Let’s take a trip to the Italian coast and pretend we’re in season two of The White Lotus . I know—airfare is increasingly exorbitant and budgets are stretched tighter than waistbands after a backyard barbecue. Luckily, there’s a simple way to take your senses on a European vacation: Make yourself an Aperol cocktail. Herbaceous hints of rhubarb, cinchona, and gentian remind your taste buds of a warm and bright seashore, where lunch breaks go on for hours, and happy hour runs through dinner.

Aperol was invented by brothers Luigi and Silvio Barbieri in 1919. The aperitif is known for its orange, Fanta-like sheen and bittersweet taste. And, if you didn’t already know, it’s the eponymous ingredient in the Aperol Spritz, a classic yet complex cocktail. You’ve had it a million times, though

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