{"product_id":"distilleria-varnelli-liquore-lanice-secco-speciale-pievebovigliana-marche","title":"Distilleria Varnelli  Liquore L'Anice Secco Speciale  Pievebovigliana, Marche","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"row-start-1 col-start-1 min-w-0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"min-w-0 pl-2 py-1.5\"\u003e\n\u003cspan class=\"sr-only\" role=\"status\" aria-live=\"polite\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"grid transition-[grid-template-rows] duration-300 ease-out\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row-start-2 col-start-1 relative grid isolate min-w-0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"row-start-1 col-start-1 relative z-[2] min-w-0\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"standard-markdown grid-cols-1 grid [\u0026amp;_\u0026gt;_*]:min-w-0 gap-3 standard-markdown\"\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e1000ml bottle\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e46% abv\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003e\u003cem\u003eCrystal clear with faint bluish highlights. The nose concentrated aniseed, green and slightly sweet, opening into wild fennel, dill, and cumin, with a faint floral note underneath. The full-bodied palate is dry and warm, with the anise carrying through from entry to finish. Notes of fennel seed, cucumber, and licorice root. Long, clean finish. There is no sweetness here to speak of. This is the dry, assertive end of the anise spirits spectrum, closer in spirit to pastis without water than to sambuca.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eAnise seed (Pimpinella anisum), wild fennel, and additional undisclosed herbs from the Sibillini Mountains. Secret family recipe, unchanged since the late 19th century.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eBotanicals are hand-ground with mortar and pestle. Production is entirely by hand, as it has been for over a century, using traditional artisanal methods passed down through four generations. No artificial flavoring or coloring. Higher ABV than most anise spirits, which is central to the product's direct character.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe Anice Secco Speciale is the flagship of Distilleria Varnelli and the product that made the family's name. Where Girolamo Varnelli, the herbalist founder, built the distillery's identity around medicinal bitters in 1868, it was his son Antonio who created the anisette that put Varnelli on the map — awarded best Italian dry anise in 1950 and largely unchanged since. The label has carried Antonio's phrase ever since: \u003cem\u003e\"One taste is all it takes to prefer me.\"\u003c\/em\u003e The distillery, now in its fourth generation and run entirely by women of the Varnelli family, holds UTIF spirits license number one in the Marche region.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal leading-[1.7]\"\u003eThe traditional local use is as a \u003cem\u003ecaffè corretto\u003c\/em\u003e — a half-teaspoon in an espresso — and Varnelli is widely considered the definitive version of that ritual in the Marche. It also forms one half of the \u003cem\u003ecalzolaro\u003c\/em\u003e, the regional two-ingredient drink combining Anice Secco with Varnelli's own Caffè Moka. At 46% and bone dry, it is more demanding than most anise liqueurs sold in the US market, and more rewarding for it. Add ice cold water and watch it louche.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Garber \u0026 Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51014354960690,"sku":null,"price":68.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0754\/3206\/7378\/files\/Untitled-9_39557f62-5afb-4cef-895a-b4503de3454c.webp?v=1774543196","url":"https:\/\/slakesf.com\/products\/distilleria-varnelli-liquore-lanice-secco-speciale-pievebovigliana-marche","provider":"SLAKE San Francisco Bottle \u0026 Sundry","version":"1.0","type":"link"}