Cocktails that don’t get you drunk that quickly. Soft, for summer evenings and all

There are two types of people: those who love the spirit as the main ingredient in a cocktail, and those who prefer to cover up the alcohol flavor with citrus or fruit juices. Cocktails of the first type are called “spirit-forward” (= spirit-oriented) and include time-honoured drinks such as the Dry Martini, Old Fashioned or Manhattan. The second type includes all sours, but also classics such as the Daiquiri, French 75 or Margarita.

But there is also a third category. The namely the Cocktails with a slightly lower alcohol content. The latter due to the fact that they are not based on spirits (which have an alcohol content of 40 percent or more) but on vermouth or liqueur (which are usually around 22 percent or lower). For example, such drinks are ideal for aperitif invitations and are generally better suited to the hot summer weather. Yes, you know what we’re talking about: Aperol Spritz and its relatives. But there are many more:

A classic in Portugal, this drink is as simple as the name suggests.

Dry sherry has been wrongly forgotten as a cocktail ingredient. This 19th century aperitif offers complex flavors that remain wholesome and enjoyable.

Let’s not be fooled by the name! This elegant drink has no British roots, but was first mixed in Philadelphia in the 1930s and named after the inventor’s wife.

This original version of Negroni was invented in the 1860s by Gaspare Campari, the inventor of the bitter liqueur of the same name. The Americano was like this for a long time Milan-Turin known because Campari comes from Milan and Punt é Mes, the red vermouth originally used for this, comes from Turin.

White Negroni fans might enjoy this twist on Americano. Here the French gentian liqueur Suze is used and the red vermouth has been replaced by white.

A two-ingredient cocktail recipe is always a good idea, and this 1800s classic is a particularly elegant option.

Ah, you mean Campari orange? Yes. To a certain extent. Only Dante’s Bar in New York, where the drink is said to have originated during World War I, is it named after the legendary Italian guerrilla fighter. Which is definitely cooler.

One of the oldest cocktails in the world, dating back to 19th century London’s Pimm’s Oyster Bar.

Today, the sbagliato, the most famous Negroni variant, actually originated as a result of a mistake when Mirka Stocchetto used Basso Spumante instead of gin in Milan’s bar in 1972. Since then, the ‘wrong’ drink has enjoyed great popularity as a light drink. , sparkling summer drink.

Perhaps unexpected as a cocktail ingredient, the Stelvio Pass’s rustic Alpine Amaro is perfect with a spritz.

Not unlike the Aperol Spritz, this quintessentially Italian drink replaces Aperol with its more bitter cousin, Campari, and Prosecco with a mix of dry white wine and mineral water.

Yes, you know her from what feels like hundreds of thousands of corporate aperitifs and wedding receptions and the like. Easily digestible and completely basic bitchig (because there is actually nothing wrong with that). There are:

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