How to Make a Bellini Cocktail

Bellini Cocktail is the best exotic summer drink. The interesting story behind this refreshing and aromatic drink shows that was invented by Giuseppi Cipriani in 1943 at Harry's Bar in Venice, in the honor of the painter Geovani Bellini.

Bellini cocktail, one among the popular Italian drinks, is a perfect option for anniversaries and birthday parties. It is one of the official cocktails of the International Bartenders Association (IBA). Bartenders from all over the world just love to make this cocktail as it takes hardly three minutes to prepare and is a delicate mix of just three simple ingredients, including peach juice / peach puree, raspberry puree and Champagne.

The original recipe of Bellini Cocktail was made from fresh white peaches pureed along with some fresh and natural raspberry or cherry juice to give the cocktail an attractive pink glow. Bellini Martini, Mango Bellini, Bombay Bellini are the different variations of Bellini cocktail.

This recipe makes just one drink and is best served in a champagne flute or glass. Read this effective article and get an idea how to make a Bellini Cocktail.

Preparation Time: Approximately 3 minutes

Serving Size: 01

Utensils: Champagne flute, Straw, long glass

Ingredients:

- 2 oz peach juice or peach puree
- 2 oz raspberry puree
- 4 oz Champagne
- Peach wedge for garnishing – Optional

Instructions

1

Take a long champagne glass and pour 2 oz of peach juice or peach puree into it. Now, top it with 2 oz of raspberry puree.
2

Now, fill the glass with 4 oz of Champagne and stir with a long spoon to settle the bubbles.
3

Garnish it with a peach wedge if you want and serve immediately.

Tips & Warnings
- You can make the peach puree at home. What you have to do is, take 2 to three fresh peaches, remove their stones, and cut them into small piece. Place them in the electric blender. Now blend it at high speed for few seconds until pureed. - If you do not have Champagne at home or you do not like it, then simply replace it with sparkling wine. - Make sure you have read and understood this tutorial well before trying your hand on it. In case you do not understand it well, see the video tutorial that has been made available for you at the bottom of this page. - It is important to mix the ingredients well according to the mentioned quantity. - Image courtesy: izum.darievna.ru