Category: Aperol/Campari/Cynar

Aperol/Campari/Cynar / Daily Mix / St-Germain (elderflower) / Vodka

Mr. 404

MR. 404 is a sweet-sour vodka cocktail combining the flavors of elderflower liqueur, lemon juice and Aperol. Its holiday punch recipe was published by the Wall St. Journal recently. But it is an easy individual-sized cocktail for the home bartender...

Aperol/Campari/Cynar / Daily Mix / Vermouth (sweet & dry) / Whiskey (blended)

Old Pal

From the family of Campari cocktails comes the OLD PAL. While the Boulevardier shifts the Negroni from gin to bourbon, the Old Pal becomes a drier and less sweet version of the Boulevardier by shifting to rye and dry vermouth....

Aperol/Campari/Cynar / Daily Mix / Vermouth (sweet & dry)

Americano

The AMERICANO is a milder version of other popular Campari drinks like the Negroni and Boulevardier. The Americano has no gin or bourbon like the aforementioned, but still combines with sweet vermouth. It’s diluted with club soda to yield a...

Aperol/Campari/Cynar / Bitters / Daily Mix / Gin / Maraschino / Throwback Thursday / Vermouth (sweet & dry)

Martinez

The MARTINEZ is a classic precursor to today’s gin martini. It’s also an old-world variation of the Manhattan dating back to the 1880’s. The most common mix calls for equal parts gin and sweet vermouth with dashes of both maraschino...

Aperol/Campari/Cynar / Bourbon / Daily Mix / Twofer Tuesday / Whiskey (blended)

Manhattan Minute*

The MANHATTAN MINUTE is self-created and is offered to the home bartender as a Manhattan substitute when preparation-time is short or good sweet vermouth is not available. Aperol replaces the sweet vermouth and bitters which comprise a traditional Manhattan, allowing...

Aperol/Campari/Cynar / Cachaca / Daily Mix / St-Germain (elderflower)

Caneflower Cocktail

Those who know cachaca associate it largely with the popular Brazilian caipirinha. If you’re a fan of the lime-flavored Caipirinha like me, you might have a bottle of cachaca at home; if you don’t, you might want to get one....

Aperol/Campari/Cynar / Daily Mix / Orange Juice / Vodka

Genoa Vodka

If you like Campari cocktails (Negroni, Boulevardier) and want to apply it to vodka, the GENOA VODKA is it. Or if you’re on the fence about Campari because you think it too bitter, the Genoa Vodka is a nice way...

Aperol/Campari/Cynar / Daily Mix / Grenadine / Scotch / Whiskey (blended)

Cave Creek

The CAVE CREEK cocktail has a similar theme as the Boulevardier, but balances the Campari with grenadine, and substitutes rye and Scotch whisky for bourbon. Nate Dumas, at the Shanty (NY Distilling Co., Brooklyn, NY), originally mixed it to be...

Aperol/Campari/Cynar / Bourbon / Daily Mix / Throwback Thursday / Vermouth (sweet & dry) / Whiskey (blended)

Boulevardier

When the Negroni switches out gin for whiskey, it becomes the Boulevardier (“boo- lah-var-dee-ay”). It’s 100-year anniversary can be traced back to an American writer and publisher for The Boulevardier magazine in 1920’s Paris, Erskine Gwynne. The cocktail has an...