Spirited Saturday - Aperitifs

Dolin Chamberyzette Aperitif

Regular price: $27 per bottle

Sale price: $21 per bottle

Chambéryzette is the perfect aperitif for anyone looking for a flavorful and indulgent drink to enjoy in the shade of a parasol. It is exceptionally versatile and adds a vivid, balanced strawberry profile to drinks like a spritz, vodka soda, Martini, or a wild strawberry Negroni. It stands apart from the simplistic and overbearing sugariness of other French strawberry aperitifs and liqueurs.

L.N. Mattei Cap Corse Quinquina Blanc

Regular price: $27 per bottle

Sale price: $21 per bottle

The profile of the Cap Corse Mattei Blanc aperitif wine is defined by its distinctly Corsican components. Its all-mistelle base is of Vermentinu and Muscat Petit Grains, lending a terrific minerality, acidity and floral tones. The local Cedrat (aka citron) adds unique citrus aroma and a silky texture. As a quinquina, it is flavored with cinchona bark (quinine), which adds spice and depth in the mid and back palate. Fantastic on ice with tonic or soda, and even more so with a pour of gin or an agave spirit.

Antica Torino Stellare Primo

Regular price: $24 per bottle

Sale price: $20 per bottle

This wine-based aperitivo produced in Northern Italy is rich with botanicals macerated in Italian wheat spirit and brandy distilled from wines of the region. Gentian, rhubarb root, citrus peel, orris root and heartsease. The infused spirit is combined with a blend of white wines, a hint of beet sugar, and colored with all-natural cochineal dye. Excellent with a splash of soda water, or blended into cocktails, it's a refreshing must for a summer bar.

Mommenpop Blood Orange Aperitif

Regular price: $35 per bottle

Sale price: $28 per bottle

 It is citrus-forward and juicy, as though biting straight into a perfectly ripe blood orange. This flavor is peppery and floral, with a subtle warmth. What you might want to drink while you have fresh tomato sauce simmering on the stove and Miles Davis on vinyl. Delicious pre-dinner while snacking on olives, during dinner with your favorite pasta dish, and after dinner with some salt-studded dark chocolate.

Don Ciccio & Figli Karkadè Hibiscus Aperitif

Regular price: $36 per bottle

Sale price: $29 per bottle

Inspired by Sudanese roselle flowers and crafted with 15 botanicals plus hibiscus flowers, chamomile, elderflowers, rose petals and bitter orange, the flowers are sun-dried under the African sun then transported to the Amalfi coast for two final, secret steps. Fragrant and with a medium-bitter flavor, Karkadé works wonderfully in a Spritz or any tiki or gin-based cocktail.