Aperitivi / Amari / Liqueur / Eaux de Vie Flashcards
Campari
24%
Very orange citrus-driven
Quinquina, 60 herbs and plants
(rhubarb, ginseng, bitter orange)
Novara outside of Milan
mix with soda
Aperol
Gentiane root
(orange, rhubarb, roots, herbs)
now made by Campari (Milan)
mix with soda
Lillet
17%
Quinquina with semillon base
(Merlot for the Rouge) and mix of sweet and bitter orange
produced in Podensac (Bordeaux)
mix with soda, tonic, or over ice
Suze
Gentiane root and herbs
Paris
mix with soda, tonic, or creme de cassis
Bonal
Gentiane-Quina
produced in Isere (chartreuse herbs)
mixes well with cider, champagne, or whiskey
Saint Raphael
Quinine, bitter orange, cocoa, quasia
Originally Lyon, produced in Provence
Kina l’Aero d’Or
Chinchona, ginger, orange peel
cortese wine base
Tempis Fugit (Petaluma)
Byrhh
Grand Quinquina
produced in Catalan territory (Thuir)
good mixer with many spirits
Pimm’s
Gin base
spice and citrus
Cocchi Vermouth di Torino
One of only 2 protected geographical indications for vermouth
still follows classical requirements
Carpano Antica
Vanilla and oak
Punt e Mes
outside Milan (Carpano)
stock brokers “point and a half” hand gesture
most bitter, strong
Cocchi Americano
bianco - moscato base
Cinzano
rosso, bianco, secco
Contratto Americano
Piemonte Alta Langa
Moscato base
Noilly Prat
Mediterranean
Marseille - white wine bases
Dubonnet
19%
Milder aperitif, not bitter
Fortified wine base
Paris
Dolin Dry
Chambery
Alpine herbs
protected designation of origin (martini)
Alessio
di Torino
Atxa
Alava
Other Spanish vermouth
Izaguirre (Basque)
Lustau (Andalusian)
Fernet Branca
(large brand) Chinchona, quinine, gentiane, linden, myrrh
produced in Milan
Averna
herbs, roots, citrus
produced in Sicily
Boonekamp
spices, roots (gentiane), bark
originated in Germany sold to Netherlands
Unicum
herbs and spices aged in oak
Hungary
Jagermaester
herbs, spices, fruits
Germany
Cardamaro
Cardoon and blessed thistle, oak-aged (whiskey substitute)
Piedmont
Cappelletti
dry, bright, red bitter
produced outside of Trento
Sfumato
smoke and alpine berries
produced by Cappelletti - Trento
Pasubio
mountain berries, Trentino, Dolomites
mixes with whiskey, rye, or brandy
Meletti
Gentiane, anise, saffron, orange peel
Le Marche
Amaro dell’Erborista
honey, orange peel, rhubarb
Le Marche
Nonino
grappa base, licorice, rhubarb, tamarind
oak aged
Friuli
Sibilla
includes pure honey from Monti Sibillini
Le Marche
Montenegro
vanilla, orange, rose, eucalyptus
Bologna
Vecchio Amaro del Capo
orange, chamomile, juniper
Calabria
Amaro Lucano
orange and herbs
Basilicata
Braulio
menthol and pine
from Valtellina
Ramazzotti
(large brand) roots, herbs, orange peel, anise
produced in Milan
Zucca
Rhubarb
Milano
Strega
saffron liqueur - Italy
Cynar
artichoke liqueur - Italy
Chartreuse
Brandy base
130 herbs, plants, roots
distilled, mixed with sugar and honey
aged in oak casks Near Grenoble
based on a 1605 recipe “Elixir Vegetale” VEP - aged at least 8 years
Benedictine DOM
40%
Deo Optimo Maximo
1510 Fecamp (Normandy - North Coast of FR)
27 herbs and spices