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Bellini

Soft, ripe peach wrapped in fine, delicate bubbles.

Flute
  • 90 ml3 ozprosecco
  • 60 ml2 ozwhite peach puree

Garnish: none

Method
Built
Strength
~9% ABV
Difficulty
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Method

  1. Pour the peach puree into a chilled flute.
  2. Top slowly with prosecco.
  3. Stir once, gently.
  4. Serve immediately.

The story

A Venice hotel bar created this in the 1940s to use the region's white peaches at their peak, and named it after a Renaissance painter whose pink-toned work the drink's color reminded them of. It became the brunch standard it still is today almost by accident.

Flavour

Bubbly
Fruity
Sweet
Sour
Boozy
Rich

Quick answers

Bellini questions

How do you make a Bellini?

Pour the peach puree into a chilled flute. Top slowly with prosecco. Stir once, gently. Serve immediately. You need 90 ml (3 oz) prosecco and 60 ml (2 oz) white peach puree.

What's in a Bellini?

Prosecco and white peach puree, garnished with none.

Is a Bellini shaken or stirred?

Built. It is built straight in the glass.

What glass is a Bellini served in?

A flute, with no ice.

How strong is a Bellini?

About 9% ABV once it is diluted, on the lighter side for a cocktail.

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