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  • Los Angeles Area

    Tilus Digestivo

    When I lived in Rimini Italy I would often go to the Republic of San Marino. After a big meal there you would be offered a Digestivo. Tilus was the brand there and it was very tasty and one of the best digestivos I have ever had.... (1 reply, last updated by Burger Boy March 19, 2009)

  • General Chowhounding Topics

    homemade fruit schnapps/digestivo?

    I have a few red currant bushes—not enough to bother with jam. After a successful limoncello experiment, I’m wondering if I could do the same with my currants? We had a Serb neighbor years ago who made the most... (6 replies, last updated by The Rogue June 4, 2004)

  • Spirits

    Looking to buy an obsure digestivo in the U.S. -- help!!

    My husband loves Genziana d"Abruzzo, a digestivo typical of the Abruzzese region of Italy. I have family there and whenever we visit, he picks up a couple of bottles, but six months down the road (okay, four), he gets very sad... (1 reply, last updated by zin1953 December 1, 2008)

  • Spirits

    Sardinian "Mirto" : Where to Find Myrtle Berry?

    Howdy! I have not seen myrtle berries here in the US yet, but I have seen good Mirto. Argiolas has a Mirto in the NY market, it goes for about $30 – One of my favorite digestivos. (1 reply, last updated by The Grape Junkie October 27, 2008)

  • Washington DC & Baltimore Area

    PESTO on Connecticut Ave, NW?

    I was disappointed too. It only seemed to pretend to be Italian. Bread that was like eating chalk. Two of us with salads, a main course, bottle of wine and a digestivo cost over $100. We were surprised at that and concluded... (2 replies, last updated by MartinDC December 10, 2007)

  • Spirits

    Ferroquina Bisleri?

    It’s Ferro-China Bisleri, still made in Milan by the Bisleri company, but also in Argentina. In our Brooklyn Italian home in the 50s and 60, there was a bottle, always, for digestivo emergencies. It’s a true amaro, at... (3 replies, last updated by craigasaurus July 23, 2009)

  • Italy

    where to buy amaro braulio in rome...

    Hi there — Anyone know where to find Amaro Braulio in Rome? It’s a digestivo that’s made up north (I first tasted it in Milan). It tastes a bit like grass (but is surprisingly good). In any case, I really want... (5 replies, last updated by frannyfran May 6, 2009)

  • Texas

    Great restaurant in San Antonio for Out-of-Towner

    Liberty Bar also has GREAT grilled duck salad. And pot roast (if its not sold out) and pork chops. It’s been my husbands fav restaurant forever. And they also have his favorite Italian digestivo drink-cant remember the name... (7 replies, last updated by SAnativegirl November 21, 2007)

  • Home Cooking

    Main Entree for Husband's Birthday Party?

    or haricort verts with shallots Dolce: - Strawberry NY style cheesecake on graham cracker crust - Chocolate covered strawberries Caffe: French press or loose leaf tea Digestivo: Selected wines & champagne (6 replies, last updated by Megiac May 14, 2007)

  • Florida

    fernet branca in orlando

    Anyone know where I can buy a bottle of the Italian digestivo Fernet Branca ... or actually, the mint-flavored version, Brancamenta? ABC doesn’t have a clue what I’m talking about, and I buy liquor infrquently enough... (4 replies, last updated by Covert Ops March 2, 2007)

  • Italy

    Real Time Rome Restaurant Reviews

    desserts, water, vino, and one fanta (wife) for 66. Waiter was great... enjoyed a digestivo and limoncello with his compliments at the end of the meal. Quintessential trattoria experience. Busy, but no reservation really needed. (0 replies, last updated by simichow February 9, 2007)

  • Chicago Area

    Bruna's update

    2001 Barbera d’Asti. We split a well wrought cannoli and two hefty shots of Averna (a bitter Sicilian digestivo) for dessert. Bruna’s has never been cheap and the entire dinner was $120 ($54 was wine and liquor)... (2 replies, last updated by Greg in Streeterville May 4, 2004)

  • Manhattan

    LUPA for lunch today - report

    language fails me in describing the thin and delicately formed ravioli discs. this is no thick bruno, etc. ravioli many of us are used to eating at home. we moved to the bar for digestivos, or amaro. she had the minty frenet... (0 replies, last updated by mrnyc August 18, 2002)

  • What's My Craving?

    Amare (sp?) (Italian bitters)

    , other than Campari, are you trying to find? I know that Italian Wine Merchants (owned by Batali/Bastianich et.al) carries an amare/digestivo, but they’re really more about wine. What did you drink? (4 replies, last updated by M.K. July 15, 2002)

  • Wine

    Wine pairing for dolci or dolce?

    skip the wine with this course and offer to bring a digestivo? (11 replies, last updated by maria lorraine June 21, 2009)

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