Enjoy the moment: These aperitifs invite you to relax

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From tart and fruity, delicate and floral to refreshing citrus notes – the world of aperitifs offers a wide range of flavors. Falstaff presents the top 9 aperitifs that can bring evenings to a successful close.

The Editors,

12.07.2024

Montenegro

A tart, fruity aroma with cherry, earthy root notes and floral overtones. Tight-knit on the palate with sweet-bitter notes reminiscent of pine and forest herbs. Long, persistent...

Italy

Reisetbauer Qualitätsbrand

Floral with rose petals, grapefruit and orange blossom on the nose. Hints of aromatic wine on the palate, followed by dried herbs on the finish. Decent structure with savoury...

Upper Austria, Austria

Manufaktur Gölles

A strong herbal blend that contains a lot of sage, backed by stone fruit notes in the aroma. Slightly fruity on the palate at the start, savoury accents become more pronounced...

Styria, Austria

Hödl Hof Fruchtdestillerie und Spirituosen

Pure pine notes are abundant in the glass. The fresh nose also benefits from a fine interplay between tartness and acidity. Sweet resinousness is also immediately vivid on the...

Styria, Austria

Nonino Distillatori

Rich nose with fresh basic tendencies that are tinged with citrus peel. Impressions of green tea and grapefruit are also vivid. Complex on the palate with floral hints, with...

Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy

Antonio Nadal

At the beginning, a candy-like sweetness of peach rises in the glass, which takes on a hint of orange marzipan with air. Fleshy on the palate with sweetness and herbs, the creamy...

Spain

Cocchi

Very tightly woven on the vermouth nose with notes of elderflower, gentian root, dried herbs and orange zest. Intense and smooth on the palate with good balance and a crisp...

Piedmont, Italy

Gurktaler Alpenkräuter

The first impression contains a lot of freshness, an orangy fruit note and the typical tannins of sea buckthorn. On the palate the ratio of sweetness and bitterness is very...

Carinthia, Austria

HS Heidelberg Spirits

Airy, fragrant and fruity, the aroma can be summed up as flowers, such as roses and violets, and fruit, such as elderberry. Similar on the palate, penetrating sweetness emerges on...

Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany

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