The market · Liqueurs and bitters · Southern Europe

Aperol

Campari's lighter, sweeter cousin from Padua: orange-red, around 11%, more orange and rhubarb than bitter.

orange · rhubarb · gently bitter

If you can't find it

Everywhere.

  1. 1Campari
    A little less, with a dash of simple syrup
    You lose aperol's orange-and-rhubarb softness.

Goes with

sparkling winesoda waterorangegreen olive

Knowing it

Where to buy
Any supermarket. Other Venetian aperitivi are worth tasting beside it.
A little history
Launched in Padua in 1919; now owned by Campari.
Worth knowing
Spritz: three parts prosecco, two Aperol, a splash of soda, lots of ice, a slice of orange. Pour the wine first so the Aperol mixes itself and nothing needs stirring out of the bubbles.

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