"the New York World Wine and Spirits Competition, the Amaretto di Saschira won double gold and best liqueur in show and the Triplum Triple Sec Orange won double gold and best fruit liqueur in show. Girolamo Luxardo Girolamo Luxardo S.p.A is an Italian liqueur factory. Founded in Zara, Dalmatia (now Zadar), it moved to Torreglia near Padua after 1945. The company's current products include a variety of liqueurs and similar products (""Maraschino"", ""Sangue Morlacco"", ""Sambuca"", ""Amaretto"", ""Grappa"", ""Passione Nera"", ""Slivovitz"" etc.) as well as other baking related products, such as liqueur concentrates, fruit syrups, and jams. Luxardo products are sold"
"the geographical region where the name of the spirit can be used for commercial use. Charanda comes in many brands just like any other distilled spirit. Some of the most popular are ""Tres Extra"", ""Tarasco"" (three varieties: Blanco, Reposado and Añejo -Premium-), and ""Uruapan"" (three varieties: Blanco, Plata -Premium- and Real de Uruapan -Premium-). Charanda Charanda is an alcoholic spirit derived from sugarcane, similar to rum. Typically the beverage is associated with the central portion of the State of Michoacán in Mexico, particularly the Purépecha-populated areas in the vicinity of the prominently agricultural City of Uruapan. Named after a hill"
"Aperol Soda and Barbieri liqueurs in the spirit segment and Mondoro and Enrico Serafino in wines. In December 2005, the Campari Group acquired the Teruzzi & Puthod winery in the Tuscan town of San Gimignano. Teruzzi & Puthod is one of the leading Tuscan wineries for the production of high quality wines sold in over 20 countries worldwide. In 2006 Gruppo Campari acquired from Pernod Ricard Glen Grant, Old Smuggler and Braemar, along with the distillery where GlenGrant is produced in Rothes, Scotland. Thanks to this acquisition, the Group strengthened its presence in the spirits segment and officially entered the"
"and as an ingredient for cocktails, most notably the Harvey Wallbanger, Yellow Bird, Golden Cadillac, and Golden Dream. The Galliano brand is currently owned by Dutch distiller Lucas Bols, and marketed through its worldwide distribution joint venture, Maxxium. Galliano is packaged in a distinctively shaped bottle, reminiscent of a classical Roman column. Several other liqueurs are also produced under the Galliano brand name, including a black Sambuca, a white Sambuca and an amaretto, which are predominantly distributed in Australasia, where the products are popular as shots. Galliano also makes ""Galliano Ristretto"" coffee-flavored liqueur and ""Galliano Balsamico"", a balsamic vinegar-infused liqueur."
"UNESCO's World Heritage Site list on 20 November 2001. Bacardi Bacardi Limited (; ; ) is the largest privately held, family-owned spirits company in the world. Originally known for its eponymous Bacardi white rum, it now has a portfolio of more than 200 brands and labels. Founded in 1862, and family-owned for seven generations, Bacardi employs 6,000 people, manufactures at 29 facilities in 16 markets on four continents, with sales in more than 150 countries. Bacardi Limited refers to the Bacardi group of companies, including Bacardi International Limited. The company sells in excess of 200 million bottles per year. The"
"Metaxa Metaxa () is a Greek spirit invented by Spyros Metaxas in 1888. It is exported to over 65 countries and it is among the 100 strongest spirit brands worldwide. It is a blend of brandy and wine made from sun-dried Savatiano, Sultana and Black Corinth grape varieties. It is then blended with an aged Muscat wine from the Aegean islands of Samos and Lemnos. Metaxa is traditionally served neat, on the rocks, with tonic or mixed (usually with sours) and it is used as a basic ingredient in several cocktails such as Alexander or the ""Greek Mojito"". The House"
"Proximo Spirits Proximo Spirits, Inc., is an American spirits importer and international distributor based in Jersey City, New Jersey. It is best known for importing and distributing Jose Cuervo, the world's largest-selling tequila brand. Proximo Spirits was founded in 2007 by the Beckmann family of Mexico, who also own and operate Jose Cuervo. Proximo owns over a dozen spirits brands, including 1800 Tequila, Three Olives Vodka, Kraken Black Spiced Rum and Boodles British Gin, as well as craft spirits such as Hangar 1 Vodka and Stranahan's Colorado Whiskey. In a deal announced in March 2013, Proximo took over the Jose"
"Luxco Luxco, Inc. is a privately owned producer and marketer of distilled beverages and liqueurs. Formerly called the David Sherman Corporation, the company was renamed in 2006. Founded in 1958 in St. Louis, Missouri, by David Sherman Sr. and Paul A. Lux, the company sells beverages across the United States with some international trade. Some brands of Luxco are: Luxco once owned the Admiral Nelson Spiced Rum brand, but it was sold in late 2011. At the end of 2011, Luxco agreed to acquire all of the outstanding stock of Paramount Distillers Incorporated of Cleveland, Ohio and its Meier’s Wine"
"2010, it was reported that alcohol consumption in Iowa was climbing, and that some consumers were shifting their preferences toward lower-priced products as the result of recent economic conditions, and in early 2011, Luxco announced plans to expand operations in response to the increased sales. Hawkeye (spirits) Hawkeye is a brand of distilled beverages made by Luxco of St. Louis, Missouri. Hawkeye is marketed towards residents of Iowa, which is known as ""the Hawkeye State"". Products sold under the Hawkeye name include blended whiskey, rum, gin, flavored vodka, and the most popular product – vodka. In Iowa, as of February"
"United States, as is the brand name owned worldwide, by Tempus Fugit Spirits of Petaluma, California. Gran Classico Bitter Gran Classico Bitter is an alcoholic apéritif/digestif (28% alcohol - 56 proof) created following the ""Italian Bitter of Turin"" recipe dating from the 1860s. This recipe, which was originally produced under the name Torino Gran Classico, had been purchased in 1925 from a Turin-based distillery by the small Swiss distillery E. Luginbühl, located near Bern. It is made by soaking a mixture of 25 aromatic herbs and roots including wormwood, gentian, bitter orange, rhubarb, and hyssop in an alcohol/water solution in"
"Both Galliano Autentico and Galliano Vanilla, as used in the Harvey Wallbanger, are available. Galliano has earned bronze and silver medals from the San Francisco World Spirits Competition. Another spirit ratings organization, Wine Enthusiast, gave Galliano L'autentico a score of ""90-95"" in 2011. Galliano (liqueur) Liquore Galliano L'Autentico, known more commonly as Galliano, is a sweet herbal liqueur, created in 1896 by Italian distiller and brandy producer Arturo Vaccari of Livorno, Tuscany and named after Giuseppe Galliano, an Italian hero of the First Italo-Ethiopian War. Galliano has numerous natural ingredients including star anise, Mediterranean anise, juniper berry, musk yarrow, lavender,"
"Bairrada region and in Távora-Varosa sub region – Murganheira is an example of high-quality Espumante from this region. According to etymological sources, the term ""spumante"" was not used in a wine context until 1908, more than 40 years following the first Italian sparkling wine using the ""méthode champenoise"" produced by Carlo Gancia which was then sold as ""Moscato Champagne"". Sparkling wines are made throughout Italy but the Italian sparkling wines most widely seen on the world market are the Franciacorta from Lombardy, Asti from Piedmont, Lambrusco from Emilia and Prosecco from Veneto. The Trento DOC is also famous. Though Franciacorta"
"industry sector. Brown–Forman The Brown–Forman Corporation is one of the largest American-owned companies in the spirits and wine business. Based in Louisville, Kentucky, it manufactures several well known brands throughout the world, including Jack Daniel's, Early Times, Old Forester, Woodford Reserve, Canadian Mist, GlenDronach, BenRiach, Glenglassaugh, Finlandia, Herradura, Korbel, and Chambord. Brown–Forman formerly owned Southern Comfort and Tuaca before selling them off in 2016. As of fiscal 2016 the company had sales of $3.08 billion. The roughly 40 members of the Brown family, cousins that are descendants of founder George Garvin Brown, control more than 70% of the voting shares"
"Sardoa Portalegre, Seminario, Temprana, Temprana Blanca, Tempranas Blancas, Tempranas Blanches, Tempranilla, Tempranilla Blanca Listán, Tempranillo de Granada, Tempranillo de Grenada, Temprano, Useiran d'Alle, Verdalou, White French, White French Fransdruif, Winter Catalon, Xeres, Xerez y Zarcillada. Palomino (grape) Palomino is a white grape widely grown in Spain and South Africa, and best known for its use in the manufacture of sherry. In Spain, the grape is split into the sub-varieties Palomino Fino, Palomino Basto, and Palomino de Jerez, of which Palomino Fino is by far the most important, being the principal grape used in the manufacture of sherry. The wine formed"
"the most. There are also several other popular alcoholic drinks in Italy. Limoncello, a traditional lemon liqueur from Sicily and Southern Italy (Sorrento, Amalfi and the Gulf of Naples) in general, is one of the most common. Made from lemon, it is an extremely strong drink which is usually consumed in very small proportions, in small glasses or cups. Amaro Sicilianos are common Sicilian digestifs, made with herbs, which are usually drunk after heavy meals. Mirto, an herbal distillate made from the berries (red mirto) and leaves (white mirto) of the myrtle bush, is popular in Sardinia and other regions."
"Cachaça Cachaça () is a distilled spirit made from fermented sugarcane juice. Also known as ""aguardente"", ""pinga"", ""caninha"" and other names, it is the most popular spirit among distilled alcoholic beverages in Brazil. Outside Brazil, cachaça is used almost exclusively as an ingredient in tropical drinks, with the ""caipirinha"" being the most famous cocktail. Sugar production was mostly switched from the Madeira islands to Brazil by the Portuguese in the 16th century. In Madeira, ""aguardente de cana"" is made by distilling sugar cane liquors and the pot stills from Madeira were brought to Brazil to make what today is also"
"to make infusions and tinctures. The company says that Everclear has ""an extremely neutral flavor profile"" and is ""virtually unbeaten in the realm of infusions"". Luxco also manufactures two other brands, Golden Grain alcohol and Crystal Clear alcohol, as essentially the same spirit with a different brand name. Several other brands of grain neutral spirits are also available on the market from other companies. Ethanol cannot be concentrated by ordinary distillation to greater than 97.2% by volume (95.6% by weight), because at that concentration, the vapor has the same ratio of water to alcohol as the liquid, a phenomenon known"
"most of the Luxardo family were forced to flee (exodus from Istria and Dalmatia), and some of them were murdered, like Nicolò Luxardo, his wife Bianca Ronzoni and his younger brother Pietro. The business was temporarily refounded in Venice by Giorgio Luxardo, before Giorgio moved to Torreglia, near Padova, in the Veneto region of Italy, where he built a new distillery and continued the family's and firm's activities. The sixth generation of the family is still active in the operations of the company, including: Piero Luxardo, Franco Luxardo, Guido Luxardo, Matteo Luxardo, Filippo Luxardo and Giorgio Luxardo. In 2011 at"
"Bacardi Bacardi Limited (; ; ) is the largest privately held, family-owned spirits company in the world. Originally known for its eponymous Bacardi white rum, it now has a portfolio of more than 200 brands and labels. Founded in 1862, and family-owned for seven generations, Bacardi employs 6,000 people, manufactures at 29 facilities in 16 markets on four continents, with sales in more than 150 countries. Bacardi Limited refers to the Bacardi group of companies, including Bacardi International Limited. The company sells in excess of 200 million bottles per year. The company's sales in 2007 were US$5.5 billion, up from"
"Everclear (alcohol) Everclear is a brand name of rectified spirit (also known as grain alcohol and neutral spirit) produced by the American company Luxco (formerly known as the David Sherman Corporation). It is made from grain and is bottled at 120, 151 and 190 U.S. proof (60%, 75.5% and 95% alcohol by volume). Due to its market prevalence and high alcohol content, the product has become iconic, with a ""notorious reputation"" in popular culture. Sale of the 190-proof variation is prohibited in some states. According to the manufacturer, Everclear ""should be viewed as an unfinished ingredient"", not consumed directly in"
"category beverage, the English term was replaced by the colloquial Finnish term ""lonkero"" (per the similar pronunciation to ""long"", literally ""tentacle""), which prompted producers to use the word as part of their marketing. In the Finnish state retail monopoly alcohol store Alko, since 2007 Hartwall's ""Original Gin Long Drink"" has been the most popular product sold by the store, outselling Koskenkorva, one of the oldest Finnish spirits. Fermented lonkero beverages are sold in ordinary grocery stores under various names like ""gin lonkero"" or ""grapefruit lonkero"". The original mixed gin beverages were only sold at Alko due to higher alcohol content"
"Hawkeye (spirits) Hawkeye is a brand of distilled beverages made by Luxco of St. Louis, Missouri. Hawkeye is marketed towards residents of Iowa, which is known as ""the Hawkeye State"". Products sold under the Hawkeye name include blended whiskey, rum, gin, flavored vodka, and the most popular product – vodka. In Iowa, as of February 2012, Hawkeye vodka is the top-selling vodka and the #3 best selling liquor brand, and the Hawkeye whiskey blend and light rum brands rank #65 and #72, respectively. Hawkeye vodka is distilled in St. Louis, Missouri, and is known for its low price. In late"
"was designed by Fortunato Depero in 1932. Campari is an essential ingredient in the classic Negroni cocktail, the Garibaldi cocktail, the Americano (which was named at a time when few Americans were aware of Campari), and the spritz (an aperitif popular in northern Italy). ""Wine Enthusiast"" has reviewed Campari on a number of occasions, most recently giving it a score of ""96–100"" in 2011. Proof66 rates Campari in the Top 10 percentile of liqueurs in the world. Campari Campari is an alcoholic liqueur, considered an apéritif (20.5%, 21%, 24%, 25%, or 28.5% ABV, depending on the country in which it"
"under 7% ABV). Vermouth is the most widely used aromatised wine due to its use in cocktails and famous commercial brands such as Martini and Cinzano which are commonplace around the world. Vermouth can be sweet or dry and red, white, pink or orange. It is traditionally flavoured with an infusion of herbs, peels and spices, including wormwood but modern commercial brands are likely to be made with a sweet concentrate of flavours to maintain consistency and low-cost. Other brands include Punt e Mes, Noilly Prat and Carpano. ""Aromatised wine-based aperitifs"" are a range of beverages related to vermouth but"
"and the 'Moro', the newest variety of the three. Other less common types include 'Maltese', 'Khanpur', 'Washington Sanguine', 'Ruby Blood', 'Sanguina Doble Fina', 'Delfino', 'Red Valencia', 'Burris Blood Valencia', 'Vaccaro', 'Sanguine grosse ronde', 'Entre Fina', and 'Sanguinello a pignu'. The 'Maltese' is known to be the sweetest. While also pigmented, Cara cara navels and Vainiglia Sanguignos have pigmentation based on lycopene, not anthocyanins like blood oranges. The 'Moro' is the most colorful of the blood oranges, with a deep red flesh and a rind with a bright red blush. The flavor is stronger and the aroma is more intense than"
"is sometimes called ""the witch"" in the English-speaking world. The Premio Strega (Strega Prize), the most prestigious literary award in Italy today, was founded in 1947 by Guido Alberti, then owner of the company, together with his friends the writer Maria Bellonci and her husband Goffredo. The San Francisco World Spirits Competition, one of several international spirit ratings organizations, has evaluated Strega liqueur on three occasions since 2005. The ratings organization gave the spirit gold medals in 2005 and 2011 and a silver medal in 2008. Strega (liqueur) Liquore Strega is an Italian herbal liqueur produced since 1860 by the"
"the first distilled spirit made in the new world. As there were no glass bottles in the 16th century, the brandy was shipped in ceramic (clay) containers sealed with beeswax. The drink originated in Lima, Perú in 2008; the cocktail gained popularity by the end of 2012, and is now enjoyed in most countries Peruvian pisco and elderflower liquor are available. In a cocktail glass filled with ice, pour in 45ml Pisco, 30ml elderflower liqueur (such as St Germain) and 20ml lime juice. The cocktail should not be confused with the brand of pisco. Although it can be made with"
"Brown–Forman The Brown–Forman Corporation is one of the largest American-owned companies in the spirits and wine business. Based in Louisville, Kentucky, it manufactures several well known brands throughout the world, including Jack Daniel's, Early Times, Old Forester, Woodford Reserve, Canadian Mist, GlenDronach, BenRiach, Glenglassaugh, Finlandia, Herradura, Korbel, and Chambord. Brown–Forman formerly owned Southern Comfort and Tuaca before selling them off in 2016. As of fiscal 2016 the company had sales of $3.08 billion. The roughly 40 members of the Brown family, cousins that are descendants of founder George Garvin Brown, control more than 70% of the voting shares and have"
"to emerge and become established, particularly those of Girolamo Luxardo (1821) and Romano Vlahov (1861). Together they formed (the maraschino industry of Zara) of which the acknowledged founder is Francesco Drioli. The Second World War, the persecution of the Tito partisans against the Italian community (some of the Luxardo family, including Pietro and Nicolò Luxardo, were killed by partisans), the bombing of Zara and its transition to Yugoslav sovereignty, marked the end of an era. In the immediate post-war period the owners of the three most important distilleries, Vittorio Salghetti-Drioli, Giorgio Luxardo and Romano Vlahov, sought refuge in Italy and"
"is ""aguardiente de fruta"", grain spirit (other than whisky and neutral grain spirit) is ""aguardiente de cereales"", etc. Many ""aguardentes"" have a protected designation of origin, for example: ""Aguardente de Vinho Douro"" (wine spirit of Douro), ""Aguardente Bagaceira Bairrada"" (grape marc of Bairrada), ""Aguardente de pêra da Lousã"" (pear spirit of Lousã), ""Aguardiente de sidra de Asturias"" (cider spirit of Asturias) or ""Aguardiente de hierbas de Galicia"" (herbal spirit of Galicia). On 14 November 1996, an analysis concluded that cane aguardiente and ""cachaça"" are similar, but distinct, products. Brazil thereafter defined cane aguardiente as an alcoholic beverage of between 38%"
"Campari Group Davide Campari-Milano S.p.A., trading as Gruppo Campari, is an Italian company active since 1860 in the branded beverage industry. It produces spirits, wines, and soft drinks. From its signature product, Campari Bitter, its portfolio has been extended to include over 50 brands, including Aperol, Appleton, Campari, Dreher, Cinzano, SKYY Vodka, Espolón, Wild Turkey and Forty Creek Whiskey. Founded in Milan by Gaspare Campari and currently headquartered in Sesto San Giovanni, the Group is now a global company (sixth-largest player worldwide), marketing and distributing its products in over 190 countries around the world. Production is concentrated in fourteen manufacturing"
"now produced by Diageo. The distillery also produces neutral spirits used in the production of Seagram-branded gin and vodka, now owned by Pernod Ricard. In April 2013, MGP announced the introduction six additional mash bills for rye, malt, wheat and bourbon whiskey to expand the range of product offerings for the Indiana facility. Altogether, MGP is the source of beverage spirits sold under about 50 different brand names, although these are often sold misleadingly by their bottlers as distinctive products with minimal disclosure of the actual source of the spirits. Some industry experts have commented negatively about the practice, such"
"from Vaccari, most or all of which are no longer produced. The line included an amaretto, a black sambuca, a white sambuca and a white peach liqueur. Sambuca is a traditional Italian liqueur flavored with star anise. Bootz is a Dutch-only brand which includes a wide range of liqueurs and spirits. Coebergh is a Dutch only brand which is the number one liqueur and the biggest drinks brand for women in the Netherlands. It is produced in four styles: Coebergh Classic has a blackcurrant/blackberry flavor, Coebergh Red has a cranberry flavor, Coebergh Cherry and Coebergh raspberry. In the Netherlands it"