The cocktail has a long and colorful history, with many different variations and recipes. But the cocktail as we know it today was invented in Harry’s Bar in Venice, Italy in the early 1920s.

Harry’s Bar was a popular spot for celebrities and wealthy jet-setters, and it was here that bartender Giuseppe Cipriani created the first ever cocktail. He named it the Bellini, after the famous Italian painter Giovanni Bellini.

The Bellini is made with white peach puree and Prosecco, …