Celebrate National Prosecco Week from 13 August with great cocktails and a tempting competition.

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Prosecco DOC’s versatility, quality and rich heritage make it the world’s and the UK’s most popular sparkling wine, and UK consumers drink more Prosecco DOC than any country in the world, except Italy.

We’ve asked Alessandro Geraci and Gaspare Di Carlo from Italspirits to inspire your creativity with four fantastic cocktails they have designed for the Prosecco DOC Consortium for National Prosecco Week 2024.

Each is a play on a classic Prosecco DOC-based cocktail, but with ingenuity that meets today’s trends of focusing on homemade elements using seasonal ingredients, with a lower abv, using simple mixology techniques and popular flavour profiles.

Embracing the rich tradition of Italian aperitives, their cocktail ideas use of-the-moment Italian spirits like Italicus Rosolio di Bergamotto, Savoia Vino Aperitivo and Seven Hills Italian dry gin, and drawing on classic Italian cocktail recipes to create beverages that exude the charm and sophistication of Italy. 

THE NATIONAL PROSECCO WEEK COCKTAIL COMPETITION UK 2024

To enter the competition for professional bar staff and mixologists, please submit your original Prosecco DOC cocktail idea by posting your entry on the Class Instagram account – we need an image of the cocktail, with your recipe and your social media tag.

As well as submitting your entry through Class’s Instagram account, we’d like you to post it on your own, with a mention of the competition you’re entering. The overall winner will take a trip to the Prosecco DOC regions to meet the winemakers and enjoy a sensational all-inclusive stay for two people in the heart of Prosecco Dreamland.

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Here are some example cocktails 

Ho Sbagliato Spritz

A twist on the Negroni Sbagliato

Ingredients:

• 40ml Savoia Americano Rosso

• 20ml basil and peachinfused rosé vermouth

• Top up with Prosecco DOC Extra Dry

• Lemon leaf aroma Method:

• Shake and strain

• Clear ice cubes

• Green basil paste leaf to garnish

Italiano DOC

A twist on the French 75

Ingredients

• 20ml Italicus Rosolio di Bergamotto

• 20ml Seven Hills gin

• 10ml rhubarb & timur pepper cordial

• 10ml lemon juice

• Top up with Prosecco DOC Dry

Method:

• Shake and strain without ice

• Top up with Prosecco DOC Dry

• Serve in a tulip glass

• Garnish with dry rhubarb

MargarITA

A twist on the Margarita

Ingredients:

• 20ml tequila blanco

• 30ml Savoia Orancio

• 30ml jasmine agave

• Lime juice

• Top up with Prosecco DOC Rosé

Method:

• Shake and strain without ice

• Serve in a coup with three white grapes on a stick

ItaloAmericano DOC

A twist on the Americano Ingredients:

• 30ml Seven Hills gin

• 30ml fig-infused sweet vermouth

• Top up with Prosecco DOC Rosé Method:

• Build up and serve in a Highball with ice cubes

• Garnish with dry fig on balsamic vinegar glazed and Grana Padano