Gaspare Campari

Gaspare Campari (12 March 1828 – 14 April 1882) was an Italian drinks manufacturer.

Born in Cassolnovo, Italy,[1] the tenth child of a farmer[2] he was making drinks at the Bass Bar in Castelnouvo by age 14.

[3] During the 1840s Campari sold a bitters-style aperitif throughout Italy,[3] initially under the name Bitter all'Uso d'Holanda.

[2] His recipe, which Campari keeps confidential, contained more than 60 natural ingredients including herbs, spices, barks and fruit peels.

He ran a cafe in front of Milan's historic cathedral, the Duomo.