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The Aperitivo Co. to open bar in Bristol
A new bar opening in July is inspired by the drinking traditions of France, Italy and Spain.
The Aperitivo Co. already bottle their own vermouths, aperitifs and bitter liqueurs.
“The world of Italian liqueurs is vast, but perhaps none are as iconic as the red aperitivos that define many a Negroni, Americano and spritz,” wrote Imbibe recently.
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“A category defined as alcohol macerated with botanicals (typically including bitter orange peel and gentian root), then sweetened with sugar, most of these liqueurs clock in around the 20-28% ABV range, and no two versions taste exactly alike.”
“Handmade in Bristol, proudly European,” says the website of The Aperitivo Co, whose next step is to open their first bar in their home city.
The Aperitivo Co. are opening their first bar in a former joke shop – photo: Martin Booth
The Aperitivo Co. will be opening on Colston Street in what for many years was a joke shop but in more recent times has been a French restaurant, Le Poivrot, and Mexican-themed bar Downtown Taqueria.
Co-owner Richard Tring is well-known in Bristol’s hospitality sector, and has twice been shortlisted for Imbibe’s ‘Bar Personality of the Year’ awards.
Tring was behind both Le Poivrot and Downtown Taqueria, as well as Red Light bar on Unity Street and the former Weber & Tring’s shop on Christmas Steps.
The Aperitivo Co. bar is due to open at 47 Colston Street on July 1 – photo: Martin Booth
Main photo: Mike Canham
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