Aperitif

• Aperitif produced by Contratto in Canelli, Italy
• Extracts of 28 different herbs, spices, roots, and seeds featuring aloe, angelica, wormwood, safflower, cinchona, bitter orange, sweet orange, lemon, mandarin, hawthorn, cloves, cardamom, licorice, juniper, mint, rhubarb, sage, nettle, and ginger
• Organic base distillate produced in Cuneo, Italy, from Italian wheat
• Botanicals are finely crushed through a hammer mill and cold macerated with hydroalcoholic solution for over 35 days
• The infusion is combined with the base distillate and sweetened with beet sugar
• The final blend is refrigerated, slowly filtered to remove all solids, and rested in a stainless steel tank for approximately 40 days
• Naturally colored with carrot and beetroot
• 250 grams of sugar per liter
• Bursting with orange peel, orange blossom, and rhubarb on the nose while white stone fruit, marzipan, and a soft bitterness come through on the palate. The gentian flavor is noticeable but delicate, masterfully balanced with the sweetness of this aperitivo.
• 13.5% ABV

A natural replacement for Aperol in any classic aperitivo-hour application, Contratto Aperitif deftly balances round, fruit-forward edges with a structure of gentle but confident bitterness, making it a friendly mixing cohort for both traditional and modern applications.