Best Substitutes for Campari

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

Campari — other used in cocktails

Original Ingredient

Campari

Other 25.00% ABV Bold, bitter nose of quinine, orange peel, and aromatic herbs. Palate is assertively bitter with complex herbal depth, cherry, and gentian root. Long, drying finish with citrus bite.

Recommended Substitutes

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Aperol

Use as a 1:1 substitute unless otherwise noted.

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Amaro Montenegro

Use as a 1:1 substitute unless otherwise noted.

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Dubonnet Rouge

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.