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No. 036 Cocktails · Sparkling wine
White peach purée and Prosecco gently stirred and poured into a chilled flute.
Makes 1 drink · about 3 min to make
Ounces are US fluid ounces (29.57 ml), rounded.
Printable recipe card Quantities as given in the IBA's official specification.
Soft white peach and dry Prosecco make a delicate, low-fuss aperitif. Stir gently to keep the bubbles.
The IBA lists variations: the Puccini (fresh mandarin juice), the Rossini (fresh strawberry purée) and the Tintoretto (fresh pomegranate juice).
The Bellini originated in Venice, Italy.
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No. 051 · Cocktail · IBA
Vodka, ginger beer and fresh lime in a copper mug over ice.
Photo: Will Shenton, CC BY-SA 3.0
No. 058 · Cocktail · IBA
A gin sour over crushed ice with crème de mûre drizzled through it. Created in 1980s London.
No. 014 · Cocktail
Advocaat and fizzy lemonade in roughly equal parts, with a squeeze of lime. Advocaat contains egg.
Photo: Tobias R. – Metoc, CC BY-SA 2.5