
Add Some Italian Flair to Your Margarita
From spicy to skinny, the classic cocktail knows no bounds—or borders.
- story: Rayna Rossitto
- photos: ITALICUS
From spicy to skinny, the classic cocktail knows no bounds—or borders.
Enter your original recipe inspired by Italian culture and design in this year’s Art of ITALICUS Aperitivo Challenge.
Bartenders are reimagining the future of the tradition, using low proof spirits like Italicus Rosolio di Bergamotto to create fresh flavor profiles.
For this twist, bartender Valentino Longo plays up the bergamot note in Italicus by leaning into local Florida citrus.
Stacey Swenson describes her spicy, watermelon shrub-spiked variation as a “hyperseasonal summer drink.”
Dario Doimo's “feminine and delicate” spritz riff accents the citrusy essence of Italicus.
Top bartenders in New York, Miami and Las Vegas share their elevated takes on the effervescent classic using the subtle bergamot, citrus and herbal notes of aperitivo Italicus Rosolio di…
In New York, Miami and Las Vegas, bars are blending local inspiration with global tradition. Here are two dozen that put their signature spin on aperitivo.
In her Gimlet riff, Naima Williams builds on a base of Star of Bombay gin and layers it with yuzu juice and Italicus.