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Drinks from Lorenzo Inga

Nowadays, when alcoholic drinks market is already divided between largest producers and when already familiar brands are shining on wine shelves in stores, it is interesting to notice that appearance of a complete series new product from one producer is a rare phenomenon.

I mean Lorenzo Inga Selection drinks – which I had an opportunity to get acquainted with by receiving information and samples directly from producers and also from commercial exhibitions which recently took place in Tallinn and Riga.

Furthermore, I would like to mention that all these beverages are available in Estonian stores and lots of our bars and nightclubs inure their customers with new European trends.

First I want to describe main beverage production technology.

Grappa! This drink is not only familiar to those who have visited Italy but also for all others who are at least in some way interested in alcoholic drinks.

Its name comes from the first beverage manufacturer, a small city of Bassano del Grappa. Grappa is located next to the Grappa hill. Later this beverage was produced all over Italy.

Grappa drink was initially in some way like classical wine making sideline product. Using grape residual products: bines and seeds that came from the first juice pressing, drink producers got a drink with strength of 40% or even 50%.

Later Grappa demand increased so big and steady that many wine producers went over to mass production.

As like other grape drink tastes, Grappa flavour depends on grape sort and grown area.

Followed by the main names that you can see on labels of Lorenzo Inga Selection drinks.

My Grappa "Lorenzo Inga Selection"

My Grappa "Lorenzo Inga Selection" - a worldwide famous alcoholic drink that is produced in Northern Italy in Paemont and this drink may be called with Grappa honourable name since 1875. Nowadays nobody denies that Grappa Lorenzo Inga Selection – is Italian symbol, together with vermouth Martini and other famous wines.

My Grappa Lorenzo Inga Selection stands in terms of manufacturing technology in the same row with not less famous brands like Metaksa, Armanjak, Kalvados, but just My Grappa Inga Selection has achieved popularity among Italians and Americans who love this beverage.

My Grappa Lorenzo Inga Selection is used to finish your meals, it is good for digestion and food intake.

This beverage using is allowed also with any other snacks.

Italians use My Grappa Lorenzo Inga Selection drink also with breakfast, to gain better feeling.

My Grappa Lorenzo Inga Selection was born in Peamont, where it is very popular.

In this region of Italy there are cold winters and there is a need to warm oneself.

My Grappa Lorenzo Inga Selection is liked by local residents. Family Inga worked efficiently to improve the manufacturing process, with the result of exceptionally stiff drink which acquires desired flavour, colour and smell with time.

In addition it is known that in 1875, this beverage received its official name.

Nowadays there are only 120 Italian manufacturers who own the license to produce this beverage.

Depending on the pressing time and grape variety there are several types of My Grappa drinks.

Wine making process with water vapour and residues (grape seed, skin, sarcocarp) gives together, due to pressure strong alcohol, 40-50 degrees.

The older the Grappa, the stronger drink it is.

My Grappa Monovitigni: young or white grappa (Giovane Bianca), no colour and processing time is short.

My Grappa Antica Porta di Gavi Barrique and My Grappa Antica Porta di Gavi white: kept in wooden casks, no less than half a year, and it can be called Affinata.

My Grappa Barrique: Senior grappa (Vecchia), is kept in cask not less than a year, during which acquires a characteristic golden colour and pleasant aroma.

Amarone, Barolo, Moscata (Rezerve or Stravecchia) – very old, kept in a cask at least a year and a half. This Grappa sort is more expensive and highly appreciated by the fans of really stiff drinks.

In addition, My Grappa Amarone, Barolo, Moscato:

Prepared of different grape varieties and sharp supplements, nuts, fruits, vanilla, roots, etc are added. These grappa varieties are changing taste and aroma moderately sweet.

Grappa is recommended to drink in room temperature in a special goblet, which resembles an inverted tulip. It is a strong aromatic beverage - the best way to represent Inga family tradition of wine.

My Grappa “Lorenzo Inga Selection” will become indispensable at a plentiful table and supports pleasantly spent evenings.

My Sambuca “Lorenzo Inga Selection”

My Sambuca Lorenzo Inga Selection is a trend of nightclubs. This liqueur is based on three components, without aroma. The components are: neutral rubbing alcohol, water and sugar. To be added elder tree oil, white elder blossoms, anise seeds and lemon bark.

Fancy shade of elder blossoms (Sambuci flos) preserves and gives aroma to beverage My Sambuca, anise seeds add their aroma. Classic sambuka soft anise taste becomes even fresher due to lemon.

In Rome, people drink sambuka beverage as a “con la mosca”: three coffee beans are put in a small goblet, poured onto anise liqueur and then put it on fire, wait until drink is cooled and then drink it.

In pure way, cocktail or juice - this liqueur fancy and gentle green anise taste offers experiences as well as at daytime and also at night.

“DUOMO SAMBUCA” – became the first brand that was offered in international market with different fruit tastes and that created within one year a new trend in London, Amsterdam, Milan, Paris, New York and Tokyo. “Duomo Sambuca” is made of only natural ingredients.

Bars experience in England shows that when 8 tastes are added to the classic sambuka, the sales volume increases at least 50% on the expense of our customers who want to try new tastes.

Sambuka “Duoma Sambuca” has several versions, including classic. Sambuka “Duomo Sambuca” is produced in historic drink manufacturing place, between Venice and Dolomite mountains.

Sambuka “Duomo Sambuca” belongs to “Premium” category and this is produced from high quality ingredients.

Sambuka “Duomo Sambuca” quality has been evaluated with the highest rate in worldwide alcoholic drink contest – International Wine & Spirit Competition. Sambuka “Duomo Dambuca” is good to drink in pure way or with original cocktails.

Samburetto® Classical Sambuka aroma connection with sweet anise “Duoma sambuca” and Premium Amaretto – this unique composition provides the taste sensation that together with Samburetto® drink will collect popularity among your customers.

DUOMO BUCA® An excellent mix of raspberry and cranberry taste of Duomo Sambuca. It is properly bottled into 275 ml bottles. Duomo Buca is perfect in crowded bars and clubs where the service speed is so important. Duomo Buca® - refreshing drink and good alternative in vodka based drinks.

Premium Amaretto liqueur “Lorenzo Inga Selection”

Italian family has created high quality liqueurs since 1832. Premium Amaretto beverage was initially made in Gavi city, also known by Amaretti cookies that were made there by generations.

Inga´s family has remained a part of this tasty cookie recipe, which is based on traditional liqueur.

Inga´s family amended liqueur of Amaretto, they made it from Sicily almond tree, also Sicily extract and components which stay in secret – result would be Premium Amaretto liqueur.

Premium Amaretto liqueur from the Inga´s family is the most valuable product in Italy.

Light almond taste and natural vanilla aroma give this beverage good suitability with coffee, ice- cream and champaign.

New, more elegant bottles and traditional Amaretto recipe would change this drink not only an ideal appetizer but also a good additive for desserts.

Nanno Tano Fruit Amaretto Liqueur is made by Inga` s family, it has the taste of peach and apricot.

AMARO MIO “Lorenzo Inga Selection”

Many narratives contain exclusive cocktail recipes from Inga´s family.

One of these, the most famous, AMARO MIO was created by Gaetano Inga, when he was a missionary in India in the 18th century. Legends and mysterious aura send this unique beverage AMARO MIO.

AMARO MIO is a musical sounding name, includes 30 species of plants, also roots and barks.

Italian herb liqueur AMARO MIO “Lorenzo Inga Selection” story goes back to the time of Roman Empire, where the aromatizing tradition was born. Later, in 1832, Gaetano Inga got an idea to create a tonic and mix it together with gentian, origan, rhubarb, cinnamon and sweet Italian orange bark.

Gaetano Inga sold his production in Sicily restaurants and bars where instead of traditional Italian coffee they offered AMARO MIO beverage. Fifty years later AMARO MIO became a real national beverage.

AMARO MIO recipe is unique: composition includes 30 different herb species around the world.

All components are strictly controlled. In spite of all newest scientific and technical procedures that are used in production, this liqueur is made according to the same recipe and tradition that were used 178 years ago.

This herb liqueur AMARO MIO is produced in Noto city in Sicily since 1832. Composition has been kept in secret and this drink has 30 natural ingredients in it. The liqueur has predictable soft taste in compliance with sweet, also bitter and with pleasant orange aftertaste.

In its category it is the most sold bitter in Europe.

Drink it in pure way, with ice, mineral water, lemon, orange bit or coffee.

Discover AMARO MIO taste – as unique as this old recipe.

AMARO MIO gives best result as appetizer – add it to the vanilla ice-cream or coffee drink.

MY Limoncello

My Limoncello - is exceptionally modern liqueur known all over the world, not only in Italy.

Lorenzo Inga produces My Limoncello drink only from finest lemons which are grown in sunny Sicily, in herald's homeland, where legends and traditions come from. Lemons are grown under the government restraint. We may say that this drink is alcoholic lemonade, simple and also delicious at the same time, the taste of summer that is put into the bottle.

My Limoncello is produced by lemon peel processing method (not distilling), therefore My Limoncello includes a lot of VITAMIN C. Processing period is usually 3-5 days. This drink includes also rubbing alcohol, water and sugar. In the end of producing period takes place emulsification process.

My Limoncello drink is used in a pure way, as an appetizer or with a dessert, it is also a component of cocktails.

My Limoncello is suitable to drink refrigerated - in small, high glasses, with ice added or in cooled liqueur glass, together with food.

My Limoncello is also good together with dry wine or mineral water, together with desserts, boiled tea, ice-cream, or just poured onto confectionery.

My Limoncello – is a natural liqueur. It is sufficient to fill cold bottle with this drink and good natural lemon aroma is guaranteed.

My Limoncello drinking process looks like the following: there are tall glasses together with ice, drinking glasses are similar to tequila glass and into these glasses yellow lemon aroma drink is poured.

You are keeping an eye on the glasses, breathe the lemon aroma and then ... everyone can do what they want to do. For example shout: "REPEAT".

I thank for the information:

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Igor Burlakov

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