{"product_id":"borsci-elisir-san-marzano-amaro-liqueur-750ml","title":"Borsci Elisir San Marzano Amaro Liqueur 750ml","description":"\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBorsci Elisir San Marzano has one of the more remarkable origin stories in the amaro category. The Borsci family left the Caucasus region during the Ottoman invasions before 1400 and resettled in Albania, in the town of Borsh, which gave them their surname. A branch later followed the Albanian national hero Giorgio Castriota to Puglia in the mid-1400s, when he came to fight alongside the Kingdom of Aragon, and the family name took on a more Italian form. The recipe was handed down through generations as a family secret, rooted in what the producer's copy describes as ancient monastic herbal recipes and a medicinal concoction, until Giuseppe Borsci began producing it commercially in 1840 in the town of San Marzano di San Giuseppe, which gave the elixir its name.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe recipe remains a closely guarded secret, but the producer says all ingredients are 100% natural, built around a blend of spices. The liqueur is flavored with melissa, wormwood, cloves, saffron, and many other botanicals. What sets it apart from most amari is its rum base, which one retailer describes as \"half amaro, half spiced rum,\" and which a staff taster found makes it \"really not like other Amaro,\" with \"thick and rich\" vanilla and spice and \"a balance of bitterness.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eThe tasting notes read like a spice cabinet and a coffee shop at once. The producer's notes cite the rum base shining through \"with additional notes that include bubble gum, spicy cinnamon, kola, mauby root, dried cherries, coffee, cocoa and saffron.\" Another description lists \"coffee beans, cigar smoke, bittersweet herbs and wormwood, prunes, figs, chocolate, vanilla, plums, cinnamon, cloves and liquorice.\" An Italian tasting note finds the taste \"neither sweet nor bitter; complex and generous,\" with coffee, cocoa, tobacco, prunes, figs, and raisins, finishing on \"sweet and sour plum.\" It is dark brown, velvety, and deeply flavored.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eTraditionally it's sipped as a digestif, neat or cold over ice, but it's also a favorite mixer: poured over vanilla ice cream, stirred into coffee, taken as a shot, or lengthened with citrus as an aperitif. Its coffee and cocoa character suits autumn and winter drinks especially well. This is a distinctive, versatile bottle for anyone who finds standard amari too bitter or too herbal, and a strong pick for spiced-rum fans curious about Italian bitters.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOrigins \u0026amp; Craftsmanship\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eBorsci Elisir San Marzano is produced in San Marzano di San Giuseppe, in Puglia, Italy, from a recipe created commercially in 1840 by Giuseppe Borsci and handed down within the Borsci family for generations before that. It is a rum-based liqueur, flavored with melissa, wormwood, cloves, saffron, and a secret blend of other botanicals and spices, all natural ingredients. Bottled at 38% ABV \/ 76 proof, 750ml.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCritics Reviews\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003eNo formal numerical critic score is available for this product.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProducer tasting notes (via importer):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The rum base really shines through with additional notes that include bubble gum, spicy cinnamon, kola, mauby root, dried cherries, coffee, cocoa and saffron.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStaff taster:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"It's really not like other Amaro and I think that is because of the rum base. I started to think of it as a very intense spiced rum and then it all started to make sense. Thick and rich with wonderful vanilla and spice notes and a balance of bitterness.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFine Drams:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Borsci offers up notes of coffee beans, cigar smoke, bittersweet herbs and wormwood, prunes, figs, chocolate, vanilla, plums, cinnamon, cloves and liquorice.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eItalian retailer tasting note:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"With a dark color, a complex and oriental smell; notes of rubber, burnt paper, moss, asphalt and spices. The taste is neither sweet nor bitter; complex and generous taste, with notes of coffee, cocoa, tobacco, cigar, prunes, figs and raisins; sweet and sour plum finish.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eTasting Profile\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNose\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eDark brown. Deep, nutty, and complex, with coffee, cocoa, and cinnamon leading, alongside saffron, clove, and a hint of cigar smoke.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePalate\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThick and velvety, neither sweet nor bitter, with rum-like vanilla and spice, dried cherry, prune, fig, and chocolate balanced by bittersweet herbs and wormwood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFinish\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLong and layered, closing with coffee, cocoa, liquorice, and a sweet-and-sour plum note.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eQuick Overview\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cdiv dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003ctable\u003e\n\u003cthead\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"col\"\u003eCategory\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003cth scope=\"col\"\u003eDetails\u003c\/th\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/thead\u003e\n\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStyle\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRum-Based Amaro Liqueur (Elixir)\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABV \/ Proof\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e38% ABV \/ 76 Proof\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBase\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eRum, with melissa, wormwood, cloves, saffron \u0026amp; other botanicals\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRegion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eSan Marzano di San Giuseppe, Puglia, Italy\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCreated\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e1840, by Giuseppe Borsci, from an older family recipe\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIngredients\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e100% natural\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eColor\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eDark brown\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStyle \/ Identity\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eA rich, velvety, half-amaro, half-spiced-rum liqueur — coffee, cocoa, and spice rather than sharp bitterness\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAromas \u0026amp; Flavors\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eCoffee, cocoa, cinnamon, clove, saffron, dried cherry, prune, fig\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBottle Size\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e750ml\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\n\u003c\/table\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCocktail \u0026amp; Serving Suggestions\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNeat or on the rocks\u003c\/strong\u003e — the traditional way to enjoy it as a digestif, served cold or with ice.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOver vanilla gelato\u003c\/strong\u003e — a classic Italian dessert use.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIn coffee\u003c\/strong\u003e — stirred into hot coffee or espresso for a rich, spiced after-dinner drink.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLong drink with citrus\u003c\/strong\u003e — lengthened with soda and a squeeze of citrus as a refreshing aperitif.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAs a shot\u003c\/strong\u003e — served cold, straight from the freezer or fridge.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFood Pairings\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVanilla gelato and espresso desserts\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDark chocolate\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAged, nutty cheeses\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDried fruit and nut boards\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"_tableContainer_1rjym_1\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Breakthru","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45369703235650,"sku":null,"price":32.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0363\/8621\/files\/76E186C4-0630-435F-8499-31B9C15B4675_1_201_a.jpg?v=1791246005","url":"https:\/\/www.blackwellswines.com\/products\/borsci-elisir-san-marzano-amaro-liqueur-750ml","provider":"Blackwell's Wines \u0026 Spirits","version":"1.0","type":"link"}