The Data

Category   Liqueur

Sub-Category   Amaro

Origin   Milan

Retail Price   $44.99

ABV   30%

Score   5 Stars/Supreme!

In the Glass

Opaque, deep mahogany color.

The aromatics are very intense, giving aromas of dried herbs, treacle, eucalyptus, and rhubarb with supporting notes of campfire, dark chocolate, tamari, and mineral.

The palate echoes the nose, delivering a baking spices-driven core with supporting flavors of brown sugar, candied ginger, cocoa nibs, orange peel, and dense balsamic. The finish is long and lingering.

Medium to full-bodied and ideally balanced with a rich, viscous texture.

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Analysis

The Rhubarb Pumpkin was born from an intuition of Ettore Zucca, who discovers the pleasant taste of the rhubarb drink that his wife Tilde Beduschi used to drink and glimpses its potential. This liqueur soon became a symbol of the high-ranking people of the largest Italian and European cities and is also appreciated by King Vittorio Emanuele II and then by the entire Italian Royal Family. The royal effigies and the three medals won at the Universal Exhibitions of Milan, Turin and Brussels embellish the label. It is obtained from rhubarb rhizomes infused with rare natural aromatic herbs, which in the Gran Riserva also has the addition of special ingredients that Ettore Zucca secretly prepared and consumed with his friends during their evenings, spent playing billiards. Almost ebony brown in color, it reveals pleasant and decisive perceptions of rhubarb and aromatic herbs to the nose. The taste has a strong personality, in a perfect balance between the sweet note and a highly refined bitter trail. Ideal to serve straight or as a refreshing aperitif with the addition of soda or natural water, it can replace bitters or vermouth in multiple cocktails, experimenting with its exclusive taste.

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