If you’re looking for some Mediterranean inspired cocktail recipes to impress your garden party guests, or simply looking to transport yourself across seas with one sip, look no further than these delicious cocktails.
ADRIATICO Roasted Amaretto Sour
50ml ADRIATICO Roasted Amaretto | 50ml Fresh Lemon Juice | 50ml Fresh Orange Juice | 1 Egg White
Dry shake all ingredients. Add ice to the shaker and shake again. Strain into a chilled coupe glass. Garnish with lemon zest.
ADRIATICO Amarettos are a range of Roasted and Bianco Amarettos, made from handpicked Italian almonds from Puglia. These premium Amarettos are also Gluten Free and Vegan Certified. ADRIATICO is the only Vegan amaretto in the world as the range is lactose free and it is one of the only 100% natural amarettos as it is made from real almonds.
ADRIATICO Amaretto Roasted RRP £28.99 for 70 cl. ABV 28%
Available from: Amazon, Harvey Nichols, SPIRIT.ED, Master of Malt, The Whisky Exchange, The Drinks Shop and Eataly
ADRIATICO Bianco Margarita
50 ml ADRIATICO Bianco Amaretto | 20 ml Tequila | 30 ml freshly squeezed lemon | 10 ml Triple sec
Dry shake all ingredients. Add ice and shake and strain into a coupe glass.
ADRIATICO Amaretto Bianco RRP £28.99 for 70 cl. ABV 16%
Available from: Amazon, Harvey Nichols, The Whisky Exchange , Master of Malt, The Drinks Shop and Eataly
Axia Mastiha Margarita
45ml Axia | 25ml Dry Pierre Ferrand Dry Curacao | 7.5ml Agave | 22.5ml Fresh Lime Juice
Line the tumbler rim with salt (smoked if you’re feeling sophisticated). Mix all ingredients in a shaker, shake and pour over rocks.
With 30% less calories than Vodka, Axia is an Extra-Dry Mastiha, a Mediterranean Spirit that can be enjoyed in many cocktails such as a margarita, negroni or with tonic. The unique Mastiha aroma is blended with notes of rose, cypress, citrus and bergamot.
Axia RRP: From £31.95 for 70cl
STAMBECCO Amaro Spritz
60ml Stambecco Amaro | 90ml Dry Sparkling Wine | 30ml Soda Water | Garnish with a Lime Wheel
Add ice to a long stem glass followed by Stambecco Amaro. Top up with Dry Sparkling Wine and Soda Water. Garnish with a lime wheel.
Stambecco is an Amaro crafted in Italy and infused with maraschino cherries plus 30 traditional botanicals, to create a bitter sweet Amaro Liqueur. Stambecco is perfectly balanced and the smooth and fruity spirit can be enjoyed as a shot, over ice or in cocktails.
Stambecco Amaro RRP: from £24.99 for 70cl.
Available from: Amazon, Drink Supermarket and Master of Malt
STARLINO Elderflower Spritz – Also Available at Prezzo
25ml STARLINO Elderflower | 25ml Sparkling Wine | 25ml Soda
Add ice to a glass followed by 25ml STARLINO Elderflower. Top up with 25ml Sparkling Wine and 25ml Soda.
Hotel STARLINO Elderflower RRP: £23 for 75cl. ABV: 17%. Available from: Amazon and Master of Malt
Prezzo has introduced a new Hotel STARLINO Lemon and Elderflower Spritz, so if you’re looking for a tasty excuse to head to your closest Prezzo, why not take a trip to enjoy the new cocktail! Delicious and refreshing, it is a meeting of the North and South of Italy, STARLINO Elderflower Liqueur from Turin with Malfy Lemon Gin, inspired by the Amalfi Coast; a light, refreshing long drink for warm days.
Hotel STARLINO Elderflower Spritz RRP at Prezzo: £7.50