Venice Cocktail Week 2026: Looking through the Glass
Interview with Paola Mencarelli, Founder and Creative Director of Venice Cocktail Week
Stone & Soil, Manhattan: Quiet Nostalgia
Inside the Park South Hotel by Hyatt, creative director Rio Azmee treats Altamura Distilleries with the reverence of Japanese Philosophy
Artful Invention: The Bar at Aman Venice
At Aman Venice, award-winning Bar Manager Antonio Ferrara’s
“Riflessioni” menu takes creative inspiration from the six most
emblematic
MO Bar: Seventy-Nine Floors Above Shenzhen
At MO Bar inside the Mandarin Oriental, director of beverage Tiger Chang uses Altamura Vodka to bring precision and narrative
Punch Room, Tampa: The Hidden World Within
Nihat Cam of Punch Room Tampa at The Tampa EDITION reimagines the world’s oldest cocktail tradition—punch—with Altamura Vodka and a
Stravinskij Bar, Hotel de Russie Rome
As Stravinskij himself once said “I haven’t understood a bar of music in my life, but I have felt it”.
Dragoljub Belgrade: New Balkan Soul
Mastering the art of local herbs, fruits, and spices to build recognizable classics
Atrium Bar, Four Seasons Hotel Firenze
How Edoardo Sandri is using turning spaghetti into a cocktail—without a trace of gimmickry
The Clarifying Art of Aperitivo
How one daily Italian ritual teaches us to slow down and return to self
Spirits of Venice
Drinks Journalist and author of A Guide to Drinking in Venice Susan L. Schwartz takes us to Venice’s Most Discreet
