Gotha Spiriti Nobili (700 ml) Settemmezzo Artichoke Amaro (42 proof)

Region: Emilia Romagna, Italy

Product Type: Artichoke Liqueur

Primary Botanicals: Carciofo Violetto di San Luca, wormwood, chinotto, rosemary, rabarbaro, mint, china, seawater

Botanical Source: Carciofo Violetto di San Luca is a Slow Food Ark of Taste vegetable, native to the area around Bologna. Only 5 farmers grow it due to the labor involved and it is a source of local pride.

Finished ABV: 21%

Method of Production : artichokes infused whole, fresh after harvest, combined with other botanical infusions, added to a mix of seawater, water and sugar, then rested, filtered and bottled.

Notes: Settemmezzzo is a bitter artichoke liqueur made from a specific species of artichoke, Carciofo Violetto di San Luca, which only grows in the town of San Luca outside of Bologna. The delicate artichoke flavor comes through as fresh herbs, citrus and licorice and also adds a bittersweet component. This is complemented by orange from the chinotto peels and slight smokiness of the rabarbaro. Because the flavor profile is so complete it works as both an aperitivo or digestivo, solo or in cocktails. Settemmezzo (7 1/2) is named after a card game historically played in the osterias and bars of Bologna, outlawed because it involved betting.