An Italian aperitivo liqueur with a bright orange color, flavored with bitter orange, gentian, rhubarb, and cinchona at 11% ABV. It is notably less bitter and lower in alcohol than Campari and is the key ingredient in the Aperol Spritz.

A lighter cousin of the classic spritz, with Aperol's rhubarb-orange bitterness stretched over lemon, sugar, and soda for a low-proof, breezy apertivo.

Aperol Fizz

Aperol's sweet-bitter orange character extended with soda in a simple, refreshing highball -- lower ABV and endlessly drinkable.

Aperol Highball

Aperol's bittersweet orange in a lemonade format -- tart lemon, a touch of sugar, and soda water transform Aperol into a refreshing summer long drink.

Aperol Lemonade

Aperol substitutes for Campari in the Negroni -- lower ABV and sweeter bitterness create a lighter, more accessible equal-parts stirred cocktail.

Aperol Negroni

A Paloma riff adding Aperol's bittersweet orange character to tequila, fresh grapefruit, and lime. The result is a more complex, lower-ABV take on Mexico's most popular cocktail with a beautiful amber-pink hue.

Aperol Paloma

A Paloma-Aperol hybrid -- tequila and Aperol with fresh grapefruit and a salt rim create a bittersweet, citrusy Italian-Mexican fusion.

Aperol Paloma Fresh

A spin on the Aperol Spritz that folds in still dry white wine for added depth — the bittersweet aperitif, sparkling prosecco, white wine, and soda creating a softly complex, summery Italian aperitivo.

Aperol Rosé

An Aperol-based Kir Royale -- Aperol's bittersweet orange poured into champagne for a celebratory pale-orange bubbly aperitivo.

Aperol Royal

An egg-white sour built around Aperol's lightly bitter orange-rhubarb character, pairing a frothy crown with tart lemon and a bittersweet, low-proof glow.

Aperol Sour

Italy's ubiquitous patio pour, where bitter-orange Aperol meets dry prosecco and soda for a low-proof, sunset-colored aperitivo with a gentle herbal bite.

Aperol Spritz

A lighter riff on the Aperol Spritz swapping tonic for prosecco, so quinine's dry bitterness sharpens Aperol's orange-rhubarb sweetness into a crisp, low-ABV aperitif.

Aperol and Tonic

Phil Ward's modern smoky sour pairing mezcal with Aperol, maraschino, and lime for a rippling, bittersweet tug-of-war between fire, fruit, and nutty cherry.

Division Bell

A Attaboy variation on the classic Division Bell -- mezcal, Aperol, maraschino, and grapefruit in a smoky, citrusy modern classic.

Division Bell Variation

A refreshing Aperol-based spritz with fresh grapefruit juice replacing some of the soda, adding natural citrus bitterness that complements Aperol's orange flavor. Light, bright, and perfect for brunch or aperitivo hour.

Grapefruit Spritz

The equal-parts Paper Plane formula reworked with mezcal -- smoke and agave add a dramatic new dimension to the Aperol-Amaro-citrus framework.

Mezcal Paper Plane

A smoky twist on the Aperol Spritz substituting mezcal for part of the Prosecco, adding an earthy, smoky agave character to the bittersweet aperitivo format. A popular modern aperitif at mezcal-forward bars.

Mezcal Spritz

A smoky, equal-parts riff on the Last Word substituting mezcal, yellow Chartreuse, and Aperol, landing herbal, bittersweet, and campfire-tinged over a bracing lime backbone.

Naked and Famous

A mezcal riff on the Naked and Famous structure -- mezcal, Aperol, yellow Chartreuse, and lime in a smoky, herbaceous equal-parts stunner.

Naked and Scared

A modern equal-parts sour from 2007 where bourbon, Aperol, Amaro Nonino, and lemon fold into a bittersweet, citrus-lifted drink that feels both approachable and quietly sophisticated.

Paper Plane

A sunset-hued Italian-inspired cocktail -- gin and Aperol with fresh orange and lemon juice for a bittersweet citrus sip.

Prima Donna

The Aperol Spritz reworked with light rum -- a tropical-Italian fusion where rum's sweetness plays off Aperol's bitter orange and prosecco's fizz.

Rum Aperol Spritz

Blood orange juice and Aperol meet prosecco in this ruby-red Italian spritz -- sweet, slightly bitter, and gloriously vivid.

Sicilian Sunset

The canonical Aperol Spritz specification in its Venetian homeland format — built in a large wine glass over ice following the classic 3-2-1 formula (three parts Prosecco, two parts Aperol, one part soda), garnished with a slice of orange.