Botanicals for Cocktails | The Essentials

Add botanicals to your homemade cocktails for a unique touch of aroma and flavor. Experiment with pairings for a complex and rich taste experience. Each ingredient plays a key 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 want to amaze their guests with homemade cocktails and gin and tonics.

What's in the Essential Botanicals Box?

• Star Anise (20g)
• Orange Peel (10 g)
• Cinnamon Sticks (15 g)
• Cardamom (30g)
• Juniper Berries (30 g)
• Hibiscus Flowers (10g)
• Pink Pepper (25g)
• Allspice (25g)
• Ginger in Zest (40 g)

How to Use:

1. Choose your favorite gin or alcoholic base and consult which botanicals compose it.
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, which already has ice.
8. Add the appropriate tonic water.
9. Garnish with choreographic elements that recall the flavours and aromas of the cocktail.

Here are some valuable tips:

• To correctly measure the spices and aromas to add, it is necessary to practice and experiment. The balance of flavors is obtained only after having tried 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 a lot of importance to maceration, the moment in which all the flavor is released.

How to preserve botanicals?

Place the jars in a cool, dry place, preferably in the dark. Use them for your Gin Tonics 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 select and choose your favorites, always maintaining the freshness of your supply.