Venetum '60s - Signature Cocktail
Aged Rum · Bitter Orange · Amontillado · Lemon · Honey · Sage · SmokeIngredients4.5 cl aged rum
2 cl Luxardo Aperitivo
1.5 cl Amontillado sherry
1.5 cl fresh lemon juice
0.75 cl honey & sage syrup
a few drops of saline solution
orange zest
fresh rosemaryMethod
Shake all ingredients with ice and strain over a large ice cube in a chilled rocks glass.
Express the orange zest over the drink and briefly flame it. Light the rosemary sprig, blow it out, and allow the smoke to gently perfume the glass.Character
Bitter orange and citrus meet aged rum and nutty sherry, balanced by honey, sage and a subtle touch of smoke.
Indulgence, within the bounds of good manners.
Venetum '20s - House Coffee
Espresso · Warm Milk · Vanilla · Demerara · Amaretto · Pistachio · Sea SaltIngredients6 cl double espresso
5–6 cl lightly textured warm milk
0.5 cl demerara syrup
0.5 cl amaretto
0.5 cl pistachio syrup
a touch of vanilla
a tiny pinch of sea saltMethod
Prepare a double espresso and pour into a small pre-warmed cup.
Add the warm, lightly textured milk, followed by demerara syrup, amaretto and pistachio syrup. Finish with a touch of vanilla and a tiny pinch of sea salt.Character
Rich espresso and velvety milk, layered with subtle vanilla, almond-like amaretto and delicate pistachio. Deepened by the caramel richness of demerara and balanced with a discreet touch of sea salt.
A little decadence - one must have standards.
A Note on Venetum
Light changes.
A shadow moves across a wall.
A place disappears into memory.
A landscape is seen once, perhaps never again in quite the same way.We carry these fragments - not to hold them still, but to remember how they moved...
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An old man once said:
“Someone stole our time. I don’t know who, but it happened.”
He was right. Somewhere along the way, speed became a virtue and stillness became a luxury. We started measuring days in tasks completed, not moments lived.
In a world that moves too fast, we need a rediscovery of slowness -
with indulgence at its heart. There is, after all, no virtue in rushing.