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From Dorm Room Shots to At-Home Aperitifs: Millennials Re-Embrace Pregaming

VinePair

I like interesting cocktails, but they’re often too bitters-based now. 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.

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Elements: Cocchi Americano Cocktails

Imbibe Magazine

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? Cocchi Americano fits under that last definition. Shared names can sow confusion, as can shared intent. Cocchi Americano rosa 1 oz.

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Beesou Announce Spring In Bloom Competition & Sampling Hubs

BarLifeUK

Before creating your recipe, it is definitely worth reading our interview with Mark Wakefield and spending some time on the brand’s website but here are a couple of facts to kick start your imaginations: 1. Beesou is an all-natural bitter aperitif that is made with, or kissed by, honey.

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13 to Try: Vermouths

Imbibe Magazine

While every category of spirit and aperitif wine has grown and evolved in the past two decades, vermouth has shown a surprising stylistic shift. Its wine-forward character is dry and cleanly acidic with a soft, supple, spice-accented bitterness. Bitter and candied citrus, rhubarb, and mint come flowing out of the glass.

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Q&A: Rebekah Peppler on Drinking the French Way

Imbibe Magazine

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. I wrote some cocktail recipes into the book as well.

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Bartenders, Celebrate National Absinthe Day with T.A. Breaux, Research Scientist, Creator of LUCID and Jade Absinthes

Chilled Magazine

DeGroff Bitter Aperitivo and DeGroff New World Amaro event photographed by Rose Callahan at Amor Y Amargo on May 10, 2023 “I’m a research scientist and New Orleans native, both of which factored into my falling down this deep rabbit hole,” jokes T.A. Earning the trust of the TTB required months of discussions.

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The Chartreuse Shortage: Finding The Perfect Chartreuse Substitute

A Bar Above

You can really taste the herbal blend, with a slight bitter flavor and quiet hints of mint. There are definitely some shops online that will ship it to you, but of course you’ll have to factor in another $20-30 for shipping on top of the $40-50 price tag.

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