Guide to Aperitifs | How to Drink

Today, with the help of my sponsor Haus, I'm taking a look at the world of Aperitifs and sampling what I consider to be a pretty decent cross section of the product category, while hopefully providing some decent historical information to boot. Not much more to say about this so, on with the show. Here's a list of what you'll find in this one though:
Haus Bitter Clove
Haus Peach Passionfruit
Haus Ginger Yuzu
Martini & Rossi Sweet Vermouth (Red)
Noilly Prat Dry Vermouth
Dubonnet Rouge
Ricard Pastis de Marseille
Campari
Aperol
Tio Pepe Sherry
Rain Water Maderia

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[howtodrink]

Guys, when you’re in NJ this is how you pronounce it, whatever it is.

[ecmelton]

After drinking like 40 glasses of aperitifs, I can't even imagine how big the meal you're gonna eat is.

[daleharden]

I, too, prefer throwing my glassware on the ground as opposed to cleaning it.

[andrewwinson]

The orange note you’re trying to describe in Campari is actually pretty easy to identify if you’ve ever had it’s purer non-alcoholic Italian expression: chinotto, which is flavored with, wait for it, dwarf bitter oranges called, WAIT FOR IT... chinotto

[oxbow]

Not that anyone asked, but:

Intro: 0:00
What is an aperitif? 0:55
The video sponsor, Haus: 2:16
A word about digestifs: 3:11
Vermouths/Vermuts: 4:01
Greg has an oopsie: 6:40
Dubonnet: 9:28
Ricard (Pastis): 11:42
An interlude about Anise heritage: 14:27
Campari (and Aperol): 15:18
Sherry: 21:51
Madeira: 22:56
Haus' 3 Aperitifs: 26:36
Cocktail Aperitifs: 30:38
Outro: 31:56

[keeganjones]

I don’t even drink but this show is so entertaining/informative that I’ve seen almost every episode. Also Greg is a great host

[RomainDelmaire]

Aperitif is a big thing in France...and I'm not going to lie, we mostly drink it to get a bit drunk before a family dinner because those last hours and being drunk makes them a bit less awkward =')
Same reason we drink wine during and digestive after...keeping a constant level of alcohol in the blood.

Also we drink Ricard mixed with water. I've never seen anyone drinking Ricard pure, mostly because it tastes pretty terrible.

[bugmenotstupidtube]

Hi ! Southern french guy here,
Ricard and all Pastis is poured on a couple of ice cubes and topped with 4 to 5 volumes of water, straight Ricard is too intense ! Voilà.

[kelzbelz]

Your bad french accent is a thing of beauty

[konstasalminen]

I love that the bottles in low right corner spells "Halaus" which translates in Finnish to "hug"

[aurelstuf]

Just as a heads up from a french person, Ricard is absolutely never meant to be drunk on its own. Its supposed to be diluted with about a 5 to 1 ratio of water against pastis. People's appreciation of it is generally pretty binary, either you love it either you hate it and its considered as more of an acquired taste. I'm pretty surprised you enjoyed it (pleasantly surprised), especially without water.

[TheZulipanda]

Italian here! For those wondering, the best spritz is made of:
- Ice
- 2 parts of aperol or campari (or 1 part aperol and 1 part campari, and so you obtain a "mezzo e mezzo")
- 2 parts prosecco (I mean, yeah, you should use prosecco, but if you can't find it, white sparkling wine is ok. Preferibly dry)
- 1 part of sparkling water, or gassosa, or soda. Ya know, as a topping. Spritz is the king of aperitivi, so your goal is not to go drunk before a dinner

[dougdoug]

Love the vidéo !
French drinking tip : Ricard (and pastis in general) is served diluted with cold water in a tall glass (we actually describe the wanted level of dilution with the color of the final drink) and almost never on itself

[JamesRyhl]

The last couple months I've done basically nothing but watch HTD videos. They're so well made and Greg is so charismatic and such a great host

[ProphetBoo]

You would be a wonderful dungeon master in D&D

[bastiensaillens]

HTD: drinks ricard straight out of the bottle.
me: cries in southern French.

[markjohns]

A millions french people just cried after hearing the intro 😂

[MadeByJoey]

One of my favorite things (beyond brown paper packages tied up with string) is when Greg gets a bit tipsy and his voice cracks as it goes up in register. It's so charming.

Also hooray for Haus! Their packaging and company ethos make me happy.

[hjk]

Please make more videos like this (looking forward to the vermouth one). Perhaps videos on amaros, fruit liqueurs, maybe vegetal liqueurs like benedictine?

[arysky]

This may sound odd, but I found a bar spoon for sale at a goodwill near me. I'm a minor and my parents don't drink much alcohol, so I'd never seen one before. I bought it thinking it was just some fancy soup spoon and have been using it that way for a while. I saw your spoon on this channel and realized what it was. So thanks, HtD for teaching me what my spoon is really for! I'm still gonna wait til I'm of age to drink more than coffee and mocktails though ;)