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Liquore Strega

Liquore Strega
Special Liqueur

Category: Herb/Spice Liqueur

Date Tasted:
Country: Italy
Alcohol: 40%
92 Points
Gold Medal
Exceptional
$39

Liquore Strega
Special Liqueur

Category: Herb/Spice Liqueur

Date Tasted:
Country: Italy
Alcohol: 40%
Brilliant medium bright golden yellow color. Aromas and flavors of pine tar, juniper and celery seed, Double mint gum, and anise with a syrupy, lively, moderately sweet medium-to-full body and a warming, distinctive, long finish that exhibits notes of anise and clove, juniper and alpine herbs, winter mint and juniper berries, and angelica root and horehound candy. A curiously delicious Pastis; would make a fantastic Sazerac if you want to bump up the Absinthe-y qualities without overpowering your drink.

Tasting Info

Spirits Glass Style: Rich & Full
Aroma Aroma: pine tar, juniper and celery seed, Double mint gum, and anise
Taste Flavor: Same as aromas with notes of anise and clove, juniper and alpine herbs, winter mint and juniper berries, and angelica root and horehound candy
Smoothness Smoothness: Warming
Enjoy Enjoy: in cocktails and on the rocks
Cocktail Cocktails: Negroni, Pimm's Cup, Boulevardier
Bottom Line Bottom Line: A curiously delicious Pastis; would make a fantastic Sazerac if you want to bump up the Absinthe-y qualities without overpowering your drink.

The Producer or Importer

Shaw-Ross International Importers

The Producer or  Importer
2900 SW 149th Ave, Suite 200
Miramar, FL 33027
USA
1 954-430-5020

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Herb-Spice Liqueur

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Serve in a Copita
Herb/spice liqueurs are alcoholic beverages that contain added flavor from the addition of spices, herbs, barks or roots. There are many famous herbal liqueurs in Europe, some of them produced by monks or other religious orders; some of these contain more than 100 herbs as part of the recipes!

These liqueurs are most often served neat, although some are mixed with water and/or ice. Most have an alcoholic range between 35%-55%.