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Ex Fratelli Averna factory buildings (now in disuse) in Caltanissetta, Sicily Amaro Averna. Salvatore Averna was born in 1802 into a family of drapers. Growing up in Caltanissetta, he became one of the most active members of the community, a justice of the peace and benefactor of the Abbey of the Holy Spirit.
Rosolio is a type of Italian liqueur made from a base of alcohol, sugar, and water in the same proportion, which is flavored by adding an essence of any of various types. Despite a common misconception based on the name, rosolio has no direct connection with roses or rose petals (rose essence is, however, one option for addition to the base ...
Limoncello (Italian: [limonˈtʃɛlːo]) is an Italian lemon liqueur mainly produced in southern Italy, especially in the region around the Gulf of Naples, the Amalfi Coast and Sicily. It is the second-most popular liqueur in Italy and is traditionally served chilled as an after-dinner digestif. It is also a popular homemade liqueur, with ...
The apéritif became popular during the early 1960s after its appearance on the Italian television advertising show Carosello.The series of commercials, first starring Ferruccio De Ceresa, and from 1966 Ernesto Calindri, showed the actor sipping Cynar while sitting at a table placed in the middle of a busy street, urging consumers to drink Cynar "against the wear-and-tear of modern life".
His basis for the liqueur was his family's own generations-old recipe. [6] The product was introduced at the Savoy Hotel in London on September 1, 2016. [4] In 2017, the liqueur won the "best new spirit/cocktail ingredient" category at Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans. [1] Italicus has been in partnership with Pernod Ricard since 2020. [5]
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The legend of Bénédictine in stained glass, at the Palais Bénédictine.. The modern history of Bénédictine liqueur begins in 1863, when Alexandre Legrand – an industrialist, a merchant in wine and spirits, and also an art collector – discovered in his family library a 16th-century grimoire belonging to the Benedictine abbey of Fécamp.
Sicilian arancini. This is a list of Sicilian dishes and foods. Sicilian cuisine shows traces of all the cultures which established themselves on the island of Sicily over the last two millennia. [1] Although its cuisine has much in common with Italian cuisine, Sicilian food also has Spanish, Greek and Arab influences.