Distiller Notes
Wine Enthusiast Wine Star Spirit Brand of the Year Award for 2024
Meletti Coffee is made from a blend of coffee infusions, along with a hint of cacao, to give it a rich coffee flavor. Beautiful coffee aroma rounded out by rich chocolate on the nose. Slightly sweet coffee on the palate, with notes of cocoa and a slight nuttiness to finish.
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Wine Enthusiast
Look for a medium-brown hue, with ruddy highlights. Rich vanilla and coffee aromas beckon. Each sip opens with tons of coffee and sings of star anise. Black licorice, aniseed and a hint of black pepper tingle into the finish.
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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.