1870 Bitter Aperitivo

Meletti 1870 is a traditional Italian aperitivo. Three separate distillates: sweet orange, bitter orange, and a spice and herb infusion, are blended with pure spirits to create a mildly bitter, yet refreshing aperitivo. The impressively complex flavor profile starts with sweet citrus, moves through a bitter middle, and finishes with gentian, coriander, cinnamon, and clove notes. Traditionally enjoyed with a splash of club soda or mixed with vermouth and soda to make an Americano, 1870 also lends itself to many other interesting cocktail applications.

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Saveur

“Meletti has real weight and a fascinating array of flavors-which makes it ideal in cocktails that can play off that complexity .
. . . Meletti is a solid substitute for Campari.”

C. Jones, June 2016

Tasting Panel - 92 pts

Sweet, anise bitter nose; smooth and fruity with ripe herbs and sweet, bitter flavors; lush, long and rich; similar to but softer and smoother than Campari.

A. Dias Blue, October 2015

1870 Spritz

2 oz Meletti 1870 Aperitivo

3 oz LaLuca Prosecco

1 oz club soda

Add all ingredients into a highball with ice. Garnish with orange horseneck or hibiscus flower in syrup.

Americano

1 oz Meletti Amaro

1 oz Meletti 1870 Aperitivo

Club soda

Add first two ingredients to a highball glass with ice. Top with club soda and garnish with orange wedge.

Ascoli Negroni

• 1 oz Botanical Gin
• 1 oz Meletti Amaro
• 1 oz Meletti 1870
• 3 dashes orange bitters

Stir with ice. Strain into chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with orange twist.

Bitter & Angry

1.5 oz VS Cognac

1 oz Triple Sec

.5 oz Meletti 1870 Aperitivo

Put all ingredients into a mixing glass with ice. Stir, and strain into rocks glass with ice, or a chilled cocktail glass. Garnish with lemon twist.

Cardinale

1.5 oz gin

1 oz dry vermouth

.75 oz Meletti 1870

Add all ingredients into a mixing glass with ice. Stir and strain into a rocks glass with fresh ice.

Drunk on Christmas Morning

1 oz Shipwreck Coffee Rum
1 oz Bourbon
1 oz Meletti 1870
.5 oz espresso

Shake ingredients with ice. Strain into rocks glass with one large cube. Garnish with orange twist.

Gin N' Juice

1 oz. botanical gin

.5 oz Meletti 1870 Aperitivo

3 oz grapefruit juice

5 dashes orange bitters

Splash club soda

Pour into highball glass with ice. Top with club soda, and garnish with a grapefruit wedge. Garnish with mint if desired.

Italian Sorbet

1.5 oz Meletti Limoncello

1 oz Orange Juice

1 oz Lime Juice

1 oz Coconut Milk

¾ oz 1870 Bitter Aperitivo

In a shaker, combine all ingredients except for the 1870 Bitter Aperitivo. Top with ice and shake until chilled about 10 seconds. Strain into a tumbler over crushed ice and float the Bitter Aperitivo over the top. Garnish with a dried orange wheel and enjoy!

La Marche Negroni

1 oz gin

1 oz Meletti Amaro

1 oz Meletti 1870 Aperitivo

Stir with ice. Strain into chilled cocktail glass. Flame expressed orange peel over drink.

LaLuca Ruby Red Spritz

2 oz Meletti 1870 Aperitivo

1 oz fresh grapefruit juice

3 oz LaLuca Prosecco

Add all ingredients into a chilled champagne flute. Garnish with grapefruit horseneck.

Magic Carpet

.75 oz orange vodka

.75 oz Meletti 1870 Aperitivo

.75 oz blood orange liqueur

3 oz hibiscus tea

1 oz blood orange juice

Shake all ingredients with ice. Strain into a highball with fresh ice. Garnish with hibiscus flower in syrup, blood orange wheel, or dehydrated blood orange.