The aperitif has always been the favourite occasion for Italians to experience a moment of conviviality, an opportunity to relax and enjoy the company of others, ending the day in style. Especially when summer returns, the desire to toast with your friends and enjoy a cool drink grows beyond measure: on the beach at sunset, in your favorite place, on the trendiest rooftops in the city or during a bucolic picnic in the countryside, the aperitif moment knows no boundaries. If the location is a personal choice, the drink has a common denominator: it must be high quality, made with premium ingredients, but above all good!
The Group Bacardi, international leader in the spirits sector, thanks to brands that have always stood out for innovation and products with an unmistakable taste, offers the perfect drink list to enhance every nuance of the aperitif, toast to summer and satisfy all tastes, even the most demanding. From gin lovers with the Bombay Sapphire & Tonic and its iconic ingredients, to lovers of aromatic but light cocktails with theAMERICAN MARTINI. For those who prefer a more elegant taste, there is the St Germain Hugo, the perfect alchemy of ingredients to make the aperitif flourish, and for the most exclusive palates Grey Goose Altius, the new ultra-premium vodka that will be available exclusively in the best bars, clubs and restaurants in the world.
Thanks to a refined search for high-quality ingredients, this selection of drinks offers the right mix of simple recipes with a unique taste, perfect for enjoying the summer. Four cocktails with strong personalities, perfect for special moments spent with loved ones.
Make your aperitif blossom with ST-GERMAIN HUGO
Sophisticated and unmistakable, St Germain Hugo It stands out for being a fresh, low-alcohol drink loved by everyone, capable of transporting us to the heart of a flower garden and surprising us with the sweet notes of elderberry and those refreshing and bold with fresh mint and lime. The perfect cocktail for a floral and delicate aperitif thanks to the liqueur made according to the French artisanal method through the selection and hand-picking of fresh elderflowers, up to 1,000 in each bottle.
RECIPE
40ml of St Germain
60ml Prosecco
60 ml of soda
1 slice of Lime
Fresh mint
Pour into a glass filled with ice.
Garnish with a lime wedge and fresh mint leaves.
BOMBAY SAPPHIRE & TONIC, the iconic pleasure of gin
Bombay Sapphire invites you to immerse yourself in the heart of summer through its iconic gin-based cocktail: Bombay Sapphire & Tonic, to be enjoyed in the golden moment when day turns to night. The simple taste of tonic with its bubbles is added to the ten characteristic botanicals of Bombay Sapphire to enhance its unmistakable taste. A simple garnish like a lime wedge is enough to add a twist that will enhance the flavor of this classic drink.
RECIPE
1 part Bombay Sapphire gin
2 parts Premium Tonic Water
1 Lime Wedge
Make the cocktail in a balloon glass filled with ice and garnish with a lime wedge.
AMERICANO MARTINI, the twist of the great classic, lighter and more refreshing
MARTINI, an iconic brand of the Italian aperitif, offers the perfect cocktail for toasting in company during the summer season: theAmerican MARTINI, a fascinating variation of the traditional drink, presented in a new perfect serve in highball glass and with an innovative recipe, characterized by a greater presence of soda which allows you to lighten the classic cocktail, making it more fresh and pleasant, perfect for aperitif time.
RECIPE
4cl MARTINI Red
4 cl MARTINI Special Reserve Bitter
6cl Soda
Ice
Slice of orange
Lemon peel
Fill a highball glass with ice. Pour the ingredients, stir gently and garnish with a fresh orange slice and a lemon twist.
GREY GOOSE ALTIUS 'ON THE ROCK', the new ultra-premium vodka with a glacial taste
GREY GOOSE Vodka invites you to be inspired by the French Alps with its new ultra-premium release GREY GOOSE Altius. This new vodka is filtered at -24 degrees Celsius to capture the true wonder of the mountains. Unlike the traditional recipe, the latest version of the quintessential French vodka has been created using processes inspired by the extraordinary natural effects of high-altitude crystallization, which occurs in glacial conditions, to obtain an extraordinarily smooth vodka with a glacial and soft taste.
RECIPE
50ml Grey Goose Altius
1 large ice cube (or glacial rock)
Make the cocktail inside a tumbler and serve the cocktail with ice without garnishes to appreciate its purity.
Drink GREY GOOSE®, BOMBAY SAPPHIRE®, MARTINI® and ST-GERMAIN® responsibly!
