This August, ITALICUS – the award-winning modern Italian Aperitivo – is bringing a taste of Italy to London and taking over the garden at The Coral Room to launch an alfresco Aperitivo experience. Launching on 20th August and running to the end of September*, the ITALICUS Aperitivo Garden at The Coral Room will feature a specially curated cocktail menu and bring some much needed La Dolce Vita to the capital. Enjoy the last of the warm summer evenings in a luxury bolthole, without leaving the city.

This delectable partnership has brought us a sublimely curated menu of five cocktail creations, designed to ignite a little of la dolce vita into our soul, and I was headed along to grab a piece of this myself.

Located in the heart of Central London’s literary and theatre hubs, The Coral Bar is housed inside the historically refined settings of the restored Luytens’ 1930s, Georgian built Bloomsbury Hotel. Making my entrance through the striking original ironwork gates, followed by warm greetings by the hotel staff fully equipped with their secure face coverings, safety practices played key priority with an immediate hand sanitising and temperature check before entering.

Perfect temperatures recorded, I was led through the majestic beauty of the 1920s, country house like grandeur of a gleaming marble bar centrepiece, towering glass chandeliers and deep, vibrant coral painted walls courtesy of acclaimed interior architect, Martin Brudnizki, before settling into the charming alfresco surroundings of the Italicus Aperitivo Garden.