Best Substitutes for Aperol

Out of Aperol? Here are the best alternatives that work in cocktail recipes.

Aperol — liqueur used in cocktails

Original Ingredient

Aperol

Liqueur 11.00% ABV Vibrant bitter orange peel and rhubarb on the nose. Palate is gently bittersweet with herbal complexity, gentian root, and cinchona bark. Light, crisp finish with citrus lift.

Recommended Substitutes

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Campari

Use as a 1:1 substitute unless otherwise noted.

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Amaro Montenegro

Use as a 1:1 substitute unless otherwise noted.

General Substitution Tips

  • Match the alcohol level: a 40% spirit needs a similarly strong replacement or adjust volume.
  • For liqueurs, dilute spirits + simple syrup can replicate sweetness and proof.
  • Citrus substitutions: lemon and lime are mostly interchangeable at a 1:1 ratio.
  • For bitters, Angostura is the most neutral substitute for most other aromatic bitters.