Frangelico 70 cl, 20% ABV - Italian Hazelnut Liqueur

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Wonderful toasted wild hazelnuts, found only in the Italian North, combined with cocoa, vanilla berries and a host of other natural flavours that make up its complex recipe. According to the legend its origins date back more than 300 years to a hermit monk named Fra' Angelico who lived in the hills of the Piedmont region in Northern Italy. Frangelico is an Italian liqueur flavoured with toasted wild hazelnuts from the north of Italy, cocoa, vanilla and other ingredients. This versatile hazelnut liqueur can be enjoyed in many forms; as a shot, on the rocks with a wedge of lime, or mixed into a beautiful cocktail. Your liqueur is also handy in the kitchen, making a great addition to cakes, biscotti, and ice cream.

I love everything about this sticky liqueur: with its bottle designed to evoke a Franciscan friar’s cassock, it is divinely camp; and its toasted, caramelly hazelnut aroma is a joy. Tonda Gentile hazelnuts are known for being bigger, plumper and more uniform, with a skin that sheds easily, perfect for toasting without a bitter taste. Content on this site is not intended to substitute for advice given by medical practitioner, pharmacist, or other licensed health-care professional. Leave to infuse for at least one month in a cool, dark place, giving the jar a shake when you remember. Their skills in fine food and drinks included the art of distilling, especially the use of the wild hazelnuts and other precious ingredients to create liquor recipes such as the one on which Frangelico is based today.Due to the relatively small scale of our cheese and condiment producers, occasionally some cheeses and condiments may be unavailable and we will have to substitute them with similar products. Frangelico is produced in the Piedmont region of northern Italy, and its origins date back more than 300 years of the presence of early Christian monks living in the hills of the area.

And while chocolate is fantastic, it's the humble hazelnut that elevates Nutella from delicious to life-changing. Produced in the Piedmont region of Northern Italy, its origins date back more than 300 years to the presence of early Christian monks living in the hills of the area. They even play a part in our mythology, with the Celts believing that eating hazelnuts gave one wisdom and inspiration. Their skills in fine food and drink would have included the wild hazelnuts and other local ingredients to create a liqueur on which Frangelico is based today. This nutty infusion is then distilled, before being further enhanced with extracts and distillates of cocoa, coffee and vanilla.While hazelnut liqueur isn't that hard to find, it's still worth it to make your own because the flavor is better. Gorgeous served simply over ice, layered with single cream and sipped or mixed with a latte or hot chocolate.

The possibilities are vast, every consumer and professionals they will find on “Teichenné Liqueurs” all they need to meet their highest expectations. Hazelnut liqueur will benefit from being left to mature for another couple of months after bottling. Our Crème de Cassis de Dijon makes a delicious “blackcurrant white” and can also be used for recipes or desserts. Common sense says that if you entirely strip an area of wild food, you will damage that habitat, so only collect where food is bountiful and take reasonable amounts.

The hazel tree is native to the Northern Hemisphere and is common across North America, Europe and Asia. Made with the unique Italian 'Tonda Gentile' nut, that are known for being bigger, rounder and sweeter. One of our responsibilities is to ensure we do not sell age-restricted products online to people who are under the minimum legal age. Frangelico is a traditional hazelnut liqueur - enjoyed neat, over ice, with coffee or in a wide variety of stylish cocktails. All hazelnuts are edible, and archaeological evidence shows that they have been eaten here in the UK for thousands of years.