish with a slice of lemon.
Another Hendrick’s Gin Tonic
Brand
Ingredients
- 5 cl Another Hendrick's Gin
- 15 cl premium tonic water
- 3 cucumber slices
- orange zest
Glass
Highball
Preparation
Pour all the ingredients into a long drink glass filled with ice cubes and stir gently. Garnish with three slices of cucumber and an orange zest.
Antica Smash
Brand
Ingredients
- 6 cl Antica Formula
- 2 cl lemon juice
- 1 cl sugar syrup
- 2 stalks of mint
Glass
Tumbler
Preparation
Pour all the ingredients into the shaker, fill with ice cubes and shake for approx. 15 seconds. Double strain into the pre-chilled guest glass.
Blend N°5 White Port Tonic
Brand
Ingredients
- 5 cl Graham's Blend N°5 White Port
- Fentimans Connoisseurs Tonic Water
Glass
Highball
Preparation
Add ice cubes to the glass, add port and top up with tonic. Garnish with fresh peppermint.
Bols Hugo Spritz
Brand
Ingredients
- 4 cl Bols Elderflower
- 10 cl prosecco
- 4 cl soda
- lime wedge and mint
Glass
Copa glass
Preparation
Fill the glass 1/3 full with ice, add all the ingredients and stir well. Garnish with a lime wedge and mint.
Bols Pink Grapefruit Spritz
Brand
Ingredients
- 4 cl Bols Pink Grapefruit
- 10 cl prosecco
- 4 cl soda
- grapefruit slice and mint
Glass
Copa glass
Preparation
Fill the glass 1/3 full with ice, add all the ingredients and stir well. Garnish with a slice of grapefruit and mint.
Bols Watermelon Spritz
Brand
Ingredients
- 4 cl Bols Watermelon
- 10 cl prosecco
- 4 cl Fentimans Soda Water
- mint leaves and lime wedge
Glass
Copa glass
Preparation
Pour Bols Watermelon into a glass with ice cubes, top up with Prosecco, add soda water and stir. Garnish with fresh mint leaves and a lime wedge.
Capri Tonic
Brand
Ingredients
- 5 cl Gin Mare Capri
- 20 cl tonic water (tip: Fentimans Connoisseurs Tonic Water)
- lemon zest and thyme sprig
Glass
Copa glass
Preparation
Pour all the ingredients into the glass over ice and stir a little. Garnish with lemon zest and a sprig of fresh thyme.
Carpano Bianco Tonic
Brand
Ingredients
- 5 cl Carpano Bianco
- 15 cl Fentimans Premium Indian Tonic Water
- Orange carving
Glass
Highball
Preparation
Pour the vermouth into a highball glass, fill the glass with ice and top up with tonic. Add the orange wedge.
Carpano Tonic
Brand
Ingredients
- 5 cl Carpano Dry Vermouth
- 15 cl dry tonic
- lemon wedge
Glass
Highball
Preparation
Pour the vermouth into a highball glass, fill the glass with ice and top up with tonic. Add the lemon wedge.
Daisy Douro
Brand
Ingredients
- 2.5 cl Graham's Blend N°12
- 5 cl tequila blanco
- 2.5 cl lime juice
- 1.5 cl orange juice
- 1 bar spoon agave syrup
- slice of lime
Glass
Highball glass
Preparation
Pour all the ingredients into the glass over a generous portion of crushed ice, stir well and garnish with a slice of lime.
Disaronno Fizz
Brand
Ingredients
- 4.5 cl Disaronno
- 15 cl soda or sparkling water
- lemon
Glass
Copa glass
Preparation
Pour the Disaronno into a glass filled to the top with ice cubes and add a little fresh lemon juice and soda. Mix gently.
Flora Adora Tonic
Brand
Ingredients
- 5 cl Hendrick's Flora Adora Gin
- 15 cl tonic water
- 3 cucumber slices
Glass
Highball
Preparation
Pour all the ingredients into the glass on ice and stir a little. Garnish with 3 thin slices of cucumber.
Fluère Pink Gin & Tonic 0.0%
Brand
Ingredients
- 6 cl Fluère Raspberry Blend
- 15 cl tonic water
Glass
Copa glass
Preparation
Pour all the ingredients into a glass filled with ice and top up with tonic. Garnish with raspberries.
Fluère Spritz 0.0%
Brand
Ingredients
- 5 cl Fluère Bitter
- 3 cl soda water
- 10 cl non-alcoholic prosecco
Glass
Copa glass
Preparation
Fill the glass 1/3 full with ice, add all the ingredients and stir well. Garnish with a slice of orange.
French 75
Brand
Ingredients
- 10 cl Piper-Heidsieck Champanger Cuvée Brut
- 3 cl Gin Mare
- 1.5 cl fresh lemon juice
- 1 cl sugar syrup
Glass
Champagne glass
Preparation
Shake the gin, freshly squeezed lemon juice and sugar in a shaker over ice, then strain into a chilled champagne glass and top up with champagne.
Gin Mare Tonic
Brand
Ingredients
- 5 cl Gin Mare
- approx. 15-20 cl tonic water (tip: Fentimans Connoisseurs Tonic Water)
- orange zest and rosemary sprig
Glass
Copa glass
Preparation
Pour the ingredients into the glass on ice and stir a little, garnish with orange zest and a sprig of fresh rosemary.
Ginger Monkey
Brand
Ingredients
- 4 cl Monkey Shoulder
- 15 cl ginger beer
- orange carving
Glass
Highball
Preparation
Pour all the ingredients into the glass over ice and stir a little. Garnish with an orange wedge.
Hendrick’s Gin & Tonic
Brand
Ingredients
- 5 cl Hendrick's Gin
- 15 cl tonic water
- 3 cucumber slices
Glass
Highball
Preparation
Pour all the ingredients into the glass on ice and stir a little. Garnish with 3 thin slices of cucumber.
Italian Sparkler
Brand
Ingredients
- 1 part Disaronno Originale
- 3 parts champagne or prosecco
Glass
Flute
Preparation
Pour all the ingredients into a flute glass and stir gently.
Jack Apple Fizz
Brand
Ingredients
- 4 cl Jack Daniel's Apple
- lemon juice
- soda water
Glass
Highball
Preparation
Pour Jack Apple into a glass with ice, add lemon juice and top up with soda.
Jack Apple Smash
Brand
Ingredients
- 4 cl Jack Daniel's
- lemon juice
- sugar syrup
- crushed ice
Glass
Tumbler
Preparation
Fill 1/2 cocktail shaker with ice cubes, add all ingredients and shake for 15-20 seconds. Strain into a glass filled 2/3 full with crushed ice and garnish with mint.
Jack Apple Sour
Brand
Ingredients
- 6 cl Jack Daniel's Apple
- 3 cl fresh lemon juice
- 2 cl sugar syrup
- egg white (optional)
Glass
Tumbler
Preparation
Place all the ingredients in a shaker with ice, shake long and hard to create a good foam. Strain into a tumbler glass over fresh ice and garnish with a cocktail cherry.
Jack Apple Spritz
Brand
Ingredients
- 4 cl Jack Daniel's Apple
- prosecco
- soda water
Glass
Wine glass
Preparation
Pour Jack Apple into a glass with ice, top up with Prosecco and a dash of soda.
Limoncello Spritz
Brand
Ingredients
- 3 cl Villa Massa Limoncello
- 9 cl prosecco
- 3 cl soda water
- lemon slice
- 2 basil leaves
Glass
Copa glass
Preparation
Place 3 – 4 ice cubes in a shot glass, add Villa Massa Limoncello, prosecco, water, lemon slice and basil, stir.
Low Negroni
Brand
Ingredients
- 3 cl Carpano Rosso Vermouth
- 3 cl Carpano Botanic Bitter
- 3 cl Fluère Botanical Blend
- orange zest
Glass
Tumbler
Preparation
Add all the ingredients and mix with ice cubes. Garnish with orange zest and serve.
Midnight Spritz
Brand
Ingredients
- 4 cl Graham's Blend N° 12
- 6 cl prosecco brut
- 1 strawberry
- 1/4 orange slice
Glass
Highball
Preparation
Pour Graham’s Blend N°12 over plenty of ice and top up with prosecco. Garnish with a fresh strawberry and a slice of orange.
Monkey Splash
Brand
Ingredients
- 4 cl Monkey Shoulder whisky
- soda water
Glass
Tumbler
Preparation
Pour all the ingredients into the glass. Add ice cream. Garnish with an orange wedge.
Neptunia Tonic
Brand
Ingredients
- 5 cl Hendrick's Neptunia Gin
- 15 cl tonic water
- 3 cucumber slices
Glass
Highball
Preparation
Pour all the ingredients into the glass on ice and stir a little. Garnish with 3 thin slices of cucumber.
Passoã Spritz
Brand
Ingredients
- 4 cl Passoã
- 10 cl prosecco
- 4 cl soda
Glass
Copa glass or Spritz glass
Preparation
Fill the glass 1/3 full with ice. Add all the ingredients and stir.
Punt e Mes Yes
Brand
Ingredients
- 4.5 cl Punt e Mes
- 4.5 cl Fentimans Soda Water
- lemon wedge
Glass
Tumbler
Preparation
Fill the tumbler with ice. Then add the ingredients. Stir carefully with a spoon and garnish with a lemon peel.
Salty Dog
Brand
Ingredients
- 5 cl Hendrick's Gin
- 10 cl red grapefruit juice
- 1.5 cl sugar syrup
- grapefruit wedge
Glass
Highball
Preparation
Pour all the ingredients into the glass over ice and stir a little. Top up with soda. Garnish with a thin grapefruit wedge.
Sgroppino (Limoncello)
Brand
Ingredients
- 3.5 cl Villa Massa Limoncello
- 5 cl prosecco
- teaspoon of lemon sorbet
- juice of one lemon
- lemon zest
Glass
Flute
Preparation
Place all ingredients in a blender and blend for 2-3 minutes, pour into a champagne flute and garnish with a lemon zest
Villa Massa Limoncello & Tonic
Brand
Ingredients
- 3 cl Villa Massa Limoncello
- 9 cl tonic water (dry)
- basil
Glass
Copa glass
Preparation
Place 2-3 ice cubes in a rocks glass, pour Villa Massa over the top, fill up with tonic water and garnish with the basil.
Villamosa
Brand
Ingredients
- 1 part Villa Massa Limoncello
- 2 parts prosecco
Glass
Flute
Preparation
Pour the Villa Massa Limoncello into the glass and top up with the prosecco.
White Roses
Brand
Ingredients
- 5 cl Carpano Bianco Vermouth
- 15 cl Fentimans Rose Lemonade
- lime wedge
Glass
Highball
Preparation
Pour the vermouth into a highball glass, fill the glass with ice and top up with tonic. Add the lime wedge.
