Beverage Journal - Amoretti

Ask Francesco Lafranconi for a cocktail recipe and
he’ll offer up 20. A leading authority on spirits,
Lafranconi heads up an innovative educational
program for bartenders as the Director of the Academy
of Spirits and Fine Service for Southern Wine & Spirits
of Nevada.
Patterson’s met up with Lafranconi and the
Barsoumians at SW&S of Nevada headquarters in
Las Vegas, in the “test” bar to whip up some exciting–
perhaps preternaturally delicious–drinks, using the
Amoretti ® , Capriccio ® and Baristella ® flavors.
“Just from a mixology standpoint, there is a fantastic
opportunity here to utilize these brands to make great
cocktails,” states Lafranconi. “For instance, you can bring
back the standards of the world’s most highly regarded
drinks. Use the Amoretti ® Pomegranate Bar Mix to
recreate the original consistency and flavor of grenadine,
before it was formulated to contain corn syrup or food
coloring. Amoretti ® is the Real McCoy!”
The Mary Pickford
1¾ oz. Matusalem Platinum Rum
1 oz. Pineapple Juice
¼ oz. Amoretti ® Pomegranate Bar Mix
¼ oz. Luxardo Maraschino Liqueur
Shake with ice and strain into a chilled
martini glass. Garnish with pineapple
and a maraschino cherry on the rim.
Café a La Pistachio
1 oz. Cruzan Single Barrel Rum
1 oz. Starbucks Coffee Liqueur
1 oz. heavy whipping cream
½ oz. Baristella ® Crema di Pistachio
Shake with ice and strain into a chilled
martini glass. Garnish: Pistachio-rimmed
martini glass, swirled with Amoretti ®
chocolate syrup.
Ciroc’s Bacchus Martini
1 ½ oz. Ciroc Vodka
1 oz. Cellar No.8 Zinfandel
¼ oz. Baristella ® Wine Blossom
(orange flower water-flavor, with an
exotic Asian spice)
¼ oz. Amoretti ® Pomegranate Bar Mix
Fresh juice of half lime
Shake with ice and strain into a chilled
martini glass. Garnish with an orange
twist and sprinkle of fresh nutmeg.
King of the Ingredients Biz: Jack Barsoumian has concocted
1,800 masterpiece fruit, nut & liqueur concentrates in his line of
AMORETTI ® , CAPRICCIO ® , BARISTELLA ® and MOJITO LIBRE.
Here, Jack is pouring BARISTELLA ® Crema di Tiramisu: note the
consistency of this rich, finger-licking good, exquisite syrup.
The Barsoumians are opening their 55,000 square foot, state
of the art, test kitchen, manufacturing and blending facility in
Oxnard, CA later this month.