Melon, apricot and raspberry smoothie with Balsamic Vinegar of Modena PGI
Recipe by Licia Cagnoni Preparation: 10’ Difficulty: easy Cut the melon flesh into pieces, remove the apricot kernel and put everything in a blender. Add the yoghurt and blend until the mixture is smooth and thick. Pound the ice cubes and put them in the blender with some raspberries, two leaves of lemon balm and […]
Negroni
Balsamic Vinegar of Modena PGI is renowned worldwide. It is especially known for its flavour enhancing quality and the range of flavours. These unmistakable properties are the reasons why we embarked in this short journey of discovery of the flavour of Balsamic Vinegar in the universe of Cocktails. Six instalments where great classic cocktails will […]
Martini
An iconic cocktail, the Martini (the official name is Martini Dry). Considering the pure and perfect form of this cocktail, together with Marco we wondered whether to include it in our list, and, at the end, we decided to give it a Balsamic vinegar twist. It wasn’t easy finding the right formula, but, after many […]
“Black Mary” cocktail
Preparations Crush the blueberries with the vodka in the Boston shaker. Add the sugar cube, ice and the remaining ingredients. Shake the mixture, filter and serve.
Boulevardier
The Boulevardier is a great classic cocktail. It is considered a close relative of the Negroni, as they share two of the three main ingredients, with Bourbon replacing Gin. It was invented in 1927 by a legendary barman, Harry McElhone who created it for Erskine Gwynne at Paris’ Harry’s bar. Gwynne was the American writer […]
Bloody Mary
This is one of my favourite cocktails, to tell the truth. Intense and full-bodied like none, I could not leave out the Bloody Mary from our series of creations. Compared with the traditional recipe, Marco Latini and I decided to substitute Worcestershire sauce with Balsamic Vinegar of Modena PGI and we also made another variation: […]
Balsamic Spritz
This time my overwhelming passion for bubbles took over and together with Marco Latini we created an original cocktail that we called Balsamic Spritz, obviously in honour of Balsamic Vinegar of Modena PGI. We start with a wedge of pink grapefruit split in three pieces, lightly pressed in the glass with a teaspoon of cane […]
Americano
I’m going to say it from the start: the Americano is one of my favourite Cocktails. Absolutely perfect the interaction of all its elements, with that bitter taste that does not fade away. It was no easy feat to find the right place for the Balsamic Vinegar of Modena PGI. Marco Latini, my faithful bartender, […]