Alcohol-Free Aperitifs

There is a moment, somewhere between the end of the day and the start of the evening, that Italians turned into an art. The aperitivo: a bittersweet, herbal drink enjoyed before dinner to open the appetite and mark the shift from work to pleasure. The word comes from the Latin "aperire", meaning "to open".

These herbal, citrus-peel, root-and-botanical flavours are what wake up the palate and set the table for what follows. And the aperitivo was always about the moment, not the alcohol. That is why it works just as beautifully with none at all. A good alcohol-free aperitif keeps the ritual intact.

How to serve

Pour over plenty of ice with a slice of orange, top with tonic or soda, and you have a spritz in minutes. Or reach for the bottle when you build a classic: an alcohol-free Negroni, an Americano, a vermouth on the rocks before you sit down to eat. Serve alongside olives, salted nuts, and cured bites, the way it has always been done. Our range runs from bitter orange aperitivi to red and white vermouths and aromatic botanicals, each one bittersweet, complex, and ready for the golden hour.

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