Bella Porcile is the bartender and author of the book Vilda drinkar – named Drinkbok of the Year – which turns Sweden’s nature into cocktails, from Åre to Öland. We have previously interviewed and offered drink recipes from Bella here at Gentlemannaguiden.
In a new collaboration, Bella Porcile is now creating completely new drinks and cocktails with O.P. Anderson, Sweden’s oldest aquavit. Since its launch in 1891, O.P. Anderson has spiced up its aquavit with the spice mixture cumin, anise and fennel. It is still used today as the basis for all O.P. Anderson spirits.
The first two drinks in the collaboration are based on the new O.P. Anderson Petronella Raspberry, where the aquavit is flavored with organic raspberries. They consist of a raspberry and mint spritzer and a raspberry sour with rosemary. Two new drinks that are perfect for summer cocktail lists – enjoy!
Recipe for O.P. Anderson Petronella Raspberry – signed Bella Porcile
Raspberry & mint spritzer
Ingredients
6 cl O.P. Anderson Petronella Raspberries
2 cl citronjuice
3 cl hallonsyrup (se separat recept)
Dry sparkling wine to top the drink with
For garnish
Fresh mint leaves
Fresh raspberries
Do the following
Fill a wine glass with ice.
Pour in O.P. Anderson Petronella Raspberry, lemon juice and strained raspberry syrup, stir and top with sparkling wine.
Place a mint leaf in your hand and beat it with the other hand to release the aroma. Garnish with mint leaves and fresh raspberries.
Hallon sour med rosmarin
Ingredients
6 cl O.P. Anderson Petronella Raspberries
2.5 cl raspberry syrup (see separate recipe)
3 cl citronjuice
1 egg white or aquafaba
1 sprig of rosemary
For garnish
Fresh raspberries
Rosemary sprig
Do the following
Remove the rosemary from the sprig and place in a shaker with the other ingredients.
Dry shake hard without ice to make the egg white fluffy, then add ice and shake again to cool the drink.
Double strain into cocktail glasses.
Garnish with raspberries on rosemary sprigs.
Raspberry syrup
Place raspberries in a jar with a lid, frozen or fresh.
Add an equal amount of sugar and shake – increase or decrease the amount of sugar depending on how sweet you want it.
Leave for a couple of days until it becomes a lovely raspberry syrup.
Strain the raspberries. These can be saved and used for a no waste raspberry candy, see tips below.
Snabb hallonlag:
If you can’t wait a few days, you can also boil equal parts water, sugar and raspberries. Strain and leave to cool.
Do not waste
- Mash the strained raspberries from the raspberry syrup and place in a drying oven overnight at about 50 degrees and you have a delicious treat.
- Before squeezing the lemon, you can zest all the peel to use as decoration or make a lemon syrup. Put the lemon peel in a jar with a lid, add an equal amount of sugar, lightly muddle and let it stand until it becomes a flavorful lemon syrup.
