Italian Liqueurs, Bitters, Spirits and Aperitifs

Cinzano Bianco sweet flavor reveals notes of fruit, vanilla and cinnamon that linger on the tongue with a bittersweet aftertaste.

The aroma is rich, fruity with a backbone of woody bitterness. To taste, its sweeter than expected with baked apples, fruit cake and intense brown sugar contrasted by earthier notes of bark, damp soil and cloves.

Cocchi Extra Dry is an extremely elegant stand-alone vermouth with fresh apple, melon and white flower notes from the wine, beautifully balance with the aromatic botanical notes of cardamom, wormwood, coriander and angelica. The Piedmont mint and lemon peels bring herbaceous notes and brightness to the palate, creating a unique personality.

Huge, complex, fruity and raisiny with underlying spicy, citrusy bitterness over which are layered sweet flavours of liquorice, orange zest and juice, rhubarb, grapes and cocoa.

Deep ruddy brown colour with a soft medicinal and herbaceous character balanced by bittersweet chocolate and organge zest on the gently warming finish. This is an excellent digestive on ice but also can be used in many cocktails including a variation on the iconic Negroni.

Ramazzotti Sambuca Black has an intense rich earthy liquorice, full liquorice flavour, pleasantly warm with sweet rounded style. A taste sensation that comes from combining the unique flavour of star anise with liquorice aroma.

Nose: While the aroma of toasted hazelnuts certainly is predominant, look for underlying notes of shaved chocolate and vanilla bean, too. Finish: Sweet vanilla bean and nuttiness linger on the tongue.

The original. The classic. Golden Yellow in colour with a light green hue. A perfectly balanced blend of Mediterranean exotic herbs and plants, all sourced and blended in their natural form. The resulting taste is rounded with a powerful aromatic top note that softens to a mellow deep taste.

A balanced and refined grappa. Perfume persists with notes of cocoa butter and sweet vanilla. Aromas of almond paste and unroasted dried fruit.

Intense, balanced, and clean. Clear, transparent and crystalline. A full and complex nose with the lower alcohol content enhancing the delicate aroma. The palate is young and fresh.

A marvellously crisp and vibrant grappa here from Grappa Libarna. The Bianca Cristallo is made with fresh pomace, expertly distilled to achieve a delicate yet flavoursome profile perfect for enjoying as a postprandial treat, or for adding some depth to your cocktails.

Today, tasting Grappa di Barbera, one seems to breathe the scents of a Monferrato wood, among wild dog rose flowers and the scent of ripe black cherries.

The Bocchino Gran Moscato has been aged for 12 months in Slavonian oak barrels, appearing light amber with generous caramel and sultanas, interwoven with warm spice on the nose. The palate displays ripe apricot, accompanied with cinnamon, vanilla and creamy butter, finishing long with some herbal notes.

The liaison is intense and brings back the characteristics of two tenacious red vines that express the essence of the hills of the Alto Monferrato on which the aromas of their lands grow and concentrate.

Distilled in Trieste since 1884 from the pomace of a range of grape varieties, Grappa Julia is a favourite the world over.

Soft, young and clean taste, with herbaceous aromas, notes of meadow flowers and white pulp fruit among which banana and white peach stand out. Delicate and fine bouquet, with fresh aromas of white flowers and pleasant fragrances of breadcrumbs.

This reserve grappa from Libarna has been distilled from fresh barbera and dolcetto grape pomace, after which it was matured for 18 months in French oak barriques. Fantastic stuff, with complex layers of woody spice, dried fruit, and nutty notes.

At first whiff, the selected grappa reveals multifaceted traits of fruit, grapes and raisins.

Nardini Grappa Riserva 40 - refined, smooth and velvety. A distillate if pure harmony, where the delicate fragrance meets an intense, unforgettable flavour. A unique Grappa with an unmistakable straw yellow colour and precious golden notes, aged at least 3 years in Slavonian oak barrels.

Clean, citrusy, pleasantly bitter. Orange, gentian root and Roman absinthe are skillfully blended to create a liqueur with pleasantly bitter herbal notes.

Delicately spiced with zesty bergamot and lemon. Subtle rooty/bark bitterness balances light honeyed sweetness. Delicate floral notes.

The characteristic sweetness of the liqueur makes it soft and pleasant on the palate, while the aromatic and persistent taste. With predominant notes of juniper, makes it suitable to be served smooth or mixed in trendy cocktails like the KranebeTonic.

Rich and syrupy with balancing bitterness, enlivening spice and herbal complexity.

Sharp, cleansing zesty lemon and citrus acidity with light balancing sweetness. Aftertaste: Lingering zesty lemon with accompanying lingering acidity.

Lightly syrupy with macaroon, toasted bitter almond, black tea tannins, madeira, battenberg cake and zesty lemon.