An apéritif is an alcoholic beverage usually served before a meal to stimulate the appetite, and is therefore usually dry rather than sweet. Common choices for an apéritif are vermouth; champagne; pastis; gin; rakı; fino, amontillado or other styles of dry sherry (but not usually cream or oloroso sherry, which is very sweet and rich); and any still, dry, light white wine.

Vermouth is produced by starting with a base of a neutral grape wine or unfermented wine must. Each manufacturer adds additional alcohol and a proprietary mixture of dry ingredients, consisting of aromatic herbs, roots, and barks, to the base wine, base wine plus spirit or spirit only – which may be redistilled before adding to the wine or unfermented wine must. After the wine is aromatized and fortified, the vermouth is sweetened with either cane sugar or caramelized sugar, depending on the style.

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Ouzo Plomari (1L, 40%)

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The Plomari Ouzo Distillery Isidoros Arvanitis has relocated to a new site in the midst of a magnificent olive grove, but is still in picturesque Plomari, the place where Isidoros Arvanitis first created Ouzo of Plomari in 1894 and where it has been produced for over 100 years. The Distillery combines traditional distillation and production methods with the latest scientific bottling and packaging techniques. It consists of small, handmade copper stills, while all procedures are carried out under strictly controlled conditions rigorously observing all health regulations. The aniseed and fennel used in the distillation process are of a high quality and come from the Distillery’s own fields in Lisvori, Lesvos.

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Underberg (2cl, 44%)

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Bottega Limoncello (70cl, 30%)

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Limoncino! Limoncello! Made with Sicilian lemons, this liqueur is produced by Bottega. Ah yeah, limoncello.

18.50

Campari (1L, 25%)

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A 19th century bitters created in Milan by Gaspare Campari. It is made by infusing bitter herbs, plants and fruit in alcohol and water. The result is a rich, complex bitters which works brilliantly in cocktails like Negroni and Americano or a Garibaldi (Campari and fresh orange juice).

24.90

Cocchi Storico Vermouth di Torino 75cl, 16%

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Vermouth di Torino is a collective heritage of Piedmont, which sees in the royal Savoy court as first big promoter of a product which, mainly starting from the late XVIII century, generated a flourishing industry which led Piedmont to become the Kingdom of Vermouth.

Storico Vermouth di Torino is still produced according to the original recipe of Giulio Cocchi. This vermouth belongs to the category of the sweet vermouths, or Italian vermouths, sweet and amber as indicated in the manuals of the late XIX century.
Storico Vermouth di Torino Cocchi has been the protagonist of the international rebirth of the top-of-the-range vermouths and the renovated interest of the great barmen for the denomination Vermouth di Torino so that it is also familiarly denominated “Cocchi Torino”.

In a very short time, it’s become one of the top-of-the-range Vermouths chosen in the best bars of the world.

13.95

Advocaat Warninks (70cl, 17.2%)

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Everyone’s had some Advocaat at a party, this is the superlative egg-based Dutch liqueur. No, it’s not a very competitive category, but it counts for something. This is made with just four ingredients; egg yolk, brandy, sugar and vanilla. This can be used to make such classic cocktails as a Green Monster, a Fluffy Duck, a Broken Nose, and, of course, a Squashed Frog.

8.95

Martini Extra Dry (1L, 15%)

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A litre bottle of Martioni Extra Dry Vermouth . This bestseller includes the usual Martini white wine base and herbal ingredients, but with a much reduced level of additional sugar for a dry, but not bitter, vermouth.

8.95

Martini Rosso (1L, 15%)

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Martini Rosso is claimed to be the world’s first vermouth. The distinctive colour is produced by the addition of caramel, which also tempers the bittersweet effect of the 50+ herbs and spices used in production.

25.95

Ricard Pastis (1L, 45%)

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Massively popular with the French, this is Marseille’s answer to Pernod, and is best served long with still mineral water and plenty of ice – a great aperitif.

10.95

Dubonnet Rouge (75cl, 14.8%)

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A French aperitif made with wine from the south of France. This is flavoured with herbs, spices and quinine and is aged in oak for three years.

16.70

Aperol (1L, 11%)

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A classic rhubarb and orange flavoured aperitif from Italy. The original recipe for Aperol dates back to 1919. The drink gained great popularity after the Second World War and is quite similar to Campari.

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Fernet Branca (2cl, 39%)

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An Italian digestivo, Fernet-Branca is was created in 1845. It’s made from 27 different herbs and aged in oak for a year. The ingredients include aloes, gentian, rhubarb, cinchona bark and zedoary – all herbs from India and Indonesia.

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