Bombardino is a drink popular in

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during the winter, especially in the ski resorts. It is made by mixing 1/2

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and 1/2 Brandy. More commonly, bombardino is obtained mixing 3/4 of hot traditional Italian egg liquor (for example Vov or Zabov) and 1/4 rum or brandy. "Vov" egg liqueur was created in Padua, Italy, in 1845 by a pastry chef, Gian Battista Pezziol, aiming to use egg yolks (left-over from making of nougats) and mixing them with marsala wine and alcohol. Bombardino is served hot and with whipping cream on top on request. It has several variations: with coffee (calimero), with rum (pirata) or whisky (scozzese). The calimero variation is one part Brandy, one part Vov, and one part

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. The Bombardino's name is supposedly derived from one of its first imbibers noting its hot temperature and high alcohol and remarking (in Italian) "It's like a little bomb!".

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