VII Hills Dolce Domenica

Popular King’s Road restaurant and bar Ritorno have announced that they are partnering with VII Hills Italian Dry Gin to bring added excitement every second Sunday of the month to their weekly aperitivo hours, Dolce Domenica.

Every Sunday, Ritorno celebrates the Milanese tradition of aperitivo serving a selection of cocktails at just £7.50 from 4pm to 9pm, each accompanied by a complimentary platter of cicchetti which changes every week. Every second Sunday of the month the cocktails offered will all use VII Hills Italian Dry Gin, and there will be entertainment ranging from live music to DJ sets and magicians.

Expertly crafted in Italy using the best Italian ingredients, VII Hills Italian Dry Gin is a contemporary, premium juniper spirit blended with seven botanicals inspired by the seven hills upon which, according to legend, Rome was built. Created by Italian-born mixologists Danilo Tersigni and Filippo Previero, distilled in Moncalieri near Turin and naturally flavoured using the finest Italian ingredients, VII Hills is 100% Italian.

The seven VII Hills cocktails have been conceived by Ritorno’s head barman Simone Francini and include:

Apium Nostrum

- VII Hills Italian Dry Gin,
- Strega liqueur,
- celery juice,
- lemon juice,
- Florente elderflower liqueur and saffron syrup;

The Roman Bastard

- VII Hills Italian Dry Gin,
- Villa Zarry cherry brandy,
- Sambuca,
- lime juice and homemade wild fennel & ginger ale;

Negroni

- VII Hills Italian Dry Gin,
- Campari bitter,
- Cocchi Vermouth Rosso,
- orange;

Campania

- VII Hills Italian Dry Gin,
- mozzarella milk and yoghurt,
- lemon juice,
- tomato water
- chilly
- herbs,
- salt and black pepper;

Corpse Reviver #7

- VII Hills Italian Dry Gin,
- gagliardo clementine triple sec,
- lemon juice,
- mediterranean flavoured aperitif wine;

Also being served are four Classici di VII Hills – classic cocktails reinterpreted for modern times including the Italian Mary and espresso Martini-style Caffe Corretto.

Cicchetti, made by head chef Fillipo Salzano, will change every week but typically might include arancini, polpette, grilled octopus and fritto misto.

Says Ritorno’s managing director, Massimo Montone of the new partnership with VII Hills, “Proudly Italian ourselves, we have previously collaborated with some of the most prestigious Italian brands including H R Owen Maserati and Campari. Now we are truly excited to be working with VII Hills Italian Dry Gin to make our Dolce Domenica event even more special than usual every second Sunday of the month.”