ITALICUS Celebrates 9 Years with the Return of Rosolio Day

ITALICUS Rosolio di Bergamotto celebrate their 9th anniversary on the 1st September with a full month dedicated to the Art of Aperitivo.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK [September 2, 2025] – This year, ITALICUS Rosolio di Bergamotto honored its 9th anniversary and the second annual Rosolio Day on September 1st, with the launch of ITALICUS Aperitivo Weeks, a month-long celebration of paying homage to Italian aperitivo culture.

This year, nine countries, each to represent the years celebrating Rosolio Day – Italy, the UK, France, Spain, Switzerland, Poland, the USA, New Zealand, and Hong Kong – will host week-long activations in leading bars, featuring bespoke cocktail menus dedicated to ITALICUS. Consumers will be able to discover the ITALICUS Spritz as well as the versatility of Rosolio di Bergamotto through specially crafted drinks, its unique story, and its place at the heart of modern aperitivo culture.

Some of the bars taking part to the celebrations globally include Bad Company 1920 in Madrid (Spain), L’Antiquario in Naples (Italy), Bar de Luxe in Hong Kong, The Regent in Wellington (New Zealand) to name few.

Select bars participating in the celebrations across the U.S. will be in New York City and Florida. Full list below: 

• Mommy's Cocktail Club (NYC)
• Rumba Cubana (NYC)
• 1928 Cocktail Club (NYC)
• Time Out Market Union Square (NYC)
• Felice NYC 
• ViceVersa (MIA)
• Oro (MIA)
• Cafe La Trova (MIA)
• Bar Kaiju (MIA) 
• IT Trattoria (MIA)
• Four Seasons Surfside (MIA)
• Four Seasons Miami (MIA)
• Simply Capri (MIA)
• Felice Brickell (MIA)
• Felice West Palm Beach (MIA)

The success of these initiatives was recently recognized by The Drinks Business Awards 2025, which named Rosolio Day and ITALICUS Weeks Consumer Campaign of the Year. This accolade underscores the campaign’s impact in engaging consumers worldwide, cementing ITALICUS’s position as a leading voice in shaping how the modern aperitivo is enjoyed and celebrated.

Founded in 2016 by renowned spirits expert Giuseppe Gallo, ITALICUS Rosolio di Bergamotto was created to revive the almost forgotten Rosolio category. Made with the finest Italian ingredients, the striking aquamarine bottle reflects Italy’s artistic heritage and the timeless tradition of the aperitivo.

“The aperitivo continues to grow as a cultural and social ritual across the world,” comments Giuseppe Gallo, founder of ITALICUS. “Rosolio Day and ITALICUS Weeks are a way for us to celebrate this heritage with bartenders and consumers globally, and to showcase how ITALICUS can shape and inspire the modern cocktail scene with a new way to spritz.”

Following a Landmark Year for ITALICUS

The 9th anniversary comes after another successful edition of the Art of ITALICUS Aperitivo Challenge, the annual global bartender competition, with over 10 countries participating globally. The 2025 challenge asked bartenders to reimagine the Spritz, a serve that continues to dominate menus worldwide as the rise of the aperitivo movement shows no sign of slowing. 

A Global Aperitivo Celebration

Participating bars of the ITALICUS Weeks will offer exclusive ITALICUS cocktail menus for one week during September, including the ITALICUS Spritz signature, an aromatic and zesty serve. Venues include some of the most celebrated cocktail destinations worldwide, where guests can experience the art of ITALICUS through drinks that highlight key notes of Calabrian bergamot and Italian botanicals. 

A full list of all participating bars worldwide will be available on the ITALICUS website from the first week of September.

Rosolio Day, now an annual fixture on the drinks calendar, also invites consumers to explore the fascinating history of Rosolio – a liqueur once crafted in Italian convents and family homes, traditionally served as a welcome drink by royal families, and now reintroduced for a new era of aperitivo lovers. 

To mark this year’s anniversary, ITALICUS has collaborated with Italian visual artist Fabiola Sangineto, the winner of ITALICUS’ Creative Talent 2021 competition in Italy with her piece “Italicus Urbs Eterna”. Commissioned to create a special artwork for the 9th anniversary, Sangineto has crafted a vibrant representation of the ITALICUS aperitivo moment, the brand story, and the modern, fresh and lively ITALICUS Spritz. The illustration brings to life the aperitivo culture and a visual expression of ITALICUS’s role in today’s global scene.

ITALICUS Rosolio di Bergamotto is available at select retailers for $39.99. For more information, visit rosolioitalicus.com.

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About ITALICUS® Rosolio Di Bergamotto

ITALICUS was created by the authority in Italian spirits, Giuseppe Gallo, to bring back the forgotten Rosolio category. With key notes of Calabrian bergamot, ITALICUS is made using the finest Italian ingredients to create a taste of Italy. The striking bottle design embodies the history and heritage of Italy’s distinctive regions, whilst telling the story of Rosolio’s time-honoured traditional drinking occasion of Aperitivo.

ITALICUS is one of the most awarded aperitivo brands globally. ITALICUS Rosolio di Bergamotto was awarded Best New Spirit 2017 at the prestigious Tales of the Cocktail Spirited Awards, and Top Trending Liqueur Brand by Drinks International from 2019 to 2025. Additional awards include: DOUBLE GOLD - World Wine Spirits Trophy 2021; Italian Aperitif of the Year GOLD MEDAL - NYISC 2021 and 2016; Tasting GOLD Medal 2018, 2019 – Women & Wine and Spirits Awards; Best New European Spirit at the Mixology Awards 2017 in Berlin; Best Product at FIBAR 2017; Packaging Awards GOLD MEDAL 2017 and Contemporary Awards TROPHY - International Wine & Spirits Competition 2017; Packaging Trophy - Harpers Design 2017; Gold Medal – San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2017; Platinum Best of Luxury – Pentawards 2017; Best New Product – Bar Awards 2016; EXCEPTIONAL Quality Certificate – Difford’s Guide 2016.