There Grand hôtellerie is not just about breathtaking architecture and sheer sea views, but It lives above all on the stories and gestures of the people who inhabit its spaces. When these stories cross paths with a true legend of the global bar industry, magic is guaranteed. The successful partnership between the Grand Hotel Excelsior Victory of Sorrento and Mr. Colin Peter Field, a name that needs no introduction for anyone involved in signature mixology.
For decades an uncontested soul of the Hemingway Bar at the Hôtel Ritz in Paris — and crowned best bartender in the world on several occasions by international magazines such as Forbes — Field He returns to make the heart of mixology beat on the Amalfi Coast. His Sorrento home will once again be L'Orangery Poolside Bar & Restaurant, the refined oasis immersed in the lush garden of the historic Fiorentino family residence, amidst the penetrating scent of citrus fruits and the unique nuances of the Gulf of Naples.
The collaboration formula is renewed in the name of exclusivity: a series of four-day residencies per month throughout the 2026 season, during which guests and enthusiasts will have the rare opportunity to sit at the bar and be guided by Field's charisma.
The menu proposed by the British maestro will be a dual-stranded journey: on the one hand, mastery of the great classics of international mixology, on the other, a profound homage to the roots and raw ingredients of the Campania tradition. The perfect symbol of this encounter is the Sorrentino (known to the general public as the Limoncello Spritz), a cocktail created by Field himself in 2012 as a personal dedication to Guido Fiorentino, President and CEO of the hotel. A seemingly simple recipe, yet one with a perfect organoleptic balance, where the citrusy exuberance of local limoncello meets the perlage of prosecco, has become over the years a true manifesto of the hotel's hospitality.
The presence of Colin Peter Field in Sorrento It demonstrates how great contemporary mixology doesn't necessarily have to chase the avant-garde at all costs, but can find its ultimate expression in the value of hospitality, precision of service, and authentic valorization of the local area.
Dates to mark in your diary: For those who wish to live this special experience in the setting of the'Excelsior Vittoria, the next confirmed appointments with Mr. Colin Peter Field will be:
September 16 – 20, 2026
October 7 – 11, 2026
