9 Reasons To Start With Aperitifs, End With Digestifs
Don't call it pre-gaming — the French don't. An apéritif is a spirit drunk before a meal to stoke one's appetite and a digestif (wait for it) is drunk after a meal to calm it all down. Whether you're sipping on a pre-dinner Chartreuse or a post-dinner port, an expertly blended cocktail starring an obscure Alpine liqueur or simply a Campari and soda, raise two glasses tonight and enjoy a tipple like they do in France.
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Don't call it pre-gaming — the French don't. An apéritif is a spirit drunk before a meal to stoke one's appetite and a digestif (wait for it) is drunk after a meal to calm it all down. Whether you're sipping on a pre-dinner Chartreuse or a post-dinner port, an expertly blended cocktail starring an obscure Alpine liqueur or simply a Campari and soda, raise two glasses tonight and enjoy a tipple like they do in France.
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