Which berry is used to make the Italian liqueur Sambuca?
"The oils are added to pure alcohol, a concentrated solution of sugar, and other flavouring. The ""Oxford English Dictionary"" states that the term comes from the Latin word ""sambucus"", meaning ""elderberry"". The Greek word ""Sambuca"" was first used as the name of another elderberry liquor that was created in Civitavecchia about 130 years ago. The first commercial version of such a drink started at the end of 1800 in Civitavecchia, where Luigi Manzi sold ""Sambuca Manzi"". In 1945, soon after the end of Second World War, commendatore Angelo Molinari started producing ""Sambuca Extra Molinari"", which helped popularise Sambuca throughout Italy."
"shot with one coffee bean, called ""con la mosca"", which means ""with the fly"", is as common. The traditional serving is with three coffee beans, each representing health, happiness and prosperity. The shot may be ignited to toast the coffee beans with the flame extinguished immediately before drinking. Sambuca Sambuca () is an Italian anise-flavoured, usually colourless, liqueur. Its most common variety is often referred to as ""white sambuca"" to differentiate it from other varieties that are deep blue in colour (""black sambuca"") or bright red (""red sambuca""). Like other anise-flavoured liqueurs, the ouzo effect is sometimes observed when combined"
"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"
"both aniseed and licorice root extracts. Sambuca is essentially an anisette of Italian origin that requires a high minimum (350g/l) sugar content. The liqueur is not commonly taken straight on account of its strong flavour. It is often mixed simply with water, where it produces a milky white consistency. All the liqueur has to be dropped into very cold water at the same moment. Pouring it from a bottle even quickly does not produce the same result. A very white liquid denotes that a good anisette has been used. In the Mediterranean Basin, anise-based or liquorice-based spirits include: Anise-flavoured alcohols"
"Cranberry bean The borlotti bean is a variety of common bean (""Phaseolus vulgaris"") first bred in Colombia as the ""cargamanto"". It is also known as the cranberry bean, Roman bean, romano bean (not to be confused with the Italian flat bean, a green bean also called ""romano bean""), saluggia bean, or rosecoco bean. The bean is a medium to large tan or hazelnut-colored bean splashed or streaked with red, magenta or black. Saluggia beans are named after Saluggia in northern Italy, where they have been grown since the early 1900s. The borlotti bean is a variety of the cranberry bean"
"version called ""Rosé de Gambrinus"" that is based on the traditional kriek style. The Liefmans brewery uses oud bruin beer instead of lambic to make its framboise beer, resulting in a very different taste. Framboise is also commonly used to refer to eau de vie distilled with raspberries. Framboise Framboise () is the name of two kinds of alcoholic drinks fermented with the raspberry (""framboise"" is the French word for raspberry). In English, ""framboise"" is used primarily in reference to a Belgian lambic beer that is fermented using raspberries, It is one of many modern types of fruit beer that"
"a 90 in the same tasting. Castello Mio Sambuca Castello Mio is a brand of Sambuca liqueur owned and produced by Castle Brands Inc. Described as “super premium,” Castello Mio is distilled in Veneto, Italy by a family company that has been in business since the 1800s. It has an ABV of 38%. Castello Mio Classico is available in the traditional Sambuca flavor of anise, herbs and spices. The brand also produces an Espresso flavor, which combines Sambuca with espresso made from real Italian roast coffee beans. Castello Mio Classico received a rating of 86 from the Beverage Tasting Institute"
"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."
"sauerbraten). Northern Italian cuisine, especially that of the South Tyrol, also incorporates juniper berries. Juniper, typically ""Juniperus communis"", is used to flavor gin, a liquor developed in the 17th century in the Netherlands. The name ""gin"" itself is derived from either the French ""genièvre"" or the Dutch ""jenever"", which both mean ""juniper"". Other juniper-flavoured beverages include the Finnish rye-and-juniper beer known as sahti, which is flavored with both juniper berries and branches. Another drink made from the berries is a Julmust, a soft drink made in Sweden mainly sold during Christmas. The brand Dry Soda produces a juniper-berry soda as"
"Grapefruit, Mountain Berry, Wild Cherry, Apple, Apple Blossom, Blueberry, Snow Creek Berry, Sun Peak Peach, Kiwi Strawberry, Blackberry Ridge, Tickle Pink, Pear and Berry, Peach Bellini, Lime Cosmopolitan, Salty Persimmon, Pineapple, Banana Cosmopolitan, Raspberry. Discontinued flavors include Blackberry, Raspberry Daiquiri, Strawberry Cosmopolitan, Melon Splash, Apple Passion, Orange Sunset, and Red, Lime Daiquiri, Wild Raspberry, Wild Grape, Banana Daiquiri, and Wild Island, Country Kwencher, Lemon, Blueberry Hill, Fiesta Strawberry, Melon Ball, Watermelon, and Strawberry Colada, Orange Pineapple, Green Apple, Tropical, and Mango Grove, Orange Hurricane, Pomegranate Cosmopolitan, and Luscious Blackberry, Wild Berry, Orange, Pomegranate, Raspberry Margarita, Grapefruit, Tangerine, Pomegranate Daiquiri. Indie"
"Sambucus racemosa Sambucus racemosa is a species of elderberry known by the common names red elderberry and red-berried elder. It is native to Europe, northern temperate Asia, and North America across Canada and the United States. It grows in riparian environments, woodlands, and other habitats, generally in moist areas. ""Sambucus racemosa"" is often a treelike shrub growing tall. The stems are soft with a pithy center. Each individual leaf is composed of 5 to 7 leaflike leaflets, each of which is up to long, lance-shaped to narrowly oval, and irregularly serrated along the edges. The leaflets have a strong disagreeable"
"Siracusa Lemon The Siracusa lemon (in Italian, ""Limone di Siracusa IGP"") is the fruit of the cultivar ""femminello siracusa"" and its clones, corresponding to the botanical species Citrus x limon L. Burm. The ""femminello siracusano"" cultivar is the most common variety of lemon in Italy, with the Province of Syracuse (Siracusa) region accounting for 42% of the national lemon-growing land area. The cultivar produces three flowerings: the ""primofiore"" (Divided into ""primofiore verde"" from October to December, and ""primofiore invernale"" from December to March.)> (from October to March), the ""bianchetto"" (Also less commonly known as the ""maiolino"".) (from April to June)"
"Castello Mio Sambuca Castello Mio is a brand of Sambuca liqueur owned and produced by Castle Brands Inc. Described as “super premium,” Castello Mio is distilled in Veneto, Italy by a family company that has been in business since the 1800s. It has an ABV of 38%. Castello Mio Classico is available in the traditional Sambuca flavor of anise, herbs and spices. The brand also produces an Espresso flavor, which combines Sambuca with espresso made from real Italian roast coffee beans. Castello Mio Classico received a rating of 86 from the Beverage Tasting Institute in 2013. Castello Mio Espresso received"
"than blueberries. Rubus sieboldii Rubus sieboldii, the Molucca raspberry, is a flowering plant in the genus ""Rubus"". The species is native to Australia, and mid-western Asia, in the Himalaya Mountains and foothills. The shrubs prefer low wetland areas, with very good sun exposure, though the plants can tolerate moderate shade. The plant's leaves stimulate blood flow in the pelvic area and uterus. They are also abortifacient and astringent, lending to their use to treat urinary tract infections. Molucca Raspberries are edible, and contain large amounts of antioxidant power. They are rich with bioactive phytochemicals, antioxidant compounds, and show stronger radical"
"Sambuca Romana. Romana, as well as Disaronno and Galliano, was among the first Italian liqueurs to penetrate US market. After a few years Romana became the category leader with volumes around 300,000 9 liter case. Today the brand is owned by Diageo, but Pallini remains the exclusive producer. In 1999, the Pallini family introduced Pallini Limoncello, based on a traditional family recipe. Two more flavors, Pallini Raspicello and Pallini Peachello were also put into production. After 10 years Pallini Limoncello is the no. 1 premium Limoncello brand in the world and is distributed worldwide. Pallini Limoncello is made using sfusato"
"for which he produced wine and various cordials. In 1922, the family moved the business to Rome. There it expanded its liquor production, finding success with Mistra', an anise-based liqueur. This is where they began producing handcrafted Romana Sambuca. In 1962, Giorgio and Nicola Pallini (Virgilio's sons) foresaw the growth potential of Romana Sambuca and decided to move the company out of the centre of Rome to a larger, modern facility, where it remains today. Living in New York in the 1970s, Virgilio Pallini Jr (current President) negotiated distribution in the US. The effect of this was an explosion of"
"presence of sour cherries (usually the ""morello"" variety, or a bitter variety known as the Schaerbeek cherry) and with secondary fermentation in the bottle results in kriek. Traditional versions of kriek are dry and sour, just as traditional gueuze. Lambic with the addition of raspberry (framboise), peach (pêche), blackcurrant (cassis), grape (druif), or strawberry (aardbei), as either whole fruit or syrup. Other, rarer fruit lambic flavorings include apple (pomme), banana (banane), pineapple (ananas), apricot (abricot), plum (prune), cloudberry (plaquebière), lemon (citron), and blueberry (myrtille). Fruit lambics are usually bottled with secondary fermentation. Although fruit lambics are among the most famous"
"of the USDA - Agricultural Research Service (ARS) - National Plant Germplasm System NGRL. Momordica charantia Momordica charantia (colloquial: bitter melon; bitter apple; bitter gourd; bitter squash; balsam-pear) is a tropical and subtropical vine of the family Cucurbitaceae, widely grown in Asia, Africa, and the Caribbean for its edible fruit. Its many varieties differ substantially in the shape and bitterness of the fruit. Bitter melon originated in India and was introduced into China in the 14th century. It is widely used in East Asian, South Asian, and Southeast Asian cuisine. Bitter melon also has names in other languages which have"
"Framboise Framboise () is the name of two kinds of alcoholic drinks fermented with the raspberry (""framboise"" is the French word for raspberry). In English, ""framboise"" is used primarily in reference to a Belgian lambic beer that is fermented using raspberries, It is one of many modern types of fruit beer that have been inspired by the more traditional kriek beer, which is made using sour cherries. Framboise is usually served in a small glass that resembles a champagne glass, only shorter (could also be a goblet). Most framboise beers are quite sweet, though the Cantillon Brewery produces a tart"
"native to tropical America, ""M. calabura"" has been introduced in Southeast Asia and naturalized there and in other tropical parts of the world. Common names include: English: calabur tree, capulin, Jamaica cherry, Panama berry, strawberry tree, ornamental cherry, jamfruit tree, Singapore cherry, West Indian cherry. Spanish: cereza, memiso, nigua, bolaina, capulin blanco; chitato, pasito (Colombia); yumanaza, cerezo caspi (Peru). Tagalog: aratiles, datiles, ratiles, latires. French: bois ramier, cerisier de Panama. Tamil: Sarkarai Pala Maram, Seeni pala maram. Kannada: gasagase hannina mara. Iloko: seresa, zanitas. Indonesia: talok. Swedish: panamabär. Khmer: krakhob barang Thai: takhop farang. Vietnamese: trứng cá. Portuguese: calbura, pao"
"Musk strawberry The musk strawberry or hautbois strawberry (Fragaria moschata), is a species of strawberry native to Europe. Its French name ""hautbois"" strawberry may be anglicised as hautboy strawberry. The plants are hardy and can survive in many weather conditions and are cultivated commercially on a small scale, particularly in Italy. The fruit are small and round; they are used in the gourmet community for their intense aroma and superb flavour, which has been compared to a mixture of regular strawberry, raspberry and pineapple. Popular cultivated varieties include 'Capron' and 'Profumata di Tortona'. Musk strawberries grow wild to a limited"
"Momordica balsamina Momordica balsamina is a tendril-bearing annual vine native to the tropical regions of Africa, introduced and invasive in Asia, Australia, and Central America. It has pale yellow, deeply veined flowers and round, somewhat warty, bright orange fruits, or ""apples"". When ripe, the fruits burst apart, revealing numerous seeds covered with a brilliant scarlet, extremely sticky coating. The balsam apple was introduced into Europe by 1568 and was used medicinally to treat wounds. In 1810, Thomas Jefferson planted this vine in his flower borders at Monticello along with larkspur, poppies, and nutmeg. The outer rind and the seeds of"
"Sambucus nigra Sambucus nigra is a species complex of flowering plants in the family Adoxaceae native to most of Europe and North America. Common names include elder, elderberry, black elder, European elder, European elderberry and European black elderberry. It grows in a variety of conditions including both wet and dry fertile soils, primarily in sunny locations. The plant is a very common feature of hedgerows and scrubland in Britain and northern Europe, but is also widely grown as an ornamental shrub or small tree. Both the flowers and the berries have a long tradition of culinary use, primarily for cordial"
"Zucca (aperitif) Zucca () is a commercial Italian aperitif. Although is the Italian word for ""squash"" or ""pumpkin"", it actually takes its name after Zucca's bar (""Caffè Zucca""), located in the Galleria Vittorio Emanuele II in Milan. Its base ingredient is in fact rhubarb (hence its longer name ""Rabarbaro Zucca""), also combined with zest, cardamom seeds and other curative herbs. The liqueur has a delicate and pleasant bittersweet taste and is often mixed with soda water and ice. Zucca is closely related to other traditional Italian aperitifs, such as Campari, Punt e Mes, and Cynar, as it is relatively light,"
"The product is distributed in the United States, United Kingdom, by Newbridge Foods of Bromborough, Wirral, Europe, Canada, South Africa and other countries. There are five original flavors, namely apple, black cherry, watermelon, lemon and blue raspberry. A purple container was also brought in, containing the flavours blueberry, blackberry, black cherry and grape. In addition to the purple drum, five new flavors were introduced in the red drum variety: raspberry, cranberry, red pear, strawberry and red grape, and a further five flavours - lime, kiwi, melon, green apple and green pear - were introduced in the green drum. The brand"
"activities or sell lemons itself, though its members do. The Consortium's responsibilities include: The current (2014) President of the Consortium is Fabio Moschella, who owns a lemon business in Siracusa. Siracusa Lemon The Siracusa lemon (in Italian, ""Limone di Siracusa IGP"") is the fruit of the cultivar ""femminello siracusa"" and its clones, corresponding to the botanical species Citrus x limon L. Burm. The ""femminello siracusano"" cultivar is the most common variety of lemon in Italy, with the Province of Syracuse (Siracusa) region accounting for 42% of the national lemon-growing land area. The cultivar produces three flowerings: the ""primofiore"" (Divided into"
"Plinia edulis Plinia edulis (formerly Marlierea edulis) is a tree that grows wild in Brazil in the coastal rainforest regions around the Brazilian cities of São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro. The fruit's local name is cambucá while the tree is ""cambucazeiro"". The name is derived from an indigenous word for jar, ""cambuci"", due to the tree's fruit resembling a type of water container, which some would say is ""flying saucer""-shaped. The fruit's coloration is yellowy-green, size is 6 cm in diameter and taste is sweet-sour. Cambuca fruit taste resemble light combination of mango and papaya. A member of the"
"(""pampelmuse""), Latvian (""pampelmūze""), Ido (""pompelmuso""), whereas some other languages use ""pomelo"" (Turkish, Norwegian, Polish, Bulgarian).In Southeast Asia, it is commonly known as limau besar, limau betawi, or limau serdadu in Malay; jeruk bali in Bahasa Indonesia; ส้มโอ [som o:] in Thai; lukban in Tagalog; and bu’o’i in Vietnamese. Another origin theory proposes that ""pomelo"" is an alteration of a compound of English names ""pomme"" (""apple"") + ""melon"".<ref name=""OED2008/06"">“pomelo, ""n.""” listed in the Oxford English Dictionary [Draft revision; June 2008]</ref> The fruit is also known as jabong in Hawaii and jambola in varieties of English spoken in South Asia. Typically, the"
"Maraschino Maraschino ( ) is a liqueur obtained from the distillation of Marasca cherries. The small, slightly sour fruit of the Tapiwa cherry tree (""Prunus cerasus"" var. ""marasca""), which grows wild along parts of the Dalmatian coast, lends the liqueur its unique aroma. In 1759, Francesco Drioli, a Venetian merchant, began industrial-scale production of maraschino in Zadar, which was then part of the Republic of Venice. Drioli displayed that Venetian entrepreneurial spirit that had transformed the popular tradition of home distillation of grappa in the Veneto into a refined and renowned industry, following clear and distinct rules and restrictions, as"
"Myrica rubra Myrica rubra, also called yangmei (; Cantonese: yeung4 mui4; Shanghainese: ), , Chinese bayberry, Japanese bayberry, red bayberry, yumberry, waxberry, or Chinese strawberry (and often mistranslated from Chinese as arbutus) is a subtropical tree grown for its sweet, crimson to dark purple-red, fruit. It is a small to medium-sized evergreen tree growing up to high, with smooth gray bark and a uniform spherical to hemispherical crown. It is dioecious, with separate male and female plants. It tolerates poor acidic soils. The root system is deep, with no obvious taproot. The fruit is spherical, in diameter, with a knobby"
"year. It can also be harvested in the autumn and be dried for later use. Bryonia dioica Bryonia dioica, known by the common names red bryony and white bryony, also English mandrake or ladies' seal, is a perennial climbing vine indigenous to Central and Southern Europe. It is a flowering plant in the cucumber family Cucurbitaceae with five-pointed leaves and blue or white flowers. The vine produces a red berry fruit. ""Bryonia dioica"" is generally toxic to humans. Application of its juice to the skin produces inflammation with a rash or ulcers, and consumption of this juice causes intense gastrointestinal"
"Amaretto Amaretto (Italian for ""a little bitter"") is a sweet Italian liqueur that originated in Saronno, Italy. While originally flavoured from bitter almonds, various modern commercial brands are prepared from a base of apricot stones, peach stones, or almonds, all of which are natural sources of the benzaldehyde that provides the principal almond-like flavour of the liqueur. When served as a beverage, amaretto can be drunk by itself, used as an ingredient to create several popular mixed drinks, or added to coffee. Amaretto is also commonly used in culinary applications. The name ""amaretto"" originated as a diminutive of the Italian"
"Bergamot orange Citrus bergamia, the bergamot orange (pronounced ), is a fragrant citrus fruit the size of an orange, with a yellow or green color similar to a lime, depending on ripeness. Genetic research into the ancestral origins of extant citrus cultivars found bergamot orange to be a probable hybrid of lemon and bitter orange. Extracts have been used to scent food, perfumes, and cosmetics. Use on the skin can increase photosensitivity, resulting in greater damage from sun exposure. The word bergamot is etymologically derived from the Italian word """"bergamotto"""", ultimately of Turkish origin: ""bey armudu"" or ""bey armut"" (""prince's"