Distiller Notes
Wine Enthusiast Wine Star Spirit Brand of the Year Award for 2024
Milk and Dutch cocoa are combined with sugar and alcohol to create a decadent and intensely rich chocolatey spirit. Whether warmed, for a hot chocolate a la Meletti, or chilled, Cioccolato easily replaces dessert. Enjoy on its own, poured over ice cream, or as the key ingredient in an indulgent cocktail. Meletti Cioccolato satisfies chocolate lovers and spirit enthusiasts alike in any form.
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Chocoholics, take note: here's a digestivo that looks and drinks like rich chocolate syrup. The flavor lands somewhere between milk chocolate and semisweet, and it's like a dessert in itself. Some may find the superthick, palate--coating liqueur too rich for sipping—in which case, pour it over ice cream, affogato style.
E stablished in 1870, the Meletti family has been producing Italy ’ s most beloved liqueurs for over 150 years, across five generations.
The distillery was founded in Ascoli Piceno on the Adriatic coastal region of Le Marche by Silvio Meletti. Meletti ’ s vision was to source the finest, natural ingredients to utilize as blending agents in his limited - production artisanal cordials, aperitivi, digestivi, and liqueurs.
For a century and a half, this vision has been maintained by each gene ration, with the current CEO ’ s Matteo and Mauro Meletti representing the 5th generation of the family to carry forth the business.
The art of distillation, along with proprietary, secret r ecipes have been passed down through generations of Melettis. Beyo nd that, the ingredients used in each product and sourced from long standing partnerships to make sure standards are maintained. The resulting selection of liqueurs speak to the family ’ s commitment to the Meletti ’ s legendary legacy
First prepared by 13th century Italian monks as herbal medicines and elixirs, Liqueurs are distilled spirits that have been combined with flavoring agents. A range of herbs, spices, nuts, fruits and flowers can be used, and a sweetener such as sugar or corn syrup is often added. While typically rather sweet, some examples are herbaceous or tart and pair exceptionally well with desserts or act as a delightful addition to cocktails.