ITA - Spirits 2024

DISCOVERING THE

2024

DISCOVERING THE ITALIAN SPIRITS

MAP – Mediterranean Aperitivo is an information and awareness-raising campaign about Protected Geographic Indication (PGI) Vermouth di Torino, Protected Designation of Origin (PDO) Pecorino Toscano, PGI Costa d’Amalfi Lemon, and Olives from Greece. These four products create the experience of the Mediterranean Aperitivo, a convivial moment to be enjoyed with highquality European products.

Vermouth di Torino is Italy’s most famous aromatized wine, particularly enjoyed by the royal court of the Savoy family. This product, found in the most iconic cocktails worldwide, will be presented in its purest form to highlight its characteristics and flavors.

Pecorino Toscano PDO is synonymous with rural history and a community that has pastured their large flocks of sheep for centuries in solitary, marginal, and challenging areas. This cheese can be soft or semi-hard, fresh or matured, and it is made exclusively with sheep’s milk.

The Lemon of the Amalfi Coast, also known as “Sfusato,” has an intense aroma, an elliptical and elongated shape, and a medium-large size (at least 100 grams). The cultivation of this lemon has changed the landscape of the Amalfi Coast, contributing significantly to its environment and the colors that make it recognizable worldwide.

In Greece, olive oil has been used in many ways since ancient times, and the olive tree has been associated with culture, religion, nutrition, and health. Today, Greece has about 150 million olive trees, 2,800 olive mills, and 600 thousand families sustaining themselves by cultivating olives.

STREGA ALBERTI BENEVENTO SPA

Alcohol content: 40%

To the nose: At first the subtle herbal & spice notes cover the nose, then the higher

To the eye: A clear and bright yellow hits the eye immediately, the golden radiance from the natural saffron gives depth to the liqueur.

On the palate: A light thickness hides the alcohol level, a rich saffron taste wraps around the ingredients that fill this liquor.

At first sip anis, cardamom, juniper and mint hit the palate, then warmer notes reach the back of the tongue. Cocoa bean, pimento, clove and time are the more distinct.

Strega means witch in Italian; the name comes from the legend that says that in Benevento witches from all over the world used to meet. The company Strega Alberti Benevento SpA is located in Benevento in the south of Italy and has specialized in liquor and candy production since 1860. Strega, is still owned and run by the Alberti family. The company produces other traditional Italian liqueurs as well and currently exports to more than 50 countries worldwide.

PALLINI LIMONCELLO

Alcohol content: 26%

To the nose: Complex, yet well balanced. A strong aroma of fresh lemon zest is balanced with a light bitterness and alcohol overtime.

To the eye: Light gold and opaque.

On the palate: Full-bodied and powerful with medium sweetness. Rich and crisp lemon zest with light earthlike tones. Long, complex finish with balanced alcohol evident on the finish.

Pallini Limoncello is an artisanal Italian lemon liqueur crafted from an authentic recipe created by the Pallini family in 1875. It is made with Italy’s finest Sfusato Lemons, grown on the sunny hillsides of the Amalfi Coast and carefully hand-picked for optimal freshness and flavor. Due to the low acidity and sweet taste, this fruit is commonly called “bread lemon”. In fact, it is the only citrus you can eat like an apple!

Smooth, extremely versatile, Pallini Limoncello is enjoyable straight from the fridge, on the rocks, or mixed into countless cocktails like the Pallini Spritz. Pallini is the most awarded Limoncello brand, is Gluten free, Vegan, Kosher and has been nominated “Italian’s favorite Limoncello” brand.

AMARO FORMIDABILE

Alcohol content: 32.5%

To the nose: Three-dimensional, not attributable to a single sensation: citrusy, slightly smoky.

To the eye: Amber.

On the palate: incredibly polyphonic in the mouth: the sensations evolve almost simultaneously, although they keep their individual characteristics. The top note is aromatic, with a taste of the peel of the three types of citrus and of aniseed joined by a spicy, herbaceous and warm heart of carnation and coriander, mugwort and muscat rose. The base is toasted and woody.

Formidabile is a natural bitter liqueur handmade through a process of maceration of aromatic and officinal plants in pure grain alcohol. It is produced through cold maceration of various botanicals without the aid of additives, coloring, caramel of any type of synthetic or natural flavor. The complex bouquet of Amaro Formidabile arises from the combination of herbs, flowers, barks, roots and fruit peels with concentration percentages that are much higher than what is suggested in the literature on the subject. Cinchona, Chinese Rhubarb, Damask Rose, Gentian, Bitter Orange Peel are just some of the botanicals.

Pallini was founded in 1875 by Nicola Pallini who established the first facility in Antrodoco, a small village near Rome, in the Abruzzi region. In 1922, Nicola’s son, Virgilio Pallini, moved the business to Rome, in a small distillery near the Pantheon. During the ‘60s, the company was moved to Via Tiburtina 1314 – the current headquarter. Here, the Pallini family expanded the production of Romana Sambuca, one of the most successful Italian liqueurs in the world. Among other products, Mistrà Pallini, a delicious anise-based liqueur, established itself as a trendy liqueur to lace espresso coffee. In 1999, Pallini started exporting its Pallini Limoncello brand worldwide. Today it is the most widely distributed and No.1 selling premium brand internationally. In 2022 Pallini acquired Amaro Formidabile, a hand-made bitter liqueur crafted only with natural ingredients. Today, Pallini is 149 years old and it is owned and run by Micaela Pallini, who represents the 5th generation of Pallinis.

DISTILLERIA F.LLI CAFFO SRL

Alcohol content: 35%

To the nose:The intense aromas that reach the nose unfold in a fresh sip, rich with citrus like orange and bergamot and then develop in the fresh hints of aromatic and balsamic herbs. Then, warmer and more floral tones of honey and spices (such as saffron and licorice) and pastries (like vanilla and cookies) approach softly and envelope your senses.

To the eye:Like clear and transparent amber with golden and brown hues, this is how Vecchio Amaro del Capo appears in its chilled glass.

On the palate: Sweet to the taste, its dense and creamy body envelops your tongue with softness, revealing its warm alcoholic body in the cold of its minus 20 degrees.

Cooked fruit, dried fruit and toasted notes of caramel finally enrich this continuous discovery. A slightly bitter hint gives personality to the soft embrace which lingers in your mouth in all its multifaceted aromas

A more than one hundred year old story that started with Giuseppe Caffo Mastro Distillatore at the end of the 19th century, when Giuseppe himself, at the foot of Mount Etna, began distilling marc, founding the Italian company that still bears his name, which has become a leading brand of Made in Italy today. In 1915, after running it for years on a rented basis, he took over an existing distillery in Santa Venerina, near Catania, with production based mainly on spirits, alcohol and wine derivatives. With the passage of time, the production of liqueurs obtained from ancient recipes began, which, thanks to the skilful dosage of aromatic and officinal herbs infused in top-quality alcohol, immediately won the favour of gourmets and the refined clientele of the time. The company is now in the hands of Giuseppe’s grandson of the same name and his son Sebastiano, combining experience and innovation, with the necessary changes to the distillation equipment and liquor processing to obtain the best results. It has grown rapidly, even opening branches abroad and becoming the key point of a group of companies controlled by the holding company CAFFO 1915 srl. Today, the ancient Distillery is the fulcrum of the Caffo 1915 Group, where startups and historical companies coexist, representing around 1000 years of intertwined histories with a modern and international outlook.

‘Best Distillery in the World’ SPIRIT BRAND / DISTILLER OF THE YEAR 2019 BY WINE ENTHUSIAST

GRAPPA NONINO 43°

Alcohol content: 43%

To the nose: fragrance of bread crust and licorice.

To the eye: Crystalline.

On the palate: Typical.

Grappa is the oldest and most traditional distillate of Northern Italy. It is obtained distilling the solid part of grapes: pomace. Grappa Nonino 43° is made distilling selected and destemmed fresh pomace of white and red grapes from Friuli.

‘Best Distillery in the World’ SPIRIT BRAND / DISTILLER OF THE YEAR 2019 BY WINE ENTHUSIAST

AMARO NONINO QUINTESSENTIA®

Alcohol content: 35%

To the nose: Amaro Nonino Quintessentia® has a complex aroma with notes of herbs and spices, including gentian, rhubarb, saffron, sweet orange, licorice, and tamarind. The aroma is intense and pleasant.

To the eye: Amaro Nonino Quintessentia® has a deep brown colour with amber reflections.

On the palate: The amber and not dark colour witnesses the balance and softness of Amaro Nonino since the first moment. To nose and palate the harmony is confirmed with an extraordinary scent of herbs and citrus notes.

Quintessentia of herbs, spices, fruit, berries and roots enriched with ÙE®, Nonino Grape Distillate, aged more than 12 months in barriques and small casks.

GRAPPA NONINO MONOVITIGNO® CHARDONNAY IN BARRIQUES

Alcohol content: 41%

To the nose: Reminds the fragrance of bread, vanilla and pastry.

To the eye: Slightly amber thanks to the rest in barriques.

On the palate: Refined and elegant.

Selected and destalked pomace, harvested fresh and soft from Chardonnay grapes. Aged over 12 months in barriques. ‘Best Distillery in the World’

‘Best Distillery in the World’

SPIRIT BRAND / DISTILLER OF THE YEAR 2019

BY WINE ENTHUSIAST

The Nonino family has devoted itself to the Art of Distillation since 1897, the year when Orazio Nonino, the family founder, established in Ronchi di Percoto the premises of his distillery, which until then had existed only as an itinerant still. The Nonino Distilleries consist of Five Artisanal Distilleries, each with 12 exclusive copper batch steam stills, one for each member of the family, plus one still for each grandchild as a sign of continuity of the Art of distillation. This is how the inimitable Nonino Grappa and Distillates are produced, respecting the Tradition and the rhythms of Craftsmanship. Nonino Grappa and ÙE®, Aged and Riserva, are bottled without the addition of color additives. Today the 7 Grappa Nonino Ageing Warehouses contain 2620 barriques and small casks of different kinds of wood. On January 27th 2020, in San Francisco, Nonino is proclaimed ‘Best Distillery in the World’ Spirit Brand/Distiller of the Year 2019 by Wine Enthusiast Wine Star Awards. It is the first time for Italy and Grappa.

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The Italian Trade Agency or Italian Trade Commission operates a worldwide network of 79 offices in 65 countries. In Canada it works out of three offices: Toronto, Montreal and Vancouver.

The ITC, among other marketing support, communication and training activities

• Brings Italian suppliers to major events, conferences, and trade shows

• Sponsors delegates to trade shows in Italy

• Notifies Canadian companies about potential new Italian suppliers

• Attracts investors’ attention to opportunities in Italy

• Organizes its own events and meetings in several sectors, including wine and spirits

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