Aperitif
Also known as: aperitivo
In short
The aperitif is the drink before dinner: light, dry and often with a bitter edge, because it should make you hungry, not full. We explain the tradition, the classics and the difference to the digestif.
In depth
What is an aperitif?
The aperitif is the drink before dinner. It should open your appetite and the evening, which is why it is classically light, dry and often with a bitter or herbal edge. The name comes from the Latin aperire, which means to open.
The tradition
In Italy the aperitivo is a fixed hour between work and dinner, in France the pastis afternoon belongs to it. The vermouth from our entry of the same name is a born aperitif, and the spritz plays the role as well: "The punch is the big round, the sling the simple formula, the rickey the dry variant, the spritz the Italian evening, the nog the velvety family."
The counterpart
After dinner the digestif takes over, accompanying digestion and closing the evening with heavy, sweet or herbal notes. Before that: "The aperitif makes the beginning, brut makes the sparkle."
Remember this one
"The aperitif makes the beginning, brut makes the sparkle."
At our lounge
Come by before dinner, we open the evening with you.