Do you prefer "Dolcetto", the orange one based on orange soda, Ace and whiskey or "Scherzetto", the dark one with chinotto, lime juice and rum?
In this 2020 marked by the emergency Coronavirus, we will also spend the party of Halloween. If the latest decree passed by the Prime Minister does not allow us to leave the house, no one forbids us to celebrate with the family, even if only a few. The inevitable carved pumpkin, some tasty snack and something original to drink are all we need.
Homemade cocktail trend
According to the Observatory on Mixology conducted by Sanpellegrino drinks are more and more Italians who enjoy creating cocktails at home (41%) experimenting with new tastes (31%) or consolidating their habits on traditional tastes (28%), and with a tendency towards ingredients of natural origin. The uniqueness and particularity of the tastes guides the choice of the cocktail for 56%, with particular attention to the natural origin and the ingredients used in the recipe (29%), which translates into a preference for creations based on fruit and vegetables (53%), followed by those with aromatic herbs and Mediterranean fragrances (27%).
Great importance is given to the theme of sociability, amplified especially during the months of closure, which led us to rediscover its value. The timeless desire to sharing continues to confirm itself as the occasion in which we want to consume more cocktails, possibly together with friends in moments of leisure and free time (56%), but when this is not possible, for many of us a good cocktail also represents the opportunity to take one pleasure break in their daily breaks or to recharge after a long day (25%).
Two cocktails for Halloween
If you recognize yourself in this description of home mixologists, then here are the recipes by bartender Mattia Pastori to easily make two Halloween-themed cocktails at home.
Dolcetto: the orange cocktail
If orange is the color of Halloween, let's color our cocktail in this way too! Orange soda, Ace juice and a whiskey slightly peaty to add notes of smoke and warmth. For those who want to experiment and make their cocktail even more special, Mattia suggests adding a crusta made with charcoal and sugar to the glass. All decorated with gummy candies.
Ingredients
5cl of Sanpellegrino BIO Aranciata
3cl of whiskey (10 year old Glenmorangie Whiskey is recommended)
2cl of lemon juice
5cl of Ace juice (Pago recommended)
ice to taste
Method
Mix the lemon juice with the whiskey and the Ace juice. Filter into a high tumbler on the edge of which a crusta has previously been made (to do this, simply take some sweet charcoal and chop it into powder, add it to the sugar, wet the edge of the glass with orange juice and dip it in the powder to make it adhere ). Add ice, fill with 5 cl of Sanpellegrino BIO Aranciata and serve with gummy candies.
Treat: the dark cocktail
A drink that sees the use of chinotto, mixed with spiced rum and lime juice. The idea is to revisit a Cuba Libre through the use of a quality Italian drink and a rum that has sweet and spicy notes.
Ingredients
10cl of Chinò Sanpellegrino
3cl of Rum (Kraken Spiced Rum is recommended)
2cl of lime juice
candied orange peel
ice to taste
Method
In a tall tumbler, add the ice, pour the lime juice and rum, fill with Chinò Sanpellegrino and decorate with the candied orange peel.
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