I have started drinking Compari a bit more lately because I've been watching the first season of Mad Men. It's a fantastic show about Madison Avenue ad men in the 60s. The show has really gone for historical accuracy, and so everyone drinks like fish. It blows my mind the amount people used to drink. I got excited by the ridiculousness of seeing people having 10 drinks a day and so I started emulating them. I've gone from having 4 drinks a week to having 5 drinks a week. Don't tell my mom...
My aunt Sara got me drinking Compari about a year and a half ago. It's an Italian bitters with a uniquely herbal taste. Often considered an aperitif, I prefer it as a digestif. Something to sip slowly into the night. Actually, we should be using the words aperitivo and digestivo because Compari is Italian. If I am going to be snobbish with my drinks, why limit my snobbery to the French tongue? I'm not a failed polyglot for nothing.
Here's what's great about Compari: it is an acquired taste. I've grown to really enjoy the medicinally herbal taste that it leaves in my mouth, sort of like a Ricola without the sugar, but none of my beer-drinking friends like it at all. I can be all sassy, "Hey guys, want to try my favorite drink?", and they never say yes twice. I come off as generous to my Pabst drinking buddies, but don't have to share my expensive Compari.
I like it straight up on the rocks, but if you're working your way into the taste of it, try 1 part Compari with 2 parts Seltzer. Cheers!
The Artist Drinks: Compari, A Drink You Won’t Have to Share
I have started drinking Compari a bit more lately because I've been watching the first season of Mad Men. It's a fantastic show about Madison Avenue ad men in the 60s. The show has really gone for historical accuracy, and so everyone drinks like fish. It blows my mind the amount people used to drink. I got excited by the ridiculousness of seeing people having 10 drinks a day and so I started emulating them. I've gone from having 4 drinks a week to having 5 drinks a week. Don't tell my mom...
My aunt Sara got me drinking Compari about a year and a half ago. It's an Italian bitters with a uniquely herbal taste. Often considered an aperitif, I prefer it as a digestif. Something to sip slowly into the night. Actually, we should be using the words aperitivo and digestivo because Compari is Italian. If I am going to be snobbish with my drinks, why limit my snobbery to the French tongue? I'm not a failed polyglot for nothing.
Here's what's great about Compari: it is an acquired taste. I've grown to really enjoy the medicinally herbal taste that it leaves in my mouth, sort of like a Ricola without the sugar, but none of my beer-drinking friends like it at all. I can be all sassy, "Hey guys, want to try my favorite drink?", and they never say yes twice. I come off as generous to my Pabst drinking buddies, but don't have to share my expensive Compari.
I like it straight up on the rocks, but if you're working your way into the taste of it, try 1 part Compari with 2 parts Seltzer. Cheers!