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bellini

Classic · Sparkling · Prosecco · Peach · Brunch · Italian · Aperitivo

ChampagneSparklingGlass: Champagne FluteDifficulty: Easy
A Bellini cocktail in a tall Champagne flute with pale peach color and fine bubbles on a white tablecloth.

Ingredients

  • • 2 oz white peach pur√©e
  • • 4 oz chilled Prosecco

Flavor Profile

STRENGTH3/10
SWEETNESS5/10
TARTNESS3/10
BITTERNESS1/10
AROMA7/10
TEXTURE5/10
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Did you know?

"The Bellini was created at Harry’s Bar in Venice by Giuseppe Cipriani in the 1940s, pairing local peaches with sparkling wine. Cipriani reportedly named the drink after the Venetian Renaissance painter Giovanni Bellini because the drink’s color recalled the pink tones in his work. The drink appears in mid-20th-century Italian bar culture and is often associated with summer and Venetian tourism. Modern histories of Harry’s Bar and Italian aperitivo culture retell the Bellini’s origin story as part of postwar cocktail revival in Europe."

Sources:Harry’s Bar histories; Italian aperitivo writing; Wondrich, Imbibe!

Instructions

  1. 11
  2. 2Add chilled white peach purée to a cold Champagne flute
  3. 32
  4. 4Slowly top with chilled Prosecco to preserve bubbles
  5. 53
  6. 6Gently stir once with a bar spoon to integrate
  7. 74
  8. 8Serve immediately while very cold