Cipriani Bellini - Veneto It.
1948, Venice. The war has just ended. In the streets, in the air, the tension of the years of oppression can still be felt and the newfound freedom is welcomed as a daily celebration. At that time, Giuseppe Cipriani was in his Harry’s Bar, a place that was already famous and celebrated, even though it had only opened its doors fifteen years earlier. There, he had an intuition. To dedicate a cocktail to peace, and to do so, by creating a drink on the notes of the sweet, fresh flavor of the peach, whose pulp becomes the main ingredient. As chance would have it, an anthological exhibition dedicated to Giovanni Bellini, the famous Renaissance painter, also known as Giambellion, was being held at the Doge’s Palace in St Mark’s Square. And in the colours and in spirit of those paintings, Giuseppe Cipriani almost saw an assonance with the chromatic texture and the idea behind the cocktail. And so, the two works became one and the most famous aperitif of the century was born
1948, Venice. The war has just ended. In the streets, in the air, the tension of the years of oppression can still be felt and the newfound freedom is welcomed as a daily celebration. At that time, Giuseppe Cipriani was in his Harry’s Bar, a place that was already famous and celebrated, even though it had only opened its doors fifteen years earlier. There, he had an intuition. To dedicate a cocktail to peace, and to do so, by creating a drink on the notes of the sweet, fresh flavor of the peach, whose pulp becomes the main ingredient. As chance would have it, an anthological exhibition dedicated to Giovanni Bellini, the famous Renaissance painter, also known as Giambellion, was being held at the Doge’s Palace in St Mark’s Square. And in the colours and in spirit of those paintings, Giuseppe Cipriani almost saw an assonance with the chromatic texture and the idea behind the cocktail. And so, the two works became one and the most famous aperitif of the century was born
1948, Venice. The war has just ended. In the streets, in the air, the tension of the years of oppression can still be felt and the newfound freedom is welcomed as a daily celebration. At that time, Giuseppe Cipriani was in his Harry’s Bar, a place that was already famous and celebrated, even though it had only opened its doors fifteen years earlier. There, he had an intuition. To dedicate a cocktail to peace, and to do so, by creating a drink on the notes of the sweet, fresh flavor of the peach, whose pulp becomes the main ingredient. As chance would have it, an anthological exhibition dedicated to Giovanni Bellini, the famous Renaissance painter, also known as Giambellion, was being held at the Doge’s Palace in St Mark’s Square. And in the colours and in spirit of those paintings, Giuseppe Cipriani almost saw an assonance with the chromatic texture and the idea behind the cocktail. And so, the two works became one and the most famous aperitif of the century was born
