Luna Rossa

Luna Rossa is a bright, modern Italian-leaning highball built on cucumber-mint vodka and bergamot liqueur. Its profile is crisp and aromatic, with cooling vegetal notes balanced by fresh lime acidity and soft sweetness. Served long over ice with soda, it drinks like a garden-fresh aperitivo cocktail.

Base
vodka
Difficulty
Easy
Glass
collins
Strength
medium

Ingredients

  • 1.5 ozKetel One Botanical Cucumber & Mint Vodka(chilled)
  • 0.5 ozItalicus Rosolio di Bergamotto(adds citrus-herbal complexity)
  • 1 ozCucumber syrup(adjust down to 0.75 oz for a drier profile)
  • 1 ozFresh lime juice(freshly squeezed)
  • 2 ozSoda water(top to taste)

Garnish: Mint sprig and a decorative fruit ice sphere

Instructions

  1. 1Add vodka, Italicus, cucumber syrup, and lime juice to a shaker with ice.
  2. 2Shake hard for about 10 seconds until chilled.
  3. 3Strain into a Collins glass filled with fresh cubed ice.
  4. 4Top with soda water and give one gentle stir.
  5. 5Garnish and serve immediately.