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Silvia Cutrera

Senior Writer

Born and bred in Italy, based in London, Silvia has been writing since she could hold a pen and doing it professionally since 2017. At The Mixer, she brings together her passion for words with her love of hosting her favorite people and trying out new recipes, on the plate and in the glass. For her, every article is a chance to share the best tricks and make the worst jokes. Sorry not sorry.

Favorite Cocktail: Some call it a Margarita. She calls it the obvious choice.

Best Mixer Tip: Mixology is half knowing your measurements, half trusting your instincts. Once you master when to do which, the real magic happens.

Silvia's articles

Alcoholic Lemonade: Variations and How to Make Them

Alcoholic Lemonade: Variations and How to Make Them

When life gives you lemons, you know the drill. Add a splash of something stronger. Alcoholic lemonade can be incredibly simple or dressed up with fresh fruit, bubbles, and a little blender action. Here’s how to get the balance right and find your main squeeze. What is alcoholic lemonade? Alcoholic lemonade can mean different things. […]

Inside The World of Cognac with Tristram Fini: Culture, History and What's Next

Inside The World of Cognac with Tristram Fini: Culture, History and What's Next

The first time Tristram “Tris” Fini encountered Cognac, he was 18 years old and working behind a bar in Perth, Western Australia. “It came from France, and it was a brandy. That’s basically all we knew,” he recalls. First impression? “A little bit fiery.” Twenty years later, the conversation looks very different. Today, Tris is […]

Home Bar Essentials: How to Stock and Set Up Your Bar Like a Pro

Home Bar Essentials: How to Stock and Set Up Your Bar Like a Pro

A home bar can start with six bottles and a shaker. It can also end with you wondering why you own three kinds of bitters and a glass designed for exactly one cocktail. Somewhere between the two lies the sweet spot. These home bar essentials cover what you’ll actually reach for: versatile bottles, useful tools, […]

Pear Cocktails: Sweet, Crisp Recipes for Every Spirit

Pear Cocktails: Sweet, Crisp Recipes for Every Spirit

Pears may not shout for attention from the fruit bowl, but behind the bar, they know how to make an entrance. Delicately sweet and silky in texture, they bring an effortless elegance to cocktails without overpowering the other flavors in the glass. Better yet, pear cocktails can work with everything, from vodka and gin to […]

Negroni Twists: Exclusive Bartender Variations + Free Recipe Ebook

Negroni Twists: Exclusive Bartender Variations + Free Recipe Ebook

There are classics you don’t mess with. Until you do. That’s why Campari invited some of the world’s most renowned bartenders, from Kyoto to Buenos Aires, to rethink the Negroni on their own terms. The result is a collection of bold, personal twists you’re unlikely to find in any standard cocktail guide, each one rooted […]

Cucumber Cocktails: Fresh, Crisp Drinks to Try

Cucumber Cocktails: Fresh, Crisp Drinks to Try

Few ingredients have crossed industries quite like cucumber. One minute it’s cooling your eyes at a spa, the next it’s scenting a candle, flavoring sparkling water, or turning up in your deodorant. For something that started life in the vegetable aisle, that’s quite the career change. But if there’s one place cucumber truly feels at […]