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Aperitivo Cappelletti
RECIPES
Americano
1.5 oz Cocchi Vermouth di Torino ‘Storico’
1.5 oz Aperitivo Cappelletti
3 oz club soda
Build in a tall glass filled with ice.
Garnish with an orange slice.
Aunt Cathy’s Old Time Potion
Stir with ice:
3 oz dry red wine
1 oz Averell Damson Gin
0.5 oz Aperitivo Cappelletti
1 dash Fee Brothers Black Walnut Bitters
1 dash Fee Brothers Cardamom Bitters
2 dashes orange bitters
Strain into a cocktail glass.
Garnish with an orange twist.
Barber of Seville
(By Will Elliott, NYC)
Shake with ice:
1 oz manzanilla sherry
0.75 oz Aperitivo Cappelletti
0.5 oz straight rye
0.5 oz lemon juice
0.25 oz orgeat
3-4 dash orange flower water
3 dash orange bitters
Fine strain over crushed ice into an old fashioned glass or julep cup
Garnish with fine orange zest and crushed marcona almonds (optional)
El Boulevard
Stir with ice:
1 oz añejo tequila
1 oz Dolin Rouge
Strain into a coupe.
Garnish with orange peel.
Boulevardier
Stir with ice:
1 oz bourbon or rye whiskey
1 oz Dolin Rouge Vermouth de Chambéry
Strain into a double rocks glass filled with ice.
Garnish with an orange twist.
Boulevardier
Stir with ice:
1 oz Mattei Cap Corse Rouge Quinquina
1 oz rye whiskey
Strain into double rocks glass filled with ice.
Garnish with an orange peel.
Caldera
(Liz Kelley, Cure, New Orleans)
Stir with ice:
1.5 oz reposado tequila
.75 oz Aperitivo Cappelletti
.5 oz Zirbenz Stone Pine Liqueur of the Alps
Strain into a cocktail glass.
Garnish with a grapefruit peel (express and discard).
Cappelletti Smash
(Sean Sullivan, Straight Law, Boston)
Muddle in a mixing glass:
Half a lemon
2 tsp sugar
Add:
Fill with ice.
Shake.
Strain into a rocks glass filled with ice.
Garnish with a mint sprig.
Chin-Chin
Build in a double rocks glass filled with ice:
1.5 oz Aperitivo Cappelletti
0.75 oz Cocchi Barolo Chinato
1.5 oz tonic water
Garnish with an orange peel.
Death Or Glory
(Abigail Gullo, Compere Lapin, NOLA)
Stir with ice:
1 oz mezcal
1 oz Mattei Cap Corse Blanc Quinquina
6 drops Bittermens Orange Cream Citrate
Strain into a rocks glass filled with ice.
Garnish with a grapefruit twist.
Double Dagger
(Jason Harris)
Stir with ice:
1 oz Hayman’s Royal Dock Navy Strength Gin
0.75 oz Cardamaro Vino Amaro
0.75 oz Aperitivo Cappelletti
0.5 oz Dolin Blanc Vermouth de Chambéry
2 dash orange bitters
Strain into a double rocks glass filled with ice.
Garnish with orange peel.
Evening News Negroni
(Josh MacGregor, db Bistro Moderne, NYC)
1.50 oz aquavit
0.75 oz Aperitivo Cappelletti
0.75 oz Cocchi Vermouth di Torino ‘Storico’
Stirred and served in a whiskey glass with a large ice cube. Garnished with an orange twist and 2 sprays of Scrappy’s Lavender Bitters.
Figurati
(Bryan Galligo, Portland, OR)
Build in flute:
4 oz chilled Lambrusco
2 dash Peychaud’s Bitters
Garnish with lemon peel.
Front Porch Fizz
(adapted from a drink by Kellie Thorn, Empire State South, Atlanta, Georgia)
Shake with ice:
0.75 oz Aperitivo Cappelletti
0.75 oz watermelon syrup (1:1 watermelon juice to sugar)
0.75 oz lemon juice
Double-strain into a coupe.
Top with 2 oz sparkling wine.
Gentleman Caller
(Abigail Gullo, Compere Lapin, NOLA)
Stir with ice:
1 oz dry gin
1 oz fino sherry
0.5 oz Aperitivo Cappelletti
0.5 oz Dolin Génépy le Chamois Liqueur
6 drops Bittermens Burlesque Bitters
Strain into a cocktail glass.
Garnish with a lemon twist.
Haus Negroni
Stir with ice:
1 oz Hayman’s Royal Dock Navy Strength Gin
1 oz Dolin Rouge Vermouth de Chambéry
Strain into a double rocks glass filled with ice.
Garnish with an orange peel.
In Vino Veritas
(Jillian Encarnacion, Philadelphia, PA)
Stir with ice:
1 oz rye whiskey
1 oz Saveiro ‘Vento do Oeste’ Madeira
Strain into coupe.
Garnish with orange peel.
The Maddalena
To a collins glass add:
Fill with ice.
In a blender, pulse for 2-4 seconds:
2 oz fresh orange juice
2 oz fresh grapefruit juice
Pour into the collins glass.
Mesa Spritz
Build in a collins glass filled with ice:
2 oz Dolin Dry Vermouth de Chambéry
0.75 oz Aperitivo Cappelletti
3 oz soda
Garnish with a grapefruit peel.
Mezzo-Mezzo
1.5 oz Aperitivo Cappelletti
1.5 oz Amaro Sfumato Rabarbaro
Build in a rocks glass filled with ice.
Garnish with a lemon twist.
Top with 1 splash club soda.
Navy Cut Shim
(Bob Herczeg, Sur-Lie, Maine)
Stir with ice:
1.25 oz Tresmontaine “tabacal” Rancio
0.75 oz Cocchi Dopo Teatro
0.5 oz Aperitivo Cappelletti
0.5 oz Smith & Cross
1 dash orange bitters
5 drops Laphroaig
Strain into a cocktail glass.
Negroni Sbagliato
Build in a double rocks glass filled with ice:
1.5 oz Aperitivo Cappelletti
1.5 oz Cocchi Vermouth di Torino ‘Storico’
2 oz sparkling wine
Garnish with an orange peel.
The Niall
(Ryan Maybee, Manifesto and The Rieger, Kansas City)
Stir with ice:
1.5 oz Rieger’s Kansas City Whiskey
0.75 oz Cocchi Vermouth di Torino ‘Storico’
0.5 oz Aperitivo Cappelletti
3 dashes Regans’ No. 6 Orange Bitters
3 dashes Kubler Absinthe Supérieure
Strain into a double rocks glass filled with a large lump of ice.
Garnish with orange zest.
Old Pal
Stir with ice:
1 oz bourbon
1 oz Cocchi Vermouth di Torino Extra Dry
Strain into a double rocks glass filled with ice.
Garnish with an orange peel.
Petit Boulevardier
Build in a double rocks glass filled with ice:
1 oz Cardamaro Vino Amaro
1 oz Dolin Rouge Vermouth de Chambéry
Garnish with an orange peel.
Reunited
Build in a rocks glass filled with ice:
1.5 oz straight rye
1 oz Comoz Blanc Vermouth de Chambèry
2 dashes Angostura
Garnish with an orange twist.
The Roadie
(Booth Hardy, Barrel Thief Wine Shop & Café, Richmond, VA. In honor of the 2015 World Road Cycling Championships)
Build in a pint glass:
2-3 ice cubes
2.5 oz Aperitivo Cappelletti
12 oz Stiegl Grapefruit Radler
Garnish with an orange slice.
Rosita
Build in a rocks glass filled with ice:
1.5 oz tequila blanco
0.5 oz Dolin Dry Vermouth de Chambéry
0.5 oz Dolin Rouge Vermouth de Chambéry
0.5 oz Aperitivo Cappelletti
Garnish with an orange peel.
Savage Love
(Jesse Harris, Leyenda, Brooklyn)
Stir with ice:
.75 oz Amaro di Angostura
.75 oz Aperitivo Cappelletti
.5 oz Cocchi Vermouth di Torino ‘Storico’
.25 oz Salers Gentian Apéritif
2 oz cava
Strain into a rocks glass filled with ice.
Garnish with a grapefruit twist.
Schleswig Limbo
(adapted from a drink by Luiggi Uzcategui, Big Orange, Little Rock, Arkansas)
Stir with ice:
1 oz Purkhart Pear Williams Eau-de-Vie
1 oz The Scarlet Ibis Trinidad Rum
0.75 oz Rothman & Winter Orchard Cherry Liqueur
0.25 oz Aperitivo Cappelletti
Strain into a double rocks glass filled with ice.
Garnish with a rosemary sprig.
Seersucker No. 2
(Spencer Jansen, Capital Bar & Grill, Little Rock, Arkansas)
Prepare a double rocks glass rinsed with Cocchi Americano Bianco.
Stir with ice:
2 oz bourbon
0.5 oz Rothman & Winter Orchard Apricot Liqueur
0.5 oz Aperitivo Cappelletti
Strain into the prepared glass.
Garnish with a lemon twist (discard the peel).
Spritz Originale
4 oz dry sparkling wine
Build in a goblet filled with ice.
Garnish with an orange slice.
The Spritz
Build in a goblet or double rocks glass filled with ice:
1.5 oz club soda
1 splash sparkling wine (optional)
Garnish with an orange wheel.
Tarocco Spritz
(Baiocchi & Pariseau)
Shake with ice:
0.5 oz Aperitivo Cappelletti
0.75 oz blood orange juice
0.5 oz lemon juice
0.5 oz vanilla syrup
Fine strain over ice into glass.
Top with 2 oz prosecco.
Garnish with a blood orange wheel
Truman’s Wednesday
(Variation on the Dewey D., PDT Cocktail Book)
Stir with ice:
1.5 oz rye whiskey
0.75 oz Matifoc Rancio Sec
0.5 oz Aperitivo Cappelletti
1 dash Angostura Bitters
1 dash orange bitters
Strain into a coupe.
Garnish with an orange peel.