<br />La Dispensa di Amerigo Nocino is made from an infusion of unripe walnuts. Harvested at the end of June in the province of Modena and Bologna, it follows the teachings of<br />Pellegrino Grappi. A Modenese notary in the 1700s who was the first to draw up rules for the infusion of walnuts. Aged in wooden barrels, Nocino is only marketed after 3<br />years.<br />This traditional liqueur is ideal to drink at the end of a meal as a digestive. For those with a sweet tooth, take some traditional cream ice cream cups and pour a drizzle of<br />our Nocino liqueur over them. It will be a great dessert to end the meal.<br />Ingredients: alcohol, sugar, walnut husks, natural flavouring (walnut). Alcoholic degree 40% Vol.<br />

The Marasca liqueur of 'La Dispensa di Amerigo' is made from marasca cherries picked exclusively in our valleys. The fruit of the morello cherry, together with sour cherries<br />and black cherries, is part of the group of sour cherries. The infusion in alcohol of both the pulp and the stone gives a delicate bitter almond aftertaste. The result is a typical<br />drink of our area, with tones that are anything but sour.<br />The Marasca liqueur from 'La Dispensa di Amerigo' is a classic alcoholic drink to drink at the end of a meal as a digestive. Enjoy it served at room temperature<br />accompanied by 70% dark chocolate.<br />Ingredients: sugar, alcohol, red wine, black cherry juice 20%, marasca cherry distillate, natural flavouring. Alcohol content 30% Vol.<br />

Fernet is a liqueur that originated in Milan in the 18th and 19th centuries. It proved effective against a cholera epidemic. It has tonic and digestive functions. Its preparation is<br />based partly on infusions in water and alcohol of herbs such as rhubarb, aromatic calamus, liquorice root, gentian, cinchona, aloe and aniseed seeds. Hot decoctions of the<br />roots are then prepared without added sugar. It is usually used as a digestive aid, but it can be used in many other ways.<br />Our 'Fernet' liqueur falls into the category of bitters and is ideal to drink at the end of a meal as a digestive. It is also perfect as an after-dinner drink or as a conversation<br />drink. It is served cold at a temperature of around 10°, straight or with ice.<br /><br />It can also be used as a long drink by adding soda. Also used as a coffee corrector. Try it in grenadine.<br /><br />Ingredients: alcohol, natural flavours (rhubarb, aromatic calamus, zedoaria root, cinchona root, gentian root, liquorice root, aloe, aniseed, sugar.<br />Alcoholic Grade 39% Vol.<br />

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Chartreuse Jaune (43°) is soft and mellow<br /><br />It is made with the same plants as the Chartreuse Verte, but in different proportions, it offers scents of flowers, honey and spices.<br />Only two Carthusian brothers know the names of the plants and how to blend and distil them. They are also the only ones who know which plants to use to give the natural<br />green and yellow colours.<br />They are the ones who control the slow ageing of the liqueur and decide when the liqueur is ready to be bottled.<br /><br />Composition: alcohol, sugar, plants and flowers.<br />Presentation: characteristic bottle, sober and elegant, decorated with the seal of La Grande Chartreuse.<br />Tasting: To bring out the aromas, Chartreuse is drunk on the rocks.<br /><br />Traditionally, it is considered as a digestif, but more and more connoisseurs also enjoy it in cocktails.<br />

Authentic liqueur of exceptional strength - thanks to the 130 plants that make it up.<br />It is the only world-renowned GREEN liqueur made entirely from natural elements and aged in oak casks and bottles.<br /><br />It is powerful and different. (55%)<br /><br />Composition: Alcohol, sugar, 130 plants and flowers.<br />Presentation: Characteristic bottle, sober and elegant,<br />decorated with the seal of La Grande Chartreuse.<br />Tasting: To bring out the aromas, Chartreuse is drunk on the rocks.<br />Traditionally, it is considered as a digestif, but more and more connoisseurs also enjoy it in cocktails.<br />

Blueberry liqueur: Obtained from the infusion in grappa S.Massenza of the fruit and juice of the Blackberry and sugar. Typical liqueur of the Trentina tradition<br /><br />Maceration time: 0 days<br />Alcohol content: 28<br />Bottle volume: 0,70<br />Serving temperature: 8° pleasant served chilled<br />

Special Reserve 1983<br /><br />Distillate of herbs and medicinal plants aged for 30 years millesimato<br /><br />70cl bottle in fine wood box<br /><br />49,5% vol<br /><br />Origin: Italy-Carmagnola (Turin)<br /><br />Riserva Speciale 1983 is an Alpestre specially selected for its qualities and exceptional ageing in our cellars in Carmagnola.<br /><br />Each vintage offers distinctive characteristics of both smell and taste. During prolonged aging Alpestre reveals qualities of meditation elixir.<br /><br />When tasted, it reveals complex and heady aromas of herbs and oak wood, evoking fantasies of ancient and mysterious herbal extracts with magical properties.<br /><br />A pure distillate of 34 aromatic, digestive, tonic, refreshing and antiseptic herbs - including thyme, wormwood, lavender, angelica, fennel, brome, sage, mint, lemon balm,<br />isop, cedarine and chamomile.<br /><br />Experienced herbalists cultivate the herbs in the fields close to the distillery until they reach the right maturity. The distillate has been prepared using a secret method since<br />1857, so that all the active ingredients are extracted from the plants completely and unaltered.<br /><br />Alpestre Riserva Speciale 1983 has been aged for 10 years in Slavonian oak casks in our Carmagnola cellars and is finally bottled pure as it comes out of the cask, without<br />sugar, colouring or other additives. Each vintage offers distinctive characteristics in terms of both smell and taste. During prolonged ageing, Alpestre reveals its qualities as a<br />meditation elixir.<br /><br />When tasted, it reveals complex and heady aromas of herbs and oak wood, evoking fantasies of ancient and mysterious herbal extracts with magical properties. It is a<br />precious, absolutely natural distillate that can be appreciated by tasting it in a glass that enhances its olfactory and aromatic qualities. In small doses, it can also infuse all<br />the beneficial virtues of fresh herbs distilled in purity.<br />Alpestre is an exceptional digestive. It can be enjoyed pure after a good meal, sometimes hot, and is a wonderful accompaniment to coffee. Moreover, for its relaxing<br />properties, we recommend to taste it diluted with hot water and honey, like a herbal tea, in the evening before going to bed.<br /><br />For this rare Riserva 30 Year, we recommend serving it in a small grappa tasting glass.<br />

Medicinal herb and plant distillate<br /><br />70cl bottle<br /><br />44% vol<br /><br />Origin: Italy-Carmagnola (Turin)<br /><br />Description<br /><br />It has a pleasant and perfumed taste of herbs. It is an absolutely natural and precious distillate that is best appreciated by sipping it, in small doses, from a glass that will<br />enhance its olfactory and aromatic qualities and infuse all the beneficial virtues of purely distilled fresh herbs. Alpestre is an excellent digestive. It can be drank straight after<br />a good meal, even warmed and is magnificent in coffee. Thanks to its relaxing properties, we advise it be drank lying down with water and honey, like a herbal tea in the<br />evening before going to bed.<br /><br /><br />Production method<br /><br />It is the pure distillate of 34 medicinal aromatic, digestive, tonic, refreshing, antiseptic herbs among which there are thyme, absinthe, lavender, angelica, fennel, tansy, sage,<br />mint, balm, hyssop, lemon balm and camomile.<br /><br />Expert herbalists cultivate the herbs in the fields next to the distillery until they are perfectly mature. The distillate is made with a secret method ever since 1857 so that all<br />the active principles of the plants are extracted completely and unaltered.<br /><br />Alpestre is then left to age for a long time in Slavonia oak barrels, placed in the large cellars in Carmagnola, and then finally bottled, as pure as it comes out of the barrel,<br />without sugar, colouring or other additives.<br /><br /><br />Tasting<br /><br />It has a pleasant and perfumed taste of herbs. It is an absolutely natural and precious distillate that is best appreciated by sipping it, in small doses, from a glass that will<br />enhance its olfactory and aromatic qualities and infuse all the beneficial virtues of purely distilled fresh herbs.<br /><br /><br />How and when to consume it<br /><br />Alpestre is an excellent digestive. It can be drank straight after a good meal, even warmed and is magnificent in coffee. Thanks to its relaxing properties, we advise it be<br />drank lying down with water and honey, like a herbal tea in the evening before going to bed.<br />

Alpestre al Miele is based on an old recipe from the Maristi brothers, using only two ingredients: Alpestre and the addition of 100% acacia honey. The latter gives a softer<br />and more delicate taste.<br /><br />Alcohol content: 32% vol.<br />

KLOSTERBITTER<br /><br />This monastery bitter is made by steeping one-year-old cones and the tips of fresh shoots of dwarf pines (Pinus mugo) in brandy for approx. five months. This imbues the<br />bitter with its typical resinous taste.<br /><br />Alcohol content: 35 Vol. %<br />