6 p.m. In Milan, outdoor tables along the Navigli are filling up as the sun sets. In Rome, waiters are weaving through the narrow streets of Trastevere, balancing trays laden with appetisers. In Venice, bars in Campo Santa Margherita pour endless rounds of Spritz, served alongside mountains of cicchetti. It’s aperitivo hour, the social ritual that sets Italy apart in the global landscape of convivial traditions—an unmissable moment that turns the simple enjoyment of a drink into a shared cultural experience.
The new Coqtail magazine
Coqtail – for fine drinkers is the quarterly lifestyle magazine dedicated to mixology and hospitality. Its pages in Italian and English gather stories of Italian and international excellence, leaders in the cocktail industry, experts in the field, emerging talents and entrepreneurs. But also brands, spirits and bubbly. With a refined style and a fresh approach to words and images, it is aimed at readers with a discerning eye for top-quality drinking trends, lovers of travel and everyday luxuries. A natural evolution of Coqtail’s digital magazine, the print edition is available on newsstands and in specialised bookstores, the most prestigious hotel and hospitality locations, private clubs, airports, stations and cocktail bars.
The new Coqtail magazine
Coqtail – for fine drinkers is the quarterly lifestyle magazine dedicated to mixology and hospitality. Its pages in Italian and English gather stories of Italian and international excellence, leaders in the cocktail industry, experts in the field, emerging talents and entrepreneurs. But also brands, spirits and bubbly. With a refined style and a fresh approach to words and images, it is aimed at readers with a discerning eye for top-quality drinking trends, lovers of travel and everyday luxuries. A natural evolution of Coqtail’s digital magazine, the print edition is available on newsstands and in specialised bookstores, the most prestigious hotel and hospitality locations, private clubs, airports, stations and cocktail bars.
#04. Sundowner
Issue 4 – March 2025
#04. Sundowner
Issue 4 – March 2025
Coqtail
/ kɒk·teɪl /
There are many stories about the origins of the first cocktail. Many of them are fanciful myths, and some have never been confirmed. However, they all have one fundamental element in common: a rooster's tail. Used as a garnish, and evoked by the shape of a carafe or the colors of a liquid mixture, it represents the inspiration that guided the first bartenders as they experimented with the rudiments of mixology. This gave rise to Coqtail, our neologism that recounts the history of fine drinking.
