Volare liqueur: an overview of types + 7 cocktail recipes
Italian Volare liqueurs are perhaps the most popular liqueurs in the world. They are especially popular with bartenders for making all kinds of cocktails. This is not surprising, because the line includes 35 liqueurs and 3 soft drinks (Grenadine, Lime juice, Simple syrup).
The history of the brand creation
Production of Volare liqueurs was launched in 2006. And the history of the company began in 1868 in Asiago, a small town in Veneto Prealps. A young pharmacist Giovan Battista Rossi prepared and sold various elixirs. And then one day he came up with a recipe for an elixir on the bark of a hin tree and called it Chino Rossi.
It was a success! And in 1904, Giovanni received the Grand Prix de Paris award, which became the impetus for the opening of a distillery in Europe - Distilleria Rossi.
After 100 years, Antiche Distillerie Riunite, owned by the Dal Toso family, has taken over this production heritage.
Today, Antiche Distillerie Riunite is the owner of two plants: Rossi d`Asiago and Valbruna Dstillerie.
Features of Volare liqueurs
Volare is an innovative and creative line of cocktail liqueurs made exclusively from natural and high-quality ingredients.
The bottle design was developed in collaboration with world championship winning bartender Jamie Stephenson. And this is another key element of the liqueur's success.
Because the bottle is thought out to the smallest detail, which makes it easier for bartenders:
Patented Pro-pour technology, thanks to which a professional geyser is built into the cap.
Extended bottle neck with anatomical grip.
Reduced bottle bottom diameter that fits perfectly into a Boston shaker.
Lightweight bottle that allows for easy flaring (bottle juggling).
The label uses an inverted inscription, which plays a presentation role.
Types of Volare liqueurs
The line includes 4 categories of drinks. Each of them includes a certain number of flavors.
Classic liqueurs
Blue Curacao
Triple Sec
Butterscotch - made on the basis of butter, nuts and vanilla.
Amaretto
Espresso Coffee
Vanilla
Fruit liqueurs
Strawberry (strawberry)
Raspberry (raspberry)
Green Melon
Blueberry
Kiwi
Watermelon (watermelon)
Coconut
Cherry Brandy liqueur (cherry with brandy)
Blackberry (blackberry)
Sour Grapefruit
Pisang - high-quality alcohols and small Indonesian green bananas are used for its preparation. Natural extracts from the fruit give the drink a powerful exotic flavor.
Creme de Cassis (based on black currant)
Apricot Brandy liqueur
Banana
Forest fruits
Limoncello - an Italian classic drink created by infusing lemon peel.
Lychee (Chinese plum)
Passion Fruit (exotic fruit)
Sour Apple - a mix of sour and sweet green apples, it is often used for the fashionable New York cocktail Appletini in tandem with a Martini.
Peach (peach)
Herbal liqueurs
Peppermint white (white peppermint)
Peppermint green
White Cacao - made from cocoa bean distillate.
Brown Cacao (chocolate liqueur)
Cinnamon Red - made from alcohol and red cinnamon.
Red Bitter - made from various spices and herbs, including cardamom and orange peel.
Parfait Amour - the liqueur contains violet flowers, orange peels, grain and vanilla.
Elderflower - made from hand-picked elderflowers.
Specialties liqueur
Volare Sprizzer is an Italian aperitif made by distilling raw materials such as herbs and roots.
Popular cocktail recipes with Volare liqueurs
Flair bartender Bruno Vanzan has developed a whole series of cocktails and snacks for the Volare brand that go with each of them.
It will be difficult to fit all the cocktails in one article, but we have made a selection of the most original and at the same time the simplest options for you.
Butterscotch effect
Ingredients
Volare Butterscotch - 20 ml
Vodka - 40 ml
Lemon juice - 30 ml
Green apple juice - 30 ml
Lemon zest
Ice
A sprig of rosemary
Method of preparation
Fill a Double rocks glass with ice.
Mix all liquid ingredients in a shaker and shake well.
Pour the contents of the shaker into a glass.
Garnish with a lemon zest and a sprig of rosemary when serving.
Lady marmalade
Ingredients
Volare Triple Sec - 20 ml
Vodka - 50 ml
Green apple juice - 30 ml
Lime juice - 20 ml
Apricot marmalade - 2 bar spoons
Ice
Method of preparation
Throw ice into a shaker, add all ingredients and shake thoroughly.
Then strain the contents of the shaker into a pre-chilled martini glass.
White sensation
Ingredients
Volare Lychee - 20 ml
Vodka - 40 ml
Sweet and Sour - 60 ml
A sprig of rosemary
Blackberry
Ice
Method of preparation
Fill the Old fashioned glass with ice.
Mix all ingredients with ice in a shaker and shake.
Then strain the drink into the prepared glass.
Garnish with a sprig of rosemary and a blackberry when serving.
Kir Royale
Ingredients
Volare Creme de Cassis - 30 ml
Champagne
Ice
Lingonberries
Method of preparation
Shake the liqueur with ice in a shaker and pour into a Flûte glass.
Then fill the empty space of the glass with champagne.
Garnish with lingonberries when serving.
Blue Caipirinha
Ingredients
Volare Blueberry - 30 ml
Kashasa - 30 ml
White sugar - 2 bar spoons
Lime juice - 30 ml
Lemon zest
Ice
The method of preparation
Fill a rocks glass with ice.
Then add all ingredients and stir gently.
Garnish with a lemon peel when serving.
Grasshopper
Ingredients
Volare Peppermint Green - 30 ml
Volare White Cacao - 30 ml
Milk cream - 30 ml
A mint leaf
Ice
The method of preparation
Mix all ingredients in a shaker with ice.
Then strain the contents of the shaker into a pre-chilled martini glass.
Garnish with a mint leaf when serving.
Spritz
Ingredients
Volare Sprizzer - 40 ml
Prosecco wine - 60 ml
Soda with soda
A slice of orange
The method of preparation
Fill the Balloon da vino glass with ice.
Then pour Sprizzer, Prosecco wine and add soda to the top.
Garnish with an orange slice before serving.
As for the snacks, Bruno Vanzan offers to enjoy cocktails in tandem with light Italian appetizers. For more information on the names and recipes, please visit the official Volare website.
Update: 16.12.2017
Category: Liqueurs and Tinctures