Ratafià is a generic term used to name a number of different fruit-based homemade liqueurs. It is not a liqueur with a unique recipe, but rather a method that includes the infusion of fruit in alcohol, especially with the addition of spices. Exclusively for our followers gourmets we have a recipe from Carlo Quaglia, a Master Distiller whose family has been producing liqueurs in [...]
Mountain herbs contain aromatic substances in high concentration. Alcohol is a good solvent for essential oils; it extracts them, making them usable for medicinal, therapeutic uses or even simply for creating liqueurs and bitters. Among the most famous alpine herbs we find wormwood, the predominant herb in vermouth. The use of genepì is much more limited. Among the gourmet rarities, the Genepì del Piemonte. [...]