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Aperol

Aperol is an Italian bitter aperitif with a citrus-led character and a secret recipe that includes orange, gentian and cinchona.

Style
Bitter aperitif
Named ingredients
Orange, gentian and cinchona

Padua, 1919

Aperol begins with the Barbieri brothers.

Campari Group dates Aperol’s first production to Padua in 1919, by Fratelli Barbieri. Its account describes the idea of a light, approachable aperitif.

Aperol joined Campari Group in 2003, a later chapter in that brand history.

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