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Contratto - Liqueur Apéritif
Size
70 cl
Price
€37.20 ex. VAT
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Tasting notes
A bittersweet Italian aperitif liqueur made from a blend of herbs, roots, and botanicals. Features notes of citrus, gentian, rhubarb, and sweet spices with a vibrant amber-red color and a balanced bitter-sweet profile, ideal as an aperitivo or in cocktails.
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About this liqueur
Contratto's Liqueur Apéritif comes from Piedmont, a region with deep roots in vermouth and aromatised wine production. At 17% abv, this sits in the classic Italian apéritif style, designed to open the appetite rather than dominate it.
Expect bittersweet complexity, herbal and slightly resinous, built for mixing or sipping neat over ice before dinner. It works well as a pre-service pour on deck, or as the backbone of a proper Negroni or Americano when guests want something with genuine Piedmontese character rather than a generic bitter.
The Contratto Elegance
The Contratto Elegance is a shaken cocktail made with Contratto - Liqueur Apéritif, served in a coupe.
- Method
- Shaken
- Glass
- Coupe
- Ice
- Cubes
- Garnish
- Thin lemon twist expressed over the drink and placed on the rim, topped with a light sprinkle of Angostura bitters across the silky foam head
Ingredients
- 45 ml Contratto Liqueur Apéritif
- 30 ml dry vermouth
- 20 ml fresh lemon juice
- 15 ml simple syrup
- 2 dashes Angostura bitters
- 1 egg white
- Ice for shaking
Method
- Add Contratto Liqueur Apéritif, dry vermouth, fresh lemon juice, simple syrup, Angostura bitters, and egg white to a cocktail shaker without ice.
- Dry shake vigorously for 10-12 seconds to emulsify the egg white.
- Add ice to the shaker and shake again for 15 seconds until well-chilled.
- Double strain through a fine mesh strainer into the prepared glass.
Serve
Coupe glass, garnish with a thin lemon twist expressed over the drink and placed on the rim, topped with a light sprinkle of Angostura bitters across the silky foam head.
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Producer
Contratto
Contratto is a producer based in Canelli, in the Piedmont region of northwestern Italy. The house has a long history in the Italian vermouth and sparkling wine tradition, and today produces a range of aperitif liqueurs alongside…
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Region
Piedmont
Piemonte (Piedmont) occupies most of northwestern Italy, bordering Switzerland in the north and France in the west and almost reaching the Mediterranean coast. Its capital and largest city is Turin (Torino). In the wine world…
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