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13+3 summer cocktails inspired by the Aegean
Shakers and mixing glasses are on fire! 13 barmen + 3 barwomen got inspiration from the Aegean Sea and created the ideal cocktails for summer holidays!
Klairi Plastira from Boogaloo & Tabularasa in Antiparos
Mamma mia
- 60 ml G' vine
- 25 ml honey syrup
- 20 ml lemon juice
- 40 ml handmade apricot puree
- 30 ml fresh orange juice
- dash lemon bitters
- dash grapefruit bitters
- top up Pimento
Marfi Mpali from Upupa Epops in Kato Petralona (stay tuned)
Cool of the Sun
- 50 ml grape spirit
- 15 ml elderflower liquor
- 25 ml fresh lemon juice
- 20 ml sugar syrup flavored with fresh pineapple
- 10 ml albumin
- 5 green grapes
- 2 dashes amargo bitter
Natalia Livitsanou from The Gin Joint in Athens
Robin Hood
- 50 ml Plymouth Gin
- 25 ml Del Professore Rosso Vermouth
- 10 ml Skinos Mastiha Spirit
photo: Yiannis Velissaridis Photography / Asprimera Design Studio
Konstantinos Vasilakopoulos from 9ΒΗΤΑ in Halandri
Street of Dreams
- 50 ml mastic dry
- 30 ml lemon juice
- 15 ml spices syrup
- 20 ml syrup from Aegina pistacchio
- 2 dashes orange bitters
Thanos Xykis from Bella Vespa in Glyfada
Aegean T'N'T
- 50 ml tequila blanco
- 20 ml honey syrup, mastic and strawberries
- 3 dash Peychaud bitter
- Αegean tonic
- crushed violet for garnish
Nearchos Novakos from Spiti Cocktail bar in Halandri
Perfect Mare
- 60 ml Edinburgh Seaside Gin
- 120 ml 3cents Tonic
- Garnish with fresh ginger, wild sea fennel of Ikaria, lemon peel and a fish sauce drop.
photo: Panagiotis Tsetsekos
Manolis Lykiardopoulos from Odori in the center
El Greco
- 30 ml skinos
- 25 ml limoncello cooked with dried roses
- 25 ml citrus cordial
- Top up agean threecents tonic
Panagiotis Aggelou from Giraffe in Praxitelous
Marine Pleasure
- 30 ml Skinos
- 20 ml Retsina Gold
- 15 ml Nardini Grappa
- 10 ml homemade syrup of fennel and solid sea
- 2 ml grape Essence
- 1 dash απο Grappa flavored with fennel, anise and coriander
- Garnish with edible seaweed in a shell.
Thodoris Anagnostou from CV Distiller in Athens
Generosity
- 60 ml Chivas Regal 12
- 30 ml homemade fortified wine
(4 parts white wine, 2 parts Metaxa 7 scented with bergamot and 1.5 part syrup thyme) - 1 dash creole
Alkis Deligiannis from The Ritzy in Holargos
Mediterranean Peach
- 40 ml white rum
- 20 ml mastic
- 40 ml peach puree
- 30 ml lime
- 15 ml ginger syrup
- 15 ml sugar syrup
- 2 dash angostura bitters
Antonis Apergis from Jolie Μôme in Marousi
Aegean Sunset
- 30 ml vodka
- 30 ml mastic
- 30 ml fresh lemon juice
- 30 ml sour cherry juice
- Red fruits jam
- Ground pepper
- 20 ml pimms
- Salt
Yiorgos Megalokonomos from Noel in Kolokotroni
Meditteranean Plum Sour
- 50 ml Skinos
- 20 ml liqueur Azen plum Polykalas
- 20 ml fresh lemon juice
- 10 ml sugar syrup (1/1)
- 2 dash peychaud bitters
- Egg white
Tzimis Patsouras from Tramp in Gkazi
Αegean twist
- 30 ml gin
- 30 ml mastic
- 30 ml fresh lemon juice
- 20 ml vanilla syrup
- A barspoon of fig jam
Anastasios Tsamis from The Sowl in Thisio
People Ti Punch
- 50 ml Clement Rhum Canne Bleue
- 20 ml lime
- 15 ml sugar syrup
- 2 bar spoon olive brin
Argiros Veniamin from Noel in Kolokotroni
Smoky Breeze
- 4-5 basil leaves
- 60 ml mastic
- 25 ml lemon
- 1 bps absinthe
- 2 Dash Smoked Orange bitters
Maria Portokalaki
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