NOCINO (RUBY PORT CASK FINISH)
A Ruby Port Cask Finish of our 2022 vintage Nocino
THE STORY
Following the launch of our 2022 vintage Nocino after a year resting in steel, we rested 100litres with Ruby Port Cask chips for a further three months, culminating in the second aged spirit from The House of Botanicals.
Though walnut liqueurs are known across the world – as Brou de Noix (France), NutZino (New Zealand), and Nucata (Romania) – Nocino (pronounced no-CHEEN-oh) is most commonly associated with and consumed in Italy as a digestif. It is believed to have origins in the northern and eastern parts of the Kingdom of Alba (now Scotland), with the earliest records linked to the Pictish people who consumed it as a restorative tonic, for its perceived medicinal qualities, and as a digestive aid.
Produced with Green Walnuts from Potash Farm in England, our 2022 vintage was macerated in alcohol for no less than forty days, before being seasoned with natural Coffee Beans, Star Anise Pods, Cloves and Demerara Sugar, then rested for a further six months with Ruby Port Cask chips to create a pepper, dark fruit and bittersweet liqueur.
We believe it is best enjoyed neat, over ice, with a cheeseboard, or in variants of Cocktails, Highballs, Flips and Liqueur Coffees, though we do always suggest you share it with your nearest and dearest.
PLEASE NOTE: this is a limited edition batch with no more than 200 bottles available
KEY BOTANICALS
- Green Walnuts (England)
- Coffee Beans (Ethiopia)
- Star Anise (Vietnam)
- Cloves (Sri Lanka)
- Demerara Sugar (Belize)
- Ruby Port Cask Chips (Portugal)
TASTING NOTES
Nose: Freshly cracked blacked pepper, roasted cacao & coffee, fresh cracked walnuts, oak, and a hint of clove
Taste: Sticky mouthfeel, bittersweet with rich aromatic coffee, plum, bitter cherry, chocolate and elegant spice balanced alongside spicy walnut
Finish: Bittersweet, indulgent, and everlasting with intense nuttiness and spice
PAIRS WITH...
Manchego, Parmesan and Pecorino cheeses, ice cream, fruit cake, tiramisu, sticky toffee pudding, espresso, hot chocolate, liqueur coffees, peanut butter milkshake…
RECOMMENDED SERVE
Coffee Cocktail #2
- 40ml / 1.33oz Ruby Port
- 20ml / 0.66oz VSOP Cognac
- 20ml / 0.66oz Pietro Nicola Ruby Port Cask Finish Nocino
- 1 Fresh Egg
- 10ml Sugar Syrup
Add all ingredients to cocktail shaker, fill with cubed ice and shake hard for 10 seconds. Strain into an Irish coffee glass and garnish with freshly grated nutmeg
