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Ve.N.To

Grappa shaken with lemon, chamomile honey and cordial until soft. Delicate and floral — Italy's own modern classic.

Base: Grappa
Glass: Coupe glass
Method: Shake
Strength: 14.48% ABV

Ingredients

45 mlWhite Smooth Grappa
22.5 mlFresh Lemon Juice1 swap
Fresh lime juicemedium
A touch sharper
15 mlHoney Mix2 swaps
Honey syrup or agavemedium
Little change
Chamomile-infused honey mixmedium
Adds a soft floral, herbal note
Infuse the honey-water with chamomile
15 mlChamomile cordial
few dropsEgg White optional

How to make

Technique

Shake · 10–15s

Shaking chills the drink fast while adding dilution and a light texture.

Pour all ingredients into the shaker.
Shake vigorously with ice.
Strain into a chilled small tumbler glass filled with ice.

Serve

Glass

Coupe glassAlso fine: Martini glass, Nick & Nora glass

Garnish

Garnish with lemon zest and white grapes.Grapes on a pick, zest twisted over the glass.

Taste & nutrition

14.48%ABV

119kcal

1.39Drinks

StrengthMedium

Sweet to dryDry

Estimated from ingredient amounts and assumed ABVs — not a lab measurement.

Good to know

Dry-shake without ice first to build the foam, then shake again with ice.
Use freshly squeezed juice — bottled tastes flat.

History

Year2019

PlaceVeneto / Trentino, Italy

Created bySamuele Ambrosi & Leonardo Varesi

Ve.N.To was created in 2019 by Samuele Ambrosi and Leonardo Varesi, its name blending Veneto and Trentino, the northern Italian regions it celebrates. Grappa is shaken with lemon, a honey-and-chamomile mix and egg white for a silky, floral sour. It earned a place among the official classics. A contemporary drink rooted firmly in Italian ingredients.

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