Traditionally, cocktails are accompanied by chopped fruit for savoring. Strawberries, lime, orange, pineapple, melon, passion fruit, but also herbs such as mint. In fact, the ingredients that make up our beloved drinks find their perfect match in fruit, creating a wonderful synergy of flavors. Let’s find out together which fruits are the most popular to accompany cocktails.
How to pair fruit with cocktails: orange, pineapple and lime
Fruit is often a star ingredient in the preparation of cocktails. It allows the drink composition to be given a hint of acidity or sweetness, depending on the specific ingredients applied, and pieces of fruit can be enjoyed both inside our glass or chalice and outside it. The assortment of accompanying fruit is wide and varied, and also depends on the type of cocktail we have just ordered.
Next to the Spritz, for example, a nice slice of orange can never be missing. The composition of this beloved aperitif cocktail invokes sour notes and, for this reason, the best pairing is the citrus fruit par excellence of Italian tradition. If, on the other hand, we move to an alternative with sweeter and more enveloping tones, such as the Piña Colada, from citrus fruit we move to one of the most popular exotic fruits: pineapple. The composition of white rum, coconut milk and pineapple juice creates a synergy of unmistakable flavors and, for this, the best accompanying fruit is a nice slice of pineapple to enjoy along with the drink.
Lime, then, is another citrus fruit that is quite recurrent in cocktail preparation. Have you ever enjoyed a margarita? In this case, the lime is the main ingredient and releases its unmistakable acrid flavor: this is another reason why it fits perfectly.
Cocktails and fruit: pairings between tradition and originality
Not only orange, pineapple and lime: strawberries also pair perfectly with cocktails, releasing a hint of sweetness as well as color. Strawberry is an ingredient that can be paired with multiple compositions: with Daiquiri, for example, but also with Caipiroska. Then there are more versatile cocktails, such as the Sex on the beach, which can be surrounded by the color and flavor of numerous fruit varieties: from orange to blueberries, from white melon to passion fruit.
But not only fruit: herbs can also accompany the iconic cocktails of our tradition. Think, for example, of the Mojito, which, in addition to lime, is composed of mint leaves that give it an unmistakable flavor. With the appropriate combinations of ingredients, original and alternative solutions can be created thanks to the thousands of flavors and colors of our land, from fruit to herbs.
The cocktail, after all, is a multisensory experience that combines unmistakable scents and flavors. And that creates contrasts of different textures, from the drink we sip to the fruit that, piece by piece, we savor. At Smile Tree you can choose from numerous alternatives, made with extreme care and originality: discover our venue in the Quadrilatero Romano, a true oasis of fun and nightlife in Turin.