Sanpellegrino Chinotto

[Senor Perfecto]

As a nondrinker this is far and away my favorite pairing. Smoking a BOTL lance with it as I type.

Bitter chinotto fruit. Some kind of italian dark citrus. Saw them growing when I visited the Cinque Terre last fall.

The drink is most similar to Moxie. Bitter and sweet, very unusual profile. I can only find them at specialty soda shops, italian delis, and BevMo!

Try it sometime.

 

[ZippoGeek]

Very interesting...I would think the acid content serves to cleanse the palate with each sip.

 

[Mr.Draned]

I'm going to look for this in my neighborhood (S. Philly is heavy Italian). As a non-drinker as well, I am always looking for something that pairs well with a cigar. So far it's been water or coffee.
Thanks for the post!

 

[Happy Idiot]

Yeh. That's good stuff.I think it's like a smaller, more bitter blood orange.

 

[Almi]

That sounds very interesting. I will have to stop at out local Italian deli and see if its in stock.
The worst of it is I never leave with out more olives and a couple of pounds of their homemade Italian sausage.

 

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That sounds very interesting. I will have to stop at out local Italian deli and see if its in stock.
The worst of it is I never leave with out more olives and a couple of pounds of their homemade Italian sausage.

Yeah. That must be a real downer. Sucks to be you!
Tell you what, I'm a swell guy so you can just ship all that crap to me and not have to worry about it.

 

[Almi]

Yeah. That must be a real downer. Sucks to be you!
Tell you what, I'm a swell guy so you can just ship all that crap to me and not have to worry about it.

There Sicilian olives are so good and the hot italian makes the best calizones or pizza. Not sure what is in with sicilian olives but I'am guessing olive oil, fresh parm cheese and red pepper flakes.

 

[Xavier Dredo]

I really like their Grapefruit soda as well

 

[Brimy623]

I really like their Grapefruit soda as well

You stole my words! I think it's one of the best pairings I've had!!

 

[Senor Perfecto]

The grapefruit is my B&M go-to since the cafe next door stocks it. Delicious.