Surely everyone heard at least once the word "aperitifs". What it is? Not everyone knows that. Aperitif is a weak alcoholic drink that is served before a meal in order to quench your thirst and tune in for the upcoming feast. An appetizer, such as slices of lemon, olives, almonds and other
types of nuts, will never interfere
. It should be noted that, in addition to wine and vodka products, there are other aperitifs: nectars and drinks that do not contain alcohol.
As the latter, you can serve soda, soda, mineral or ordinary cold water. The most preferred nectars for the aperitif are lemon, grapefruit, tomato, grape (not too sweet). Also suitable are orange, pomegranate, birch. Vermouth has gained great popularity. It is a very common aperitif. Many have already managed to fall in love. It must be understood that an aperitif is not served after a meal.
Three groups
There are three categories of drinks served before a meal: mixed, combined, and single. The names speak for themselves.
The latter include aperitifs consisting of only one thing. For example, only champagne, vermouth or something stronger.
As for the combined aperitif, it represents several types of drinks that bring at the same time, for example wine, nectars and mineral water. Of course, all this is served in different dishes. Vodka, cognac and wine are in glasses, water is in glasses, nectars are in glasses, champagne is in wine glasses. All this is on one tray, and each person can take what he likes best. Wine is an aperitif well suited for banquets. At such events must be alcoholic beverages.
What is mixed aperitifs, probably, it makes no sense to explain. Everything is clear from the name. They are a mixture of all kinds of drinks. Often it turns out pretty tasty. Mixed aperitifs primarily include savory or wine cocktails.
The best aperitifs
Before the meal, when the guests are just starting to approach the table, it is customary to serve aperitifs. They stand on small trays lined with napkins.
What should be served as an aperitif? Before lunch, you can offer a little vodka, cognac, hot tinctures, whiskey, as well as gin. Strong and expensive wines are suitable for dinner. Bitter tinctures are also welcome. Experts say that an ideal aperitif is vermouth, served with ice, diluted with mineral water or fruit juice.
Huge selection of drinks
In general, any unsweetened drinks can be served before meals. They can be offered both separately and in mixed form. To date, there are no too harsh rules regarding aperitifs. As such a drink can be served and champagne, and cognac, and Armagnac, and liquor, and brandy, and wine. Agree, the choice is quite large. Drinks can be both saturated and strong, as well as low alcohol, diluted with juice or water. In general, there are many options. Aperitif - a drink that is often served in restaurants before meals. It is necessary to be aware of this, going to a prestigious institution.
More about aperitifs
In the cold season, aperitifs can be as follows: chocolate hot vodka called “mocha” in small cups (maximum 50 g), punch, mulled wine, grog in miniature glass cups (from 50 to 100 g). It is good if the latter will be served with cup holders made of wood. Ceramic cups are also suitable.
If you want to make a really good impression on guests, you should offer them sherry or vermouth as an aperitif. Probably everyone knows what this is. As for the first, it is also offered when it is added to the soup, which acts as the main dish. It is worth remembering this important point. Sherry goes well with
black bean soup
. At first, this carafe is usually filled with this warm drink. And then it is poured into small glasses in the shape of the letter V. By the way, sherry can stand in the decanter for a long time. Other drinks can be served in different ways - either in small beautiful glasses with ice, or in cold form, or in special dishes for an aperitif. These rules must be observed to ensure that guests are satisfied. It should be understood how huge aperitifs are. What it is, you already know.
Dishes for aperitifs
As for the trays, they should be small. For strong alcoholic aperitifs, glasses are suitable for a maximum of 35-50 g. If we talk about cognac, then it should be brought in large glasses of 25-30 g pear-shaped. Flavored as well as dessert wines are poured into Madeira glasses of 75 g each. Moreover, the drink should not fill them to the brim. For table wines, lafitte as well as wine glasses are suitable. As for mixed drinks, they are served in toggle switches, in other words, in cocktail glasses.
Appetizer Snacks
If guests gather slowly, and some are delayed, snacks should be served along with drinks. But it’s allowed to serve only what is impossible to get enough of, for example, salted almonds, fruits, fried nuts, in some cases small canapes (miniature sandwiches). You can offer something more simple. For example, salty sticks. Some believe that the most important thing in a meal is just aperitifs. What is this, any educated person knows. Therefore, you should try not to disappoint the guests and hold a feast at the highest level so that everyone has only good impressions.