Philadelphia Releases Cream Cheese-Stuffed Olives

We’re in an period of countless martinis, which signifies that irrespective of your style, you possibly can probably discover a model of this basic cocktail that you simply’ll love.

When you often go for one thing savory, ordering a deliciously briny soiled martini gives many alternative choices. Maybe you like your drink made with gin or vodka, swear by a skewer of three particular olives (or much more), favor your garnish filled with pimento peppers, or go for the considerably controversial blue cheese-stuffed olives. 

Even when you love all issues dairy, there’s probability you may not be an enormous fan of blue cheese. It’s an ingredient some folks swear by, whereas many others might keep away from it with an analogous ardour. Fortuitously for anybody on the lookout for one other method to incorporate cheese into their martini, a brand new garnish is on the horizon: Philly-tini Olives. 

“Martinis are having a second and we’re seeing a brand new era of cocktail lovers put their very own unconventional spins on the classics — with savory and distinctive martini recipes trending on TikTok and taking on bar menus,” senior model supervisor of Philadelphia Cream Cheese, Kelli Srivastava, tells Meals & Wine. “Whereas no soiled martini is full and not using a stuffed olive, the basic blue cheese pairing isn’t for everybody.”

In collaboration with Divina Market, a family-owned model that produces Mediterranean items reminiscent of olives, dolmas, capers, jams, and different specialty condiments, Philadelphia Cream Cheese has launched limited-edition Philly-tini Olives, that includes Greek inexperienced olives filled with Philadelphia’s signature cream cheese. 

“We noticed a chance to carry a contact of Philly magic to this martini staple, and with the assistance of our associate Divina, introduce customers to a extra approachable, creamy different,” Srivastava explains. “At Philly, we’re about extra than simply schmearing bagels and whipping up cheesecakes — our Philly-tini Olives are a scrumptious reminder of simply how versatile cream cheese could be.” 

Philly-tini Olives are at the moment out there solely on the Divina Market web site whereas provides final. The olives could be bought in units of two packs, and the bundle is priced at $15.

In a press launch printed by Philadelphia’s dad or mum firm Kraft-Heinz, senior vice chairman of name at Divina, Brandon Gross, particulars, “This playful twist on the basic stuffed olive brings collectively our daring and briny Greek olives with Philadelphia’s signature cream cheese, for a taste combo that’s assured to fulfill each cocktail purists and recipe rebels simply in time for summer season.”

“With savory martini recipes not too long ago amassing hundreds of thousands of social media views, it’s clear there’s a new era of cocktail lovers placing their very own spin on the enduring drink,” the press launch notes. “Whereas there are numerous methods to shake up a unclean martini, one factor rings true: The stuffed-olive garnish is a should.”

When you’re new to the great thing about an upgraded olive, Meals & Wine’s senior drinks editor, Prairie Rose, emphasizes that, “A stuffed olive simply takes the martini garnish to the following stage — I’ll at all times take a stuffed olive over an empty one. I really like the thought behind cream cheese-stuffed olives. Not solely does it complement the briny traits of the cocktail, nevertheless it’s not as intense as blue cheese, which may flip some of us off.”

To get much more inventive, you can skewer a mixture of olives to put atop your cocktail by pairing the brand new Philly-tini olives with Castelvetranos, Kalamatas, or some pimento-stuffed bites. Not within the temper for a martini? Add these cream cheese-filled olives to a charcuterie board or use them in a Soiled Martini Dip as an alternative.