The sun is shining over Berlin, and that means one thing: we need new, refreshing ODE drinks for our restaurant menu. For this, we've brought in bar expert Michael Blair from FIFTY Cocktail Heroes.

Our goal was to create cool summer drinks using our classic aperitifs Bright Lemon and Ruby Wood. These drinks needed to be quick and easy to prepare with just 2-3 ingredients, capture the positive feelings of the warm seasons, and be enjoyable to drink in the sun. At the same time, it was important to keep the alcohol content low.

Bar icon Michael Blair from FIFTY Cocktail Heroes supported us in conceiving our new recipes. "I know Michael from a bar that belonged to one of my school friends back then. He set up the bar concept from the beginning and brings a lot of experience to create new recipes with us," says our Head of Sales Rodney Jones. The results are:

ODE Purpur: A literally crimson-red drink, based on the bold, bittersweet orange flavors and enchanting floral-tart accents of ODE Ruby Wood, paired with fresh, sweet-and-sour rhubarb juice. Playful, cheerful: a seasonal highlight!

• 50 ml ODE Ruby Wood
• 70 ml Rhubarb Juice*
• 20 ML Soda
• Garnish: Mint & Ice

Fill a highball glass with ice. Pour ODE over the ice. Add rhubarb juice and stir gently. Add a splash of soda. Garnish with mint.

ODE Sun: Sunny notes of seven different lemon varieties and the tartness of Mediterranean wild herbs meet juicy-sweet pears from local orchards. Fruity and sparkling, it simply puts you in a good mood!

• 50 ml ODE Bright Lemon
• 50 ml Clear Pear Juice*
• 20 ml Soda
• Garnish: Lemon zest & Ice

Fill a long drink glass with ice. Add clear pear juice, then ODE, then soda. Stir gently. Moisten the rim of the glass with lemon zest. Decorate with lemon zest.

* Best with juices from: Voelkel or Dietz.

"Our two signature drinks are very successful. My favorite is the Ruby Wood Purpur because the bitter notes spread first on the tongue, followed by the acidity and sweetness. This brings a smile to your face, and it's fun to drink," says Rodney. "The drinks are very well received in the gastronomy sector, especially ODE Purpur, as most bars have rhubarb juice on hand."

The two new creations complement our all-time classics ODE Ruby Tonic and ODE Lemon Spritz, which have proven themselves in numerous gastronomic establishments in recent years.

For the gastronomy sector, we now offer ODE Aperitifs at even more attractive conditions as bundles, consisting of a 3-liter bag-in-box package and a 0.5-liter bottle. If you also want to bring sunshine to your bar menu, order ODE Bright Lemon and ODE Ruby Wood at sales@ode-aperitif.com and receive our new drink recipes. We look forward to the start of the season!

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Enjoyment is in nature. ODE creates complex aperitifs from German wine and the world's best botanicals. Everything produced in Berlin, all natural, all less sweet, but with more flavor. No compromises, because Good Times deserve Good Taste.

Bright Lemon is an ode to the lemon and Mediterranean flavors.

Sunny notes of seven unique lemon varieties, paired with the sweetness of apricot and peach, meet invigorating bitter accents and a herbaceous-tart finish of wild thyme and rosemary. Fruity, sparkling, bitter.

Ruby Wood is an ode to the secrets of twilight.

Lively fruit and bold bitter notes of Seville orange meet a deep, complex foundation of gentian and red sandalwood – rounded off with tart hibiscus blossoms and a hint of vanilla. Bold, fruity, bitter.