COCKTAIL
Pink Diamond Bar 45 - 45 Park Lane LONDON
In celebration of 45 Park Lane’s first art exhibition of 2021 –
the seasonal Wakefield rhubarb and a little kick from the
featuring the works of Nat Bowen – Bar Manager Francesco
Peychaud bitters – finished off with a delicate hint of
Orefici has created a vibrantly coloured cocktail that
umami from the sake,” explains Orefici.
pays homage to the British abstract artist’s Chromadelic
To create the cocktail, the ingredients are shaken with
collection and its centrepiece, the Pink Diamond. Painted
ice and double strained into a Riedel martini glass, before
with rose petal pigment and genuine pink diamond dust set
being topped with flakes of caramelised rhubarb. “I like
within layers of resin, Bowen’s signature artwork brings a
everything about this drink, the pink colour, the sweetness
sense of playfulness to the bar setting, whilst also serving
and sharpness of the taste, the floating sugar diamond on
as a source of inspiration for the team.
the top,” says Orefici. The Pink Diamond is a refreshing
“The Pink Diamond is a fruity martini made with bramble gin – the sweet berry flavour is offset by the tartness of
drink to welcome in the summer, a cocktail for any time of the day.”