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Liqueurs
Italian liquors can be divided in two main kinds:
- those have a dominant sweet taste and aroma;
- those have a semi sweet taste.
The first category includes products such as “Amaretto di Saronno” and “Sambuca”, while liquors with a semi sweet taste are, for example “Limoncello”, “Campari”, “Cynar” and “Strega”.
The most famous italian liquors are:
- Amaro Fernet Branca Fernet: usually consumed after meals, it helps digestion and can also be used as an addition to espresso coffee;
- Amaretto: suitable to be consumed after a meal, as a digestive, or as an ingredient in cakes and cocktails;
- Aperitivi: Aperol, Biancosarti, Martini Bianco. They are wines and liqueurs normally consumed prior to the meal, along with snacks;
- Campari - A red, bitter cordial that can be served in many ways;
- Grappa - very popular in northern Italy, it is normally consumed as an after dinner digestive drink;
- Martini - Italian brand of both sweet and dry Vermouth, from which the ever popular Martini Cocktail has derived
- Limoncello - made from lemon juice, sugar and lemon skin as well as alcohol: it originated Sicily, but it is now very popular throughout the country.
- Cynar - artichoke-based liquor with beneficial effects in relieving stress. |
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