Cin-cin! 🥂 Quintessentially Italian cocktails and aperitivi

All about their history + lots of cocktail and aperitivi recipes to try

Italian cocktails and aperitivi are often low alcohol content and with a hint of bitter flavor. 

My favorite by far is the Spritz cocktail: refreshing and light so you can comfortably drink a few. The key ingredient is Aperol (or often Campari), one of the many Italian cocktails with a hint of bitter flavor.

I know we've talked about the Spritz before, but I’ve got more to tell you, and a few new recipes.

If you’d like to read deeper about Italian cocktails with a bitter flair, then check out Brad Parsons newsletter, and his book, Bitters: A Spirited History of a Classic Cure-All. Here's what Brad said about the Aperol Spritz and Italians who drink it on holiday in a recent Vinepair article:

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