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Alberti - Strega - Liqueur
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Strega is a traditional Italian herbal liqueur from Campania, made with a blend of approximately 70 herbs and spices including mint and fennel. It has a distinctive yellow color from saffron and offers a complex, bittersweet herbal flavor profile.
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About this liqueur
Strega is a herbal liqueur from Alberti, produced in Campania in southern Italy using a traditional blend of dozens of herbs and botanicals, including saffron, which gives the liqueur its distinctive golden-yellow hue and its name, meaning witch. At 40% abv it is a bold, assertive spirit.
Expect a sweet, aromatic palate with saffron, mint and citrus notes layered over a warming, herbal base. Serve neat as a digestif after dinner, over ice, or use it in classic Italian cocktails and desserts calling for its distinctive flavour.
The Strega Incantation
Ingredients
- 45 ml Alberti Strega Liqueur
- 30 ml dry vermouth
- 25 ml fresh lemon juice
- 20 ml honey syrup
- 2 dashes of Angostura bitters
- 1 egg white
- Ice for shaking
Method
- Add the Alberti Strega Liqueur, dry vermouth, fresh lemon juice, honey syrup, Angostura bitters, and egg white to a cocktail shaker.
- Shake vigorously without ice for 10 seconds to create foam (dry shake).
- Add ice to the shaker and shake vigorously for 15 seconds until well-chilled.
- Double strain through a fine mesh strainer into the prepared glass.
- Allow the foam to settle for 30 seconds before serving.
Serve
Coupe glass, garnished with a thin lemon twist positioned across the rim and a single star anise flower placed gently atop the foam; present with the golden-yellow liqueur visible beneath the silky egg white foam layer.
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Campania
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