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 Aperitif

Aperitif

What is Aperitif?

The name itself "aperitif" is translated as "open". In the interpretation of the Italians, this means open your appetite, prepare for the main meal, cause salivation in order to fully reveal the taste of the dishes. The concept of aperitif includes snacks, alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. 
 
In Italy, a similar eating culture is so common that even there are special places where only aperitifs are served. As a rule, these are bars with a large cocktail menu, where guests meet at 18-00 after work or study, exchange news over a glass of something light and refreshing. What drinks are suitable as an aperitif? This is not only strong alcohol, it is light and non-alcoholic beverages.
 
Examples of aperitifs: mineral water or cocktail based on water and juices; any unsweetened alcohol is not higher than 20% (prosecco, beer).
 
On the world famous cocktails for an aperitif should be discussed separately. Most of them are based on vermouths. This fortified wine, infused with herbs and roots, with a bright taste and rich aroma. The tradition to consume wine with food, flavored with honey and herbs, went from the ancient Romans. They believed in the healing properties of such drinks. And the first vermouth was created in 1786 in Turin by the herbalist Antonio Benedetto Carpano.
 
On the basis of today's popular vermouths (Cinzano, Martini, Campari), cocktails such as American (red vermouth, campari and soda) are being created, which according to the book by Ian Fleming ordered 007 James Bond. It is also a popular Campari and gin-based Negroni cocktail. For warm seasons, the best type of aperitif is Aperol Spritz. It consists of prosecco, aperol and soda.