APERITIFS

Hunger is the best  appetiser,but the sharp edge of appetite is not always available to those used to regular meals.So the need for a drink taken before meals to stimulate the appetite.

These drinks are divided into 5 groups:-

• Vermouth
• Bitter
• Aniseed
• Sherry
• Cocktails

1. VERMOUTH -Aromatized wine,which are fortified with spirits or brandy.The aromatizing can be done with herbs,roots,fruits,flowers peel,quinine etc

Example of Vermouths

• Martini dry 
• Martini bianco
• Martini rosso
• Cinzano dry
• Cinzano bianco
• Cinzano rosso
• Noilly prat 
• Carpano

SERVICE

It is common to serve vermouths,chilled,slice of lemon/lime on olive.The sweet ones may be served at ordinary temperature although many prefer them chilled and are usually served with cherry.