Cocchi Americano is an aromatized wine created in 1891 by Giulio
Cocchi and since then produced without interruption according to the
original recipe.
The name "Americano" is both due to the alcohol made bitter
("amaricato") by the addi tion of herbs and spices and to the American
habit of drinking vermouth with ice and soda.
Produced according to Giulio Cocchi original recipe, Cocchi Americano
is recognized in Asti as the aperitif par excellence a real piece of
history of our town.
On
its label the original futurist rooster designed in the 30's and
representing his aperitif function ("it awakes the appetite") as well as
one of the symbols of the town of Asti.
Cocchi Americano, for its nature, represents the link betwee
n wine and
liquors being a wine plus a small quantity of alcohol bittered
("amaricato") by the infusion of precious herbs and spices: white wine,
sugar, herbs and spices infusion in alcohol and in particular gentian
flowers and leaves, Artemisia, Cinchona, bitter orange peel, elderflower
and others.
To produce Cocchi Americano, white wine is aromatized with the
extracts obtained through a cold infusion in alcohol, then refined for
balancing the spices' aromas and tastes.
What's in the box
1 x 750ml Cocchi Americano Bianco
