World Spirits

Italy

4 topics — topics in this category.

Negroni

Florence's crimson icon: equal parts gin, Campari and sweet vermouth — bitter, bold and effortlessly elegant, the king of the Italian aperitivo. Ingredients: gin, Campari, sweet red vermouth, an orange peel, one large ic…

Amaro

Italy's bitter poetry: a whole family of herbal liqueurs, each a secret garden of roots, bark, flowers and spice, sipped to close a meal. Ingredients: dozens of botanicals — gentian, wormwood, orange peel, rhubarb, Alpin…

Grappa

Italy's firewater, refined: grappa is distilled from the pomace — the skins, seeds and stems left after winemaking — turning the harvest's leftovers into liquid gold. Ingredients: fresh grape pomace from a single variety…

Limoncello

Limoncello: the Amalfi Coast in a bottle — lemon zest steeped in spirit and sweetened, served ice-cold in small glasses after dinner. Origins: home-made along the Sorrento and Amalfi coasts for over a century; commercial…

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