Black Cherry Hippocras
FEATURES:
BOTTLE SIZE: 0.50 lINGREDIENTS: Red wine, cane sugar, spices, honey, Black cherry leaves
PRODUCER: Porco Sarvego - Opificio Agricolo
LOCATION: Rossignone (GE)
ALCOHOL CONTENT: 13°
From the skilled hands of medieval master vintners comes down to us Hippocras. Here we offer it to you in an unexpected Black cherry version!
To a red wine base are added: Sugar and Honey , for preservation and sweetness; Various spices, to aid digestion and tickle the palate; Black Cherry Leaves, to give the drink an enveloping, pleasantly bitter taste.
Black cherry leaves have been known since ancient times for their anti-inflammatory, digestive and diuretic properties, so much so that they are used in herbal teas and liqueurs precisely to soothe muscle pain, promote diuresis and fight inflammation.
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MEDIEVAL DRINKS:
You’ll find many invigorating and delicious drinks inspired directly by ancient times and served in Italy.
- Hippocras: made with White or Red wine from Italian lands, it takes its name from the famous Greek physician Hippocrates, as it is believed to have medicinal properties.
- Mead: the nectar of the Gods, straight from the Northern Varieghe Lands to lead you into the halls of Valhalla with a smile on your lips.
- Regolizia: the licorice-based liqueur to refresh the body, the spirit and even the least apparent of virtues.
- Urtica: the drink made from wild nettle from Val Garrone. Herbaceous in flavour, excellent after dinner or as an aperitif.
- Violetta: according to an ancient Persian legend, this purple liqueur made from violet flowers has the power to heal broken hearts.
- Ros Solis: the rose-petal liqueur beloved by Catherine de’ Medici, queen and consort of Henry II, so much so that she exported it to France.
