aperol

What can only be described as the taste of summer, Aperol combined the bitterness of a tart citrus and mixes it with the sweetness of orange twisted around warming rhubarb. The beverage was originally produced in 1919 under the Barbieri company in Padua, Italy. Even though it has a long running timeline of production, the brand did not become popular until after the Second World War, due to the American troops being introduced to beverage while stationed in Italy.  Now the beverage is produced by the Campari company. This change of events in the company history is interesting since both are a bitter aperitif, though the two are quite different, where as Campari is truly bitter and tart with 28% abv, Aperol contains a slightly higher sugar content, so it allows sweetness to subvert the bitter, and only has 11% abv, essentially removing that added bite that Campari can have. Try the liquor in the Summer Camp, the Rustic Camps official drink, or mix it with Prosecco to make the Spritz.