Aggazzotti Nocino (Walnut) Liqueur Reserva Notte di San Giovanni

Uncork the magic of midsummer with Aggazzotti Nocino Reserva Notte di San Giovanni—a bold, velvety walnut liqueur steeped in legend, tradition, and just a hint of midnight mischief. 40% ABV, 750 ml "Nocino is Emilia-Romagna's wonderful secret, and the Aggazzotti family has a sacred endowment of 1,400 walnut trees devoted exclusively to their unparalleled Nocino Riserva. On the feast day of San Giovanni (June 24th), the walnuts are picked when they are soft and green. Then they are carefully split and macerated with a neutral spirit in glass demijohns for a year. The demijohns are exposed to sunlight in theAggazzotti’s open-air aging room, giving the Nocino its distinctive dark, almost black hue. After this year of maceration, the spirit is transferred to stainless tanks and blended with spices, and then aged for another four years before bottling. Make sure you check that last bit about four years. Nocino has become very au courant these days, but the vast majority are hastily assemble