Aperitifs & Digestifs Menu - Purple Cafe & Wine Bar

Aperitifs & Digestifs
Amaro Luxardo Abano $7 - Founded in 1821, Luxardo has grown into one of Italy's foremost distillers of fine spirits.
Amaro Abano is light-bodied with infusions of cardamom, cinnamon, bitter orange peels, and cinchona. It finishes with
striking black pepper.
Amaro Rammazotti $7 - Created in 1815 by Ausano Ramazzotti and produced in Milan. With notes of orange peel,
cardamom, myrrh, galangal, ginger and cinnamon, Rammazotti seamlessly balances bitterness and sweetness.
Aperol $7 – Light in texture, but with a complex, rich taste of orange peel, bitter and sweet herbs, and citrus fruits. The
original recipe has remained unchanged since its creation in 1919.
Averna $8 - Named after its inventor, Salvatore Averna, who developed the recipe in 1868. Herbs, roots, and citrus
rinds are macerated in spirits before caramel is added. Averna is sweet and full-bodied, and has a gently herbal
bitterness.
Bonal Gentiane-Quina $7 - Known as "ouvre l'appétit" – the key to the appetite – it is made with an infusion of
gentian, cinchona, and herbs of the Grand Chartreuse mountains in a mistelle [fortified wine] base.
Byrrh $7 - A wine-based apéritif flavored with quinine. The grapes – mainly Carignan and Grenache from Roussillon –
are transformed into mistelle which is blended with dry red Roussillon wines.
Campari $9 - An Italian apéritif made according to a secret recipe originally developed in 1860 by Gaspare Campari in
Milan. Campari is prominently flavored with assertive, bitter orange peel, and finished with aromatic herbs.
Cocchi Americano $7 - An apéritif wine made from moscato d’asti grapes, with a recipe that includes gentian root,
cinchona bark, orange peel, and various herbs. Noted for its resemblance to Kina Lillet, the original formula of Lillet
Blanc.
Cocchi Barolo Chinato $16 - Famous in Piemonte, Barolo Chinato is D.O.C.G. Barolo wine infused with quinine bark,
rhubarb, ginger, cardamom, and a variety of other aromatic spices.
Cocchi Vermouth di Torino $6 – Made according to the regulations of one of only two protected geographical
indications of origin for vermouth, Cocchi Vermouth di Torino stands apart. The flavor profile is rich and vibrant, with
cocoa, citrus, rhubarb, and a balanced bitter undertone.
Dolin Vermouth $4 - Made to the same set of recipes since 1821, Dolin earned Chambéry, France's only Appellation
d’Origine for Vermouth in 1932. Long the benchmark for fine French Vermouth, it is made from fine wines of the region
and botanicals found in the Alpine meadows above Chambéry. Sweet or Dry.
Fernet Branca $8 - Created in 1845, Fernet Branca is an extremely bitter, aromatic spirit made from over 40 herbs
and spices, including myrrh, rhubarb, chamomile, cardamom, and saffron, with a base of grape spirits. It is aged for
twelve months in oak barrels.