
Meleto Highball
An apple-inflected Japanese highball from Stacey Swenson.
- story: Punch Staff
- photo: Lizzie Munro
An apple-inflected Japanese highball from Stacey Swenson.
Today’s producers are imagining what the future of the tradition could look like.
Bitter, fluffy and bright, the Tokyo-born Spumoni is Italian aperitivo filtered through a Japanese lens.
It all started with Dante’s “fluffy OJ” take on the aperitivo classic. Now the drink is everywhere, and it’s mutating.
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.
This shuffled take on a spritz calls on Campari, Barbera d’Asti wine and citron-infused sparkling soda.
This two-ingredient cocktail represents the blueprint for a number of aperitivo classics.
Dante's version of this aperitivo classic gets a slightly reduced measure of Campari.
Dante’s updated take on the Sgroppino swaps in seasonal sorbet and a touch of aperitivo bitter.