AQVALVCE dry gin is produced in two old cupper stills 100 liters size each, and from 12 different botanicals, where Juniper, Cumin, Hop, Laurel, Caraway, Coriander are the more preeminent. It improves its flavors and aromas with the time, thanks to the right recipe which has taken two years of development and thanks to the freshness of the botanicals which are distilled after 15 days of infusion.
Ferruccio de Bernard established his Distilleria dell’Alpe in 1948 in Bastia d’Alpago, a small hillside village in the sweeping Cansiglio forest of the Italian Oriental Alps. Among his new recipes Ferruccio has patented an enigmatic drink, Kapriol liqueur, commonly known as “Distillato del Bosco” (Distillate of the Forest). This herbal liqueur is produced in the same location as the juniper berries are collected, and infused with herbs and sugar using a long and complex distillation process. In 2002 Beniamino Maschio took over Distilleria dell’Alpe with the intention of developing a variety of liqueurs typical of the Venetian traditions, including the original Kapriol Classico liqueur from 1948.
The cold distillation of Cumin, Hop and Laurel gives and ecletic yet smooth touch enhanced by natural spring water. On the nose there’s a first feeling of piney juniper then the balsamic aromas become more evident. In the mouth its texture evolves from juniper to a crispness nicely balanced by a soft bitterness.
