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A LIQUORE FOR BOLOGNA
The city of Bologna is renowned as a welcoming, friendly city, where sociality has always been very important.
A student city par excellence and a vital crossroads for those journeying along the peninsula, its countless traditional tavernas (to locals ‘osteria’ pronounced /os.teˈri.a/) and inns have given Bologna its distinguishing and unique character, a city which has stood out in Italy over many centuries.
“Settemmezzo”, a classic card game of the Felsina culture, is a source of long nights filled with discussions and fun. Time passed with friends and regulars of Bolognese nights.
And so we have created a liquore, Settemmezzo, dedicted to one of the most loved symbols of the city, the Basilica of San Luca which stands watch on top of the Colle della Guardia hill. The Basilica of San Luca is visible from all four cardinal directions as you approach Bologna, giving you the sense of having finally returned home.
The purple artichoke
of San Luca
In the first half of the last century, the artichoke of San Luca was one of the main varieties on the southern hills of Bologna. Purple artichokes are also very common in the Romagna region, although cultivation in the clay soil of the hills of Bologna gives the San Luca variety a fresh taste, herby with a note of liquorice root.
AREA OF PRODUCTION
Hilly areas to the south of the city of Bologna, municipalities of Bologna, Ozzano, Pianoro and San Lazzaro, province of Bologna.
THIS BITTER LIQUORE
is a result of the infusion of agricultural alcohol and Adriatic seawater with purple artichokes from San Luca, Sicilian bitter orange root beer (‘chinotto’) and other natural extracts, making the perfect aperitif.
Thanks to its cynarine content, digestive properties can also be fully appreciated and enjoyed.
