Amaro Carciofo liqueur is based on the essence of artichoke leaves and infused with other herbs and plants, it has a bitter-sweet taste and a dark amber color. Excellent as an after-dinner or a digestive. In some areas of Italy, it is also used to enrich white wine or as an additional ingredient for Spritz.
Product details:
Producer: Guiducci Liquori
Format: 70 cl
Alcohol by volume: 16%
Serving temperature: with ice
Fernet is a liqueur of ancient Italian tradition, also called Amaro Fernet. Based on aromatic herbs such as cinchona, rhubarb, and gentian. Excellent after-dinner as a digestive.
Product details:
Producer: Guiducci Liquori
Format: 70 cl
Alcohol by volume: 38%
Serving temperature: with ice
Alchermes Liqueur in Italy was well-known in Florence at the beginning of the sixteenth century, as an “elixir of long life”. The lively color and the characteristic aroma, obtained from various spices such as cinnamon, carnation, and cardamom, make it indispensable in pastry. Among the most common uses is the use for the preparation of Zuppa Inglese and Pesche di Prato (Alchermes Peaches) desserts.
Truffle-flavoured “Finanziera” is a new white (without tomato) Caccia e Corte sauce based on veal and chicken meat, mushrooms, and truffle. Perfect for seasoning pasta but also simply on a warm crouton of bread or polenta.
Caccia e Corte is a small family-run Tuscan artisan company that produces Tuscan ragout, sauces, and pâtés mainly based on local precious meat.
“Maiale alla Birra” Ragout based on semi-wild pork meat, gluten-free beer and peppercorns. It is a new white (without tomato) Caccia e Corte sauce. Perfect for dressing wholemeal or spelled pasta, legume pasta, but also simply on a warm crouton of bread or polenta. Caccia e Corte is a small family-run Tuscan artisan company that produces Tuscan ragout, sauces, and pâtés mainly based on local precious meat.
“Grugno e Prugno” Ragout is a new white (without tomato) Caccia e Corte sauce based on semi-wild pork meat, and plums. A truly delicious ragout, perfect for seasoning pasta, but also simply on a warm crouton of bread or polenta.
Caccia e Corte is a small family-run Tuscan artisan company that produces Tuscan ragout, sauces, and pâtés mainly based on local precious meat.
This Pecorino was aged for over six months in the cells of the Corzano e Paterno.
This cheese is produced all year. It is made at a low temperature to preserve the aroma and flavor of fresh milk. The curd is cut into small pieces, stirred for ten minutes, and then poured into perforated plastic molds. Is then put in a warm steam oven for several hours until it is nice and compact. During this time the whey seeps out and is collected to be transformed into ricotta. The next day it is salted in a brine solution for 24 hours and then shelved in a cold cellar at 12°C. It is ready to eat from one month onwards.
Following a Tuscan tradition in May, pecorino must be eaten with fava beans or combined with a fresh pear.
Ponce al Mandarion Mugnetti. The original, a secret formula since 1909 at the base of its inimitable flavor. This mandarin liqueur, for over a hundred years, has warmed the cities of the Tuscan coast on cold winter days. It should be tasted heated neat or with a spray of steam from the espresso machine, garnished with the classic lemon zest (a sail).
"Cannellino di San Ginese e Sant'Alessio" is a white bean ecotype with greyish veins, smaller than the common Cannellino bean, almost absent in the mouth, soft texture, and delicate flavor. Cultivated in the Plain of Lucca and in the neighboring territories.
The cooking time is about two hours with a previous soak of at least 12 hours.
Recommended pairing: with white meats, aromatic herbs, or fish.