The panettone cocktail is an alternative and super fun way to end a holiday dinner. Not a replacement for the King of the Holidays desserts, but a substitute for the classic panettone to drink at the counter of Le Biciclette in Milan.
The city's first art bar with 20 years of history behind it, Le Biciclette offers a Christmas cocktail list every December, which includes the Sprizzettun (recipe below), Dark'n'Christmas (dark rum, Falernum flavored with sultanas, ginger ale), Autumn to the bicycles (Gin, amber Martini, cinnamon syrup, mandarin), Winter Sunset (Vodka, sugar, pomegranate, tonic water, bergamot).
The Sprizzettun Recipe
2 cl orange juice
4 cl panettone bitter
sparkling wine
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The technique to build it is "Build over ice", which is used to prepare a cocktail directly in the glass, with ice, and gently mixed with the spoon at the bar before serving.