Jasmine Rosolio

Ingredients:

200 jasmine blossoms

1 liter of alcohol at 95º

3 ½  cups of sugar

¾ liter of water

Put the blossom and the alcohol in an airtight jar. 

Let soak 15 days. 

Make a syrup with the sugar and the water. 

Filter the alcohol and add the syrup. 

After a week, filter again, bottle and let rest for another month before serving.  

Mix 2 parts of Jasmine Rosolio, 1 part of vodka and 3 parts of watermelon juice.

Pour over ice in a large glass. 

Let float 3-4 jasmine blossoms on the surface           

Blueberries Grappa

 Ingredients:

1 liter of Grappa

3 handfuls of ripe blueberries

4 tbsp honey

the zest of 2 lemons

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Put all the blueberries, the lemon zest and the honey in an airtight jar.

Expose the jar in the sun for 3 days.

Add the Grappa and let soak for 2 months in the sun, shaking every day.

Filter.

Let rest for a week.

You could also use blackberries, raspberries or cranberries to flavor a Grappa.                                                                               

Don’t throw away the berries when you filter the liqueur.                                                                                                              
Serve them in a dessert cup with whipped cream or vanilla ice cream: they are so tasty!

Place a teaspoon of blueberries in a Martini glass.                                                                                                                           
 Shake 1 part of Blueberries Grappa and 3 parts of Arancello Liqueur and pour on the fruits.

Place a teaspoon of blackberries in a Martini glass.                                                                                                                            
Shake 1 part of Blackberries Grappa, 2 parts of Honey Grappa and a splash of orange juice and pour on the fruits.

Place a teaspoon of raspberries in a Martini glass.                                                                                                                            
Shake 1 part of Raspberries Grappa and 2 parts of Pomegranate Ratafià and pour on the fruits.