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The New Italian Aperitivo
Today’s producers are imagining what the future of the tradition could look like.
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Big in Japan
Bitter, fluffy and bright, the Tokyo-born Spumoni is Italian aperitivo filtered through a Japanese lens.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Garibaldi Fever
It all started with Dante’s “fluffy OJ” take on the aperitivo classic. Now the drink is everywhere, and it’s mutating.
- story: Brad Thomas Parsons
- photos: Lizzie Munro
Bar Review: The Making of American Aperitivo
Since opening in a 100-year-old landmark, Dante has brought new meaning to the Italian-style cocktail, and reaffirmed the iconic space as a New York City mainstay.
- story: Robert Simonson
- photos: Lizzie Munro
Giostra d’Alcol
This shuffled take on a spritz calls on Campari, Barbera d’Asti wine and citron-infused sparkling soda.
- story: Lizzie Munro
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Milano-Torino
This simple, two-ingredient cocktail represents the blueprint for a number of classic aperitivo drinks.
- story: Lizzie Munro
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Campari Shakerato
You really have to like Campari to appreciate the austere and quite bitter Shakerato, but Naren Young makes it a bit more approachable.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Dante’s Bicicletta
Dante's version of this classic spritz-like aperitivo cocktail gets a lemon wheel and slightly reduced measure of Campari.
- story: Talia Baiocchi
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Passionfruit Sgroppino
Dante’s updated take on the Sgroppino swaps in seasonal sorbet and a touch of aperitivo bitter.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Lizzie Munro
Americano 2.0
Dante’s Naren Young reboots this classic with a few subtle tweaks.
- story: Chloe Frechette
- photo: Lizzie Munro
