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Notes from Trieste on vodka, bitter, gin and amaro: how they are made, how to drink them.

Italian vodka: what makes it unique

Triple distillation, Val Rosandra spring water and 100% Italian wheat: how a super-premium Italian vodka is made, and how to drink it.

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The Italian aperitivo bitter, the Blu Lie way

Pink grapefruit and hibiscus, not rhubarb: how Bitter Romeo is made and how to use it for an Italian aperitivo, from the Milano-Torino to the Americano.

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Mediterranean gin: nine botanicals, distilled one by one

Juniper, cardamom, bergamot, olive leaves and rosemary: how a super-premium Mediterranean gin is made with the distilled method.

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Amaro: how and when to drink it

Chamomile and elderflower, anise that never leads: what Amaro Don Veneris is and how to drink it, after dinner and in mixing.

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