CERES - The planet of fertility in a cocktail
- ricardobargunog
- Oct 27
- 3 min read
During Barcelona Hotel Bar Week 2025, bartender Valerio from the elegant Azimuth Bar at Hotel Almanac Barcelona presented a celestial cocktail: Ceres, inspired by the dwarf planet that symbolizes fertility, nature, and rebirth.
Azimuth is a space that revolves around astrology: each cocktail is a constellation of flavors, aromas, and concepts. At CERES, we see that philosophy in its purest form: a cocktail that connects earth and sky, the vegetal and the cosmic, the artisanal and the elegant.
The inspiration behind CERES
In the modern mythology of Azimuth's astrological mixology, Ceres represents abundance, connection to the earth, and the blossoming of summer. Just as the planet-body marks a cycle of growth, the cocktail seeks to evoke it: freshness, delicacy, and herbaceousness, but also depth and structure.
100&NOMORE's gin serves as the centerpiece, and Valerio has dressed it with bergamot, elderflower, lime, and a minimalist touch of syrup… crowned by an herbal oil that unfolds in the glass like a hidden garden.
An experience that calls for both contemplation and conversation.
The soul of the cocktail: 100&NOMORE Brighton
Our Brighton edition is the gin with which we built this universe. Hand-distilled in Barcelona, Brighton is based on the London Dry tradition, and its main characteristics include:
A dominant juniper, as in any good London Dry, provides structure and character.
Coriander seed, angelica root, and green cardamom, which give it aromatic, herbal, and spicy complexity.
Orange, bay leaf, and licorice in the mash, which add a bitter-citrus undertone and a slightly sweet background.
Brighton is perfect for drinks where the gin must remain present and defined, but also interact with secondary ingredients that bring light: just as it does in CERES.
Ceres' Recipe
40 ml 100&NOMORE Brighton
10 ml Bergamot Liqueur
15 ml Elderflower Liqueur
15 ml Lime Juice (freshly squeezed)
1 teaspoon (+/- 5 mL) sugar syrup
Shake all ingredients with ice in a cocktail shaker and serve in a pre-chilled martini glass.
Garnish: Finish with a few drops of herbal oil—an infusion of basil, cilantro, celery, and cardamom—which adds an emerging aroma just as you pour.
Why do it at home?
Because preparing a cocktail at home is much more than mixing ingredients: it's creating a moment, a ritual. With CERES, you can surprise your friends with a glass that tells a story: of stars and earth, of carefully crafted gin and green fruit, of a bar with the soul of astrology.
As you pour it, share the anecdote: that it was born for Barcelona Hotel Bar Week, that it was created by Valerio at Azimuth, that the gin is Brighton... and turn your home into a small planetarium of flavor.
Invite your friends over, chill your glass, prepare the shaker, mix it properly... and let the cosmic fertility flow.
Tips to make it perfect
Chill the martini glass before serving: a chilled glass preserves the flavors better.
Use large ice cubes in the shaker to avoid over-dilution.
For the herb oil: soak basil, cilantro, celery, and cardamom in oil for an hour, filter, and store in a small bottle for a few drops at the end.
Serve immediately after shaking to preserve the aromatic bubbles.
Enjoy it calmly, converse, observe the color, smell it before sipping... a cocktail like this calls for a pause.
In short: CERES is more than a recipe. It's a bridge between the stars and the earth, a gin thought out and blended with intention, a moment to share. And with 100&NOMORE Brighton at the center, you have the perfect foundation for something memorable.
✨ Discover more cocktails created with our gins on the blog and dare to explore the 100&NOMORE universe.
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