Sales of Aperol were up 148 per cent last month compared with the previous yearThere has not been an abundance of sunshine but summer cocktails are flying off the shelves as months of working from home have turned Britain into a nation of amateur mixologists. Supermarkets are recording a huge increase in sales of spirits used in aperitifs, as people who working from home use the time gained not having to commute to create “sundowners” before dinner. SponsoredWaitrose said that sales of Aperol, an Italian aperitif, were up by 148 per cent in July compared with the same month last year and sales of vermouth increased by up to 64 per cent. Aperol is a bitter-tasting spirit made principally of rhubarb, gentian and cinchona that is mixed with prosecco and soda water to make an Aperol spritz.

Source: The Times August 02, 2021 18:45 UTC