Italicus Rosolio di Bergamotto is a bergamot

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(a type of aperitivo) manufactured in Italy. The liqueur uses bergamot from

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, along with Italian flower varieties. The spirit was created by an Italian bartender, Giuseppe Gallo, in 2015, using a family recipe. He released the spirit in 2016.

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Italicus uses

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, and herbs from Northern Italy: lavender, yellow roses, lemon balm, and

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, a light, sweet, and floral aperitivo traditionally made using the common sundew herb. The recipe for Italicus includes the creator's family tradition of adding citrus to the liqueur. The spirit has a fragrant smell, of citrus, bergamot, herbal bitterness, and the suggestion of sweetness. It tastes similar, of citrus, grass, and flowers, with sweetness and some bitterness. The unaged, nonvintage spirit is 20 percent

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. Italicus is produced at Torino Distillati, a family-owned distillery in

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) established in 1906. It is bottled in an aquamarine-colored bottle made of ribbed glass, and colored to represent the

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. The bottle's stopper shows a figure made to represent both

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In cocktails

Italicus is often used as a mixer in cocktails, including the Italicus Spritz, a variation on the

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History

Giuseppe Gallo, an Italian bartender, developed the spirit in 2015 after learning about rosolios. His basis for the liqueur was his family's own generations-old recipe. The product was introduced at the Savoy Hotel in London on September 1, 2016. In 2017, the liqueur won the "best new spirit/cocktail ingredient" category at Tales of the Cocktail in New Orleans. Italicus has been part of Pernod Ricard since 2020. In 2021, Pernod helped finance the reopening of several London bars following the

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, alongside a promotion of Italicus and its use in cocktails.

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* {{Pernod Ricard Alcoholic drink brands Citrus liqueurs Italian liqueurs Pernod Ricard brands Products introduced in 2016

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