Bergamot Liqueur? How to surprise your tastebuds (How to use Italicus at home)

[@TheEducatedBarfly]

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[@StevetheBartender_]

Thanks for the reshake! I used my Threefold Aromatic Gin for the King’s Breakfast too.. 👌

[@emanueledistadio]

Hi! I just bought your book. Looking forward to trying one of the cocktails in the book

[@StevetheBartender_]

@@emanueledistadio thanks Emanuele! I hope you enjoy the read! 🙌

[@emanueledistadio]

@@StevetheBartender_ I’m so glad you answered! I have a question, can I do a sazerac without the orange bitter? Cause I only have angostura aromatic bitter

[@mollieh1312]

​@Emanuele Di Stadio Sazerac bitters are the essential flavor, orange bitters are optional and Angostura would make it an old fashioned or modified whiskey cocktail. Sazerac bitters are delicious and often a bit cheaper than Angostura bitters, definitely worth picking up a bottle!

[@StevetheBartender_]

@@emanueledistadio Peychaud’s bitters is a key component to the Sazerac.. without it, it will be similar but different.

[@FrobozzElectric]

I've recently been on a kick of using Italicus in various drinks with olive oil washed gin, given how nicely Italicus goes with olives. My most successful so far: 1 oz. Italicus 1 oz. Olive oil washed London dry gin 1 oz. Cocchi Americano Build in glass, stir with cracked ice, three olives for garnish.

[@ParanormalShaqtivity]

I love these videos on how to use that weird liqueur that you bought for one cocktail in other drinks.

[@tgosiaco]

Been waiting for a video like this! My mostly full bottle of Italicus will be so pleased

[@olegmose6030]

Hi Leandro and Marius. Thanks so much for passiong on all that bar education. You’re definitely my favorite cocktail chanel. Last weekend my girlfriend had bought some bergamots, so I decided to do an earl grey sour. I infused some Twinings Earl Grey in vodka, mixed it with bergamot juice, simple sirup and egg white, and gave it a twist of bergamot peel. Delicious. Two notes to that: It takes more tea than expected to get some bitter tones from the tea. And the bergamot is sweeter and less sour than a lemon so adjust simple sirup and juice accordingly. Yours Oleg

[@CorySekinePettite]

A White Negroni with Italicus, Dolin Vermouth, and gin is one of my go-to cocktails. Delicious.

[@shoesly]

Your little STB impersonation was cute!😂 Love it. I'm going to grab a bottle of Italicus TODAY. I've been obsessed with Earl Grey MarTeanis so I'm hoping this will be right up my street. Love ya, keep doing what you do!

[@SanTM]

I bloomin love Italicus. Great bottle, great flavour and so easy to use in new recipes

[@SanTM]

And yes, do a part 2

[@giuseppegallo1307]

Perfect explained the Rosolio intrinsics and well maxed in cocktails, thank you for spreading the Aperitivo culture....Salute! Giuseppe

[@ericrichardson1496]

I used a bottle of Italicus recently and really enjoyed it though didn't really know any recipes to use it with. I'll have to get another bottle and try these out

[@chartreuseverte]

It's great in a mezcal paloma, with 25% of the mezcal substituted with Italicus (and a small reduction in the amount of simple syrup to compensate for its sweetness): 1.5oz mezcal 0.5oz Italicus 0.5oz simple syrup 0.75oz lime juice 1oz pink grapefruit juice a pinch salt soda water Shake, strain over ice in a Collins glass, top with soda water and garnish with pink grapefruit peel.

[@ITALICUSRosoliodiBergamotto]

Grazie @TheEducatedbarfly so great to watch this! Salute 🍋🥂💚 King's Breakfast is one of our favourites ;) Salute!

[@nicktheflybradley]

Hi Leandro, Well done with this show. I have a bottle of Italicus and have made the Kings Breakfast using Steve’s book. I shall try both the Bergamot Negroni and Garibaldi. Nick from York

[@benjaminp3976]

The timing is incredible. I just got a bottle to try.

[@benjaminp3976]

Also Soju, Italicus and Dry Vermouth is great.

[@cyoungner1a2n]

Love that the coffee tonic and the spumoni riff use Italicus as the base spirit.

[@johnb3948]

Haven't found this in my area but was fortunate enough to 5 different coctails with a 5 course meal on a cruise. 2 were made with italicus and after I raved on it they brought the bottle over for a tasting. Can't wait to get a bottle and go to town on it!

[@abnormalprophet]

would love to know the cocktails and pairings. Sounds like a very wet dinner!

[@TomRyanMKE]

I hope you do a part 2, because I keep mixing my Italicus with gin too. 😅

[@V000idZer000]

Sooo true! Part2 would be much appreciated. I'm very excited to hear about good answers to "what else?"

[@ITALICUSRosoliodiBergamotto]

😍😍

[@abelcan_2359]

This video wouldn't have come at a better time! My boss has a case of Italicus and asked me to come up with something with it. This helps as inspiration appreciate you!

[@ITALICUSRosoliodiBergamotto]

🥳🥳🥳

[@stevensonlau]

part 2 please!

[@joachimsterner6451]

I would love more videos with italicus!

[@bobvance532]

Every single rep brings me a bottle of Italicus, trying to find some tiki drinks to use with it. Perfect summer beach type liqueuer

[@rahulphatak3506]

Love your show and your cocktails! I have used it for caipirinhas and mojito riffs also and have enjoyed them!

[@daniellemuaddib8016]

FINALLY!!! Thank you for this Italicus is magical!!!! It smells like Windex and tastes GORGEOUS

[@stereodreamer23]

I put a small shot of Italicus in a French 75, and call it a "Garibaldi Legion", after the Italian Regiment of the Foreign Legion stationed in Mailly-du-Camp in Champagne during WW1. The Italicus adds a delightful layer of citrus and herbal notes to this classic Champagne cotcktail...

[@cfhollister8766]

As others have mentioned, I needed this video because when I got my bottle of Italicus I was a bit disappointed with it. It's not just a bergamot liqueur but also of a special type of lemon. Once one reviewer I saw refered to it tasting like flat Sprite, that's all I could taste. So I've been struggling to use it. I often wish it was a straight, strong bergamot liqueur without the lemon. My most recent attempt to use it that I was happy with was a riff on a pisco sour, bringing it back to Italy with grappa, a Grappa Sour if you will (it's still a little bit of a work-in-progress with some different optional elements still being worked out): 2oz Grappa 3/4oz Italicus 3/4oz Lemon Juice (can be combined with Lime Juice to total 3/4oz total juice) 1 Egg White (1/4oz 1:1 Simple, optional) (2 dash Grapefruit Bitters, optional) I haven't yet tried all of the combinations of the optional elements yet for final tweaking but I think the concept works in the versions I've made. I'd appreciate any feedback on the cocktail.

[@ITALICUSRosoliodiBergamotto]

this cocktail seems delicious! we can see it working well with Pisco or Grappa - also Tequila or Mezcal..try 50:50 with Italicus and a bit of lime juice.. you won't be disappointed! Grazie :)

[@lxxwj]

i had no idea italicus had sundew in it thats so cool!!!

[@lxxwj]

or was it just named after sundew?

[@gabrielstrong2186]

I’m not putting it down, I rather like Italicus, when I first smelled it I thought it was very similar to the scent of 4711 Eau de cologne

[@saviorgoodface3632]

YES! A part two please. I have a bottle of Italicus just sitting there staring at me saying "are you gonna drink me or what punk?"

[@OneImperfectSaint]

I have an Italicus cocktail with brandy. It's lovely, but I need a new bottle of Italicus to be certain I've perfected it.

[@lewismaclean8849]

All these recipes look amazing. Definitely going to try and find Italicus. Quick question, for the Coffee and tonic, because Italicus is the main spirit in it, I’m assuming that you wouldn’t get super drunk after having a couple. Is that true? Keep up the amazing work Leandro.

[@Olordrin]

I was about to call you out on not doing the Steve the Bartender smile while shaking, but you snuck it in there. :D

[@susandewolfe4876]

Love the Pro tips. Cheers from Toronto

[@roebucksruin]

I've really been digging a cognac Last Word with Italicus, lemon, and Yellow Chartreuse (equal measures). Haven't seen it around, so I think it's an original?

[@TabascoVolta]

hahaha best intro. i want that as a ringtone

[@abnormalprophet]

Fan of part 2... I use Italicus similarly to a dark amaro. Specifically, a Black Manhattan might use rye with an amaro, while I use gin with Italicus to make a "White" Martini (or tequila/mezcal to do a "Blanco" Martini). I don't like using refrigerator space for vermouth that I use infrequently at home, so amari, Suze and now Italicus can provide shelf-stable alternatives to vermouths to make higher proof Martini/Manhattan variations. Hope this helps someone else!

[@shawnboisclair3696]

Enjoyed the episode and the cocktails. Where were you sble to purchase threefold gin? I think I am going to add a bottle of Italicus to the bar.

[@StevetheBartender_]

I sent Leandro and Marius a few samples.. 😁

[@TimBaker]

@@StevetheBartender_, please know that you have loyal fans in the US who are anxious to try Threefold. 😊

[@StevetheBartender_]

@@TimBaker I would love to get some there.. but there is a lot of things that we need to navigate in order for it to happen..

[@TimBaker]

@@StevetheBartender_, I have no doubt. I've heard that international liquor laws are a pain to work with. I hope you figure it all out eventually.

[@utopianverve]

Well look at you getting a new sponsor!!

[@wism881]

Awesome, I really needed this episode to somehow get rid of the bottle of alcoholic stale Sprite!

[@jv-kg1nb]

How does a bud light drinker come across italicus!

[@wism881]

@@jv-kg1nb Touche. I love Bud!

[@FastBearChicago]

I want videos of Marius drinking and his take on cocktails.

[@user-xt9ji2ld5y]

For me, 1 shot Gunpowder gin .5 shot Italicus Tonic water Fresh Rosemary Fresh Blueberry Editable flowers

[@Urotsukidoji1]

I hate it when you can't get items in Ontario Canada :(

[@ITALICUSRosoliodiBergamotto]

😥 we hope we can fix this soon!

[@michaelmonette6422]

Not just Ontario... Alberta; none to be found.

[@ogreenius]

Late to the party here, but all the other recipes I can find for the Bergamot Negroni are either Dry Vermouth or Bianco/Blanc. Which would totally change the experience of the drink. Is there a source on what was in the Dante original?

[@jonathanthomas8736]

On the one hand, one would expect a Liqueur called Italicus to put a whole new slant (though not a bold one) on things. On the other, it sounds like something out of Warhammer 40k. On the gripping hand, I don't get a sense of where sundew comes into the flavor profile, or how much is in there because, and I'm not usually this kind of guy, it's got really specific ecological requirements, and it would kind of suck if it went away from overharvesting. Toss a guy a bone here and set my mind at ease on that one.

[@HansMaximum]

I wouldn't call it a riff on John's drink either. Probably a preference to his drink.

[@MrMoney331]

Well I wanna get me a bottle!

[@lewismaclean8849]

That coffee and tonic looks incredible. In the case that I can’t find Italicus, do you have any recommendations for what to replace it with?

[@TheEducatedBarfly]

I mean most of these would also be great with St Germain

[@lewismaclean8849]

@@TheEducatedBarfly Thanks

[@djweso]

I'm just in the comments waiting on Steve to comment and saying "I love build in the glass cocktails," while I wait.

[@StevetheBartender_]

Easy drinks all the way! 😅

[@ITALICUSRosoliodiBergamotto]

😅

[@jamalmarsh]

EDIT: (It was covered in this video, but i offer a 'blanc negroni' recipe) It may already be covered in this video but I'm Commenting before watching-- I made a beautiful improvised Negroni w/ this stuff: .75 Dripping Springs gin .75 Italicus bergamot .75 white vermouth (I think I had Lillet blanc) Stirred on ice, served on a rock, essence of lemon peel oil to garnish.

[@varlotto]

Part deux immediately and double up on garnish to make up for no strawberry

[@lmsmith015]

waaaaaait, how did I not know that barrel-aged gin was a thing?!

[@als.2983]

375ml. Italicus is the poster child for 375ml bottles. Not a fan of getting a 750ml bottle of something new without a lot of confidence I can blow through the bottle in a reasonable amount of time. Looking at you Galliano.

[@kevinj.gonzalez1122]

The latest bartenders ketchup

[@jasonguern8402]

I was the 669th like. Nice

[@צלילכשר]

How many times can you put the word "botanicals" in one sentence😂

[@patriciaaturner289]

*sigh* Too bad. I detest Earl Grey tea, and therefore, bergamot.

[@aferguson850]

So gl😊d you're not sponsored by manscape. The amount of people who want stubble on their balls is insane

[@TheEducatedBarfly]

😂 we’d take them as a sponsor. You know, sponsorships help us survive and keep the content free :)

[@rasmuschristoffersen1461]

Not sponsered ?😂

[@jv-kg1nb]

Nothing creative here, all boring gin soda drinks. Wow. Italicus pairs so well with bourbon and amaro, I’m not a pro and have come up with so many balanced and delicious cocktails