Citrus botanicals

Add botanicals to your homemade cocktails for a unique pop of aroma and flavor. Experiment with combinations for a complex and rich flavor experience. Each ingredient plays a fundamental role in the overall balance, everything must lead to the best possible result.

Bembo has created a line of cocktail botanicals suitable for the most demanding enthusiasts who wish to amaze their guests with homemade cocktails and gin and tonics.

What does the box of citrus botanicals contain?

• Sliced ​​Bergamot (12 g)
• Sliced ​​Orange (18 g)
• Sliced ​​Lime (12 g)
• Grapefruit in Zest (8 g)
• Sliced ​​Lemon (12 g)
• Sweet Orange Zest (10 g)
• Lime in Zest (8 g)
• Lemon in Zest (10 g)
• Bergamot in Zest (8 g)

Mode of Use:

1. Choose your favorite gin or alcoholic base and consult which botanicals make it up.
2. Select the ones you want to highlight.
3. Crush the botanicals you have chosen using, for example, a marble mortar.
4. Pour the crushed botanicals into a glass.
5. Add the selected alcoholic component.
6. Wait 15/20 minutes.
7. Filter the contents into a cocktail glass, in which there is already ice.
8. Add suitable tonic water.
9. Garnish with choreographic elements that recall the flavors and aromas of the cocktail.

Here are some valuable tips:

• To correctly dose the spices and aromas to add, you need to practice and experiment. The balance of flavors is achieved only after trying different techniques and having mastered the exact doses.
• Alcohol accentuates the aroma and flavor of spices and it is advisable to have maximum mastery in the manipulation of these aromas. The spice, in fact, tends to cover the other flavors and it is prudent to start with small doses.
• Equip yourself with the right tools to crush them (the Bembo marble bowl mortar is ideal) and give great importance to maceration, the moment in which all the flavor is released.

How to preserve botanicals?

Place the Bembo spice jars in a cool, dry place, possibly in the dark. Use them for your Gin Tonic but also for other cocktails or in the kitchen to flavor your dishes. Only in this way will you be able to familiarize yourself with the aromas and flavors that will characterize your preparations. You can pick and choose your favorites, always maintaining the freshness of your stash.