Two must try cocktail recipes by Rovollo

Amalfi

Ingredients

15ml Grappa

20ml Limoncello

10ml Lemon cordial*

70ml Soda water

Top with salted Limoncello foam*

Garnish – Salt flakes and lemon twist

Glass – Old Fashioned

Ice – Block ice

HOUSEMADE INGREDIENTS

Lemon cordial recipe*

(Makes approx 1L)

45g Lemon peels (remove as much pith as possible)

600g White caster sugar

600ml Water

16g Malic acid

12g Citric acid

  1. Add peels, water and sugar to a pot
  2. Bring to boil then simmer for 15min
  3. Take off heat and allow to cool
  4. Add acids and strain
  5. Bottle refrigerate for up to two weeks

Salted Limoncello foam recipe*

(Makes approx 1L in cream charger)

185ml Limoncello

185ml Lemon cordial

185ml Blue Curacao

6g Sea salt flake

0.6g Xanthan gum

450ml Egg white/aqua faba

  1. Hydrate Xanthan gum with a splash of hot water
  2. Add all ingredients to Xanthan gum and blend until completely combined (no lumps)
  3. Add to cream canister
  4. Charge twice with No2 cream bulb
  5. Refrigerate for up to four days.

Method

  1. Mix together and carbonate the drink with Co2 3x to create tight bubbles.
  2. Pour over the block of ice.
  3. Top with foam.

Milano

Ingredients

20ml Cacao-infused Reposado Tequila*

20ml 78 Degree bitter orange

20ml Sweet Vermouth blend (3:Cinzano 2:Punt E Mez 1:Cynar)

15ml Strawberry syrup*

20ml Lemon juice

15ml Egg white or aqua faba

Garnish: Harp stencil with beetroot and strawberry powder

Glass: Short Rocks

Ice: rough cut block

HOUSEMADE INGREDIENTS

Cacao-infused Reposado Tequila*

(Makes 700ml)

700ml Reposado tequila

30g Cacao nibs

  1. Add ingredients to vacuum-sealed bag or bottle
  2. Sous vide for two hours at 68°C
  3. Strain out cacao nibs and bottle

Strawberry syrup*

(Makes approx 1L)

250g Fresh strawberries 

530g Caster sugar

400ml Water

1 g Salt

  1. Add all ingredients to a pot
  2. Bring to boil, then down to a simmer for 15min, stirring occasionally
  3. Once cooled, strain.

Method

  1. Mix together then dry and wet shake.
  2. Double strain and serve.