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  •     — Champagne-based Cocktails or Sparkling Cocktails
  •     — Digestive Liqueurs
  • Basic Vocabulary and Expressions
BEVERAGE, Digestive Liqueurs
Digestive liqueurs: what they are and why they help
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Sip digestive or bitter liqueurs at the end of the meal It aims to aid digestion, especially after a long and heavy meal.

Digestive liqueurs, bitters and distillates: what changes?

Bitter: it has always been favored for its eupeptic and therefore digestive properties, both after a meal and as an aperitif to open the stomach. Among the best known bitters it is worth mentioning the unmistakable Fernet Branca; furthermore, in strong favor in recent years and winner of various awards, Jefferson Amaro Importante, the result of the rediscovery of an ancient recipe of Captain Jefferson who was shipwrecked on the Calabrian coasts way back in 1871.

Digestive liqueur: it has been used for centuries with a medical curative function, and is an alcoholic substance based on plant elements, flavorings and sugars

Among the digestive liqueurs it is worth mentioning Gran Marnier, extracted from oranges, and Rosolio, extracted from rose petals.

The distillate: it is among the oldest alcoholic drinks in history. In fact, Babylonians and Egyptians began to distill wine to obtain higher alcohol levels. 

Among the most well-known distillates are:

Vodka, grappa or brandy, gin, brandy, rum, tequila, whisky.

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