The Ritz London launches new cocktail menu at The Rivoli Bar
Mar 11, 2025 – London
London, January 2025: Launching in January 2025 at The Rivoli Bar, the new menu, Biodynamic Forces Through The Alchemy of Planets and Plants, features 14 new cocktails that capture an essence of flavour not tasted anywhere else.
The menu is inspired by biodynamic farming and offers guests an immersive, educational experience. This
forward-thinking approach marries tradition with the most innovative technologies available, where each
drink is crafted in perfect alignment with nature.
Biodynamic farming is a holistic and spiritual approach to agriculture first established by Rudolf Steiner in
the 1920s, focusing on the interconnection of soil, plants, animals, and cosmic forces. Later, Maria Thun
created the Biodynamic Calendar that maps out the influence of lunar and planetary cycles on the different
days associated with specific parts of the plant—root, leaf, flower, or fruit—and their ideal times for
harvesting.
Each cocktail is named after a planet on the Biodynamic Calendar and has been carefully crafted by the Head
Mixologist Michele Saladino and his team, with incredible attention to detail and flavours. Redefining the
luxury cocktail experience, the new menu is interactive and incorporates elements that allow guests to dive
deeper into the stories behind the cocktails. The interactive menu adds a layer of engagement to the cocktail
journey, allowing guests to select their cocktail by exploring constellation diagrams and astrology signs on
each page. It also features a flavour dial that links each cocktail to the Biodynamic Calendar, offering a
unique way to discover various ingredients.
The guest experience is further enhanced by an exclusive collection of bespoke glassware, created to reflect
the unique identity of each concept. The Ritz London worked with 3D Vault to design glassware crafted from
ceramic, recycled glass, and PLA, a 100% natural material derived from renewable resources. Through 3D
printing, 3D Vault creates precise models with zero material waste and high-quality durable products.