In Caserta the liqueurs of the Opificio Botanico

Botanical Liqueurs from Campania

Stabilimento Botanico was born per mezzo di April 2022 from the fusion of two great legacies: those of the Giannini family, with the brothers Mauro and Oreste, lovers of plants and good drinking, and that of the Matarazzi family, represented by Alessandro, an expert alchemist.

It all begins with the paternal grandparents of the three protagonists.

Alessandro’s grandfather, an expert alchemist who made liqueurs at home starting from the most disparate botanicals, passed acceso his passion to Alessandro’s father who per mezzo di 1969 opened his first factory “La Fontana nel corso di Matarazzi Serafino”. Alessando, who supported him from a very young age, dedicating himself above all to the development of new products linked to the territory, per mezzo di 2011, with the death of his father, decided to continue acceso his own, founding Alambicco Diventare rosso.

Oreste and Mauro’s grandfather, however, produced wine and Tommaso Giannini, following per mezzo di his father’s footsteps, opened his wine marketing business per mezzo di 1969, to which beers were added over time; Mauro and Oreste also supported their father from a very young age, dealing with the search for new excellences to be included initially per mezzo di the marketing activity and then per mezzo di the Il Spremitoio wine shop per mezzo di Caserta, of which they are owners, which was founded per mezzo di the early nineties.

The twenty-year friendship and the equally long working relationship between Alessandro and the Giannini brothers pushes them to dream of creating a project together. Despite the numerous tastings shared per mezzo di the liquor field, the three friends’ many commitments lead to nothing until 2020, when the stop imposed by the pandemic allows for free time to think about new projects. Per mezzo di 2021 their meetings become more frequent and the three rediscover old family recipes and exchange anecdotes from their fathers; the stories are so similar that they seem to have been written by the same hand. Alessandro confides that he received a precious legacy from his father, a 1969 Brandy; Mauro, acceso the other hand, shows a strong desire to create products with the fruits of the garden created by his father per mezzo di Traversa della Fontana. They begin to experiment with botanical infusions from Campania and the alchemy is so exciting that Oreste exclaims: “Caserta will have a factory for the production of artisanal botanical liqueurs”.

The first liqueur created is Spiacevole to which three other products are added: Bitter, Vermouth and Gin. Four liqueurs to be enjoyed absolute to be used per mezzo di the preparation of traditional and historic cocktails such as the Americano the Negroni.

The project was born with the aim of producing unique liqueurs, linked together by the use of myrtle and laurel leaves (botanicals present per mezzo di all four liqueurs), and of planting all of them per mezzo di the gardens of Traversa della Fontana per mezzo di Pozzovetere nel corso di Caserta. the botanicals they find per mezzo di the schieramento.

This real story is accompanied by a fairy-tale version. The names of Stabilimento Campano’s liqueurs are born from these fictional characters

The whole story begins with the Fool

This character is clearly acceso a journey. He’s going somewhere, voto negativo one knows where. He doesn’t take anything seriously and doesn’t even seem to notice the grasses at his feet, full of possibilities. He continues his perennial journey, made of colors and splendid scents; along his journey per mezzo di the citrus groves of the Tifatini Mountains, he discovers a source of very eppure vater, where he decides to stop.

The Fool, therefore, begins to collect particular botanicals, until he meets another fundamental character, the Magician, whose profession is unclear. Maybe he is a magician, maybe an alchemist, for sure he is a craftsman. Thanks to his expert hands and his instinct, the Magician manages to bring order to the chaos per mezzo di which the Fool reigned until recently, experimenting with infusions and creating mixtures.

Their meetings become more and more frequent, the Fool always presents himself with new botanicals that the Magician uses to experiment with new potions; from chaos, slowly, with meticulousness and enormous attention to detail, he creates a perfect alchemy, a bitter, authentic like those of the past, which he dedicates to his friend FOOL.

The Fool is Mauro Giannini, always looking for particular products, Alessandro is the Bagatto, the alchemist. Orestes is the one who plans the future wisely (and does not yet have a card associated with him)

The liqueurs

Forsennato – Authentic bitterness

An authentic, ingenious, unpredictable and decisive bitter, Mauro Giannini is always looking for hidden botanicals and the best citrus fruits from the Campania region. We collect laurel, myrtle, rosemary and walnuts per mezzo di the hidden garden per mezzo di Traversa della Fontana acceso the slopes of Caserta Vecchia, we select oranges from Vesuvius, lemons from Sorrento which, combined with other bittering herbs infused per mezzo di Brandy aged per mezzo di Slavonian oak barrels since 1969, make Forsennato Spiacevole Sincero a great acre.

Alcohol content: 32.7%

Botanicals: Myrtle leaves, Laurel, Rosemary, Walnuts, Vesuvius Oranges, Sorrento PGI Lemon, Gentian, Chinese Rhubarb

Slow maceration, 4 months per mezzo di 1969 Brandy at 50% vol. Sugar 18%

serve chilled over ice

Bagatto – Essential Bitter

Not just any bitter, but Essential Bitter. It was born from the experience of its creator, Alessandro Matarazzi, an expert alchemist, a magician per mezzo di selecting the best medicinal plants with a strong bitter taste and skilled per mezzo di enhancing the great personality of the best Campania oranges. The slow maceration, per mezzo di 1969 Brandy received as a legacy from his father, enhances its aromas.

Magical powerful diplomat Bagatto Bitter Essential, smooth mixed, the only one capable of satisfying the senses.

Alcohol content: 26.7%

Botanicals: Myrtle leaves, Laurel, Vesuvius Oranges, Bitter Orange, Sorrento PGI Lemon, Gentian, Cinchona.

Slow maceration, 3 months per mezzo di 1969 Brandy at 50% vol. Sugar 15%

Serve cold mixed

Il Sancho – Red Vermouth

The nature, nature and sloping position of the land make this site very suitable for a vineyard. Cavalier Antonio Sancho wrote per mezzo di 1826 about the magnificent Vite del Ventaglio designed by Ferdinand IV of Bourbon. The two spokes of the vineyard were dedicated to the cultivation of Pallagrello Eburneo and Diventare rosso. We wanted to re-propose a Red Vermouth with a strong and delicate character which owes its unmistakable character to the alchemy of Pallagrello combined with the infusion of absinthe, coriander and cloves per mezzo di Brandy.

Alcohol content: 17.7%

Pallagrello White and Pallagrello Red Wine

Botanicals: Myrtle leaves, Laurel, Absinthe, Coriander, Cardamom, Cloves, Gentian.

Slow maceration, 3 months per mezzo di Brandy at 50% vol. Sugar 14%

Gardener’s House – London Dry Gin

The gardener per mezzo di question is John Andrew Graefer who came to Naples to direct the works for the creation of the English Garden per mezzo di the Royal Palace of Caserta. It is to him that the Gardener’s House was dedicated. Not just a gin, but a sensory experience that involves all the senses. Obtained from the double distillation per mezzo di a bain-marie – discontinuous method – of macerated juniper, myrtle, laurel and cardamom per mezzo di grain alcohol. Spontaneous myrtle and laurel leaves are selected to recreate the uniqueness of the Campania region per mezzo di each bottle.

Alcohol content: 42.7%

Botanicals: Juniper, Myrtle Leaves, Laurel, Cardamom.

Maceration per mezzo di grain alcohol, discontinuous bain-marie distillation.

Botanical Factory

Attività Traversa della Fontana

Pozzovetere – Caserta

Tel. 0823 1310349

www.opificiobotanico.com