Aperitif Box

The Apéro box brings together everything you need to entertain without the fuss: a ready-to-pour mocktail, a terrine, a jelly, crackers and things to nibble on. It works as well for a spur-of-the-moment happy hour as for a hostess gift.

Signé Local brings together in this box six products from six of its members, made in Quebec, from Montréal and Laval to the Laurentians and Montérégie.

Ideal as: a Quebec host or hostess gift to bring to a dinner, a happy hour or a housewarming.

What's inside: six products. Some flavours vary by batch; refer to the label on the product you receive.

• Mocktail, assorted flavour, 250 ml can, from Nasdrow.
• Goose terrine, assorted flavour, 80 g jar, from Au Gîte des Oies.
• Onion and pepper jelly, 110 ml, from L'atelier sucré par Marie-Ève Langlois.
• Mélange 5 à 7 snack mix, 100 g bag, from Nutterie.
• Marinated milkweed pods, 190 ml, from Gourmet Sauvage.
• Grignote crackers, assorted flavour, from Auze.

Format: in the classic edition, the products come in the gift box shown in the first photo. The deluxe edition holds the same products in a black box with a message printed inside the lid.

Allergens: the Mélange 5 à 7 contains tree nuts (pistachios, pecans, dark chocolate-coated almonds) and sesame. The mocktail contains or may contain sulphites, depending on the flavour. Check each product's label for the full list.

Serving suggestion: one idea per product.

• Pour the mocktail well chilled, over ice, with fresh fruit or an herb of your choice.
• Spread the goose terrine straight onto the crackers.
• Add a spoonful of onion and pepper jelly on the terrine or on a firm cheese.
• Serve the milkweed pods as a welcome bite, plain or stuffed.
• Set out the Mélange 5 à 7 in a small bowl in the middle of the table.

Origin: box put together by Signé Local with products from Nasdrow (Montréal), Nutterie (Laval), Gourmet Sauvage (Mont-Blanc, in the Laurentians), Au Gîte des Oies (Roxton Falls) and L'atelier sucré par Marie-Ève Langlois (Saint-Mathieu-de-Beloeil), in Montérégie. Auze crackers carry the Aliments préparés au Québec logo.