Aperitif, Contratto

• Aperitif produced by Contratto in Piedmont, Italy • Grape-based distillate sourced from estate-grown fruit • Extracts of 28 different herbs, spices, roots and seeds, including aloe, angelica, wormwood, safflower, cinchona, bitter orange, sweet orange, lemon, mandarin, hawthorn, cloves, cardamom, licorice, juniper, mint, rhubarb, sage, nettle and ginger • Botanicals are crushed through a hammer mill and cold-extracted with hydro-alcoholic solution over 35 days • Sweetened with beet sugar and colored with carrot and beetroot extracts • Filtered to remove all solids and rested in stainless steel tank for 40 days • Double Gold medalist at the 2023 San Francisco World Spirits Competition • 13.5% ABV Distilled from the noble Piedmontese grape and packed with orange peel, orange blossom and rhubarb on the nose, Contratto Aperitif is one of the finest of its kind on the market today. White stone fruit, marzipan and a soft bitterness comes through on the palate. The gentian flavor is noticeable but delicate, masterfully balanced with the sweetness of this aperitivo. A natural replacement for Aperol.