Frangelico Liquor Review + 6 Cocktail Recipes

Франжелико (Frangelico) – a popular Italian liqueur, in the manufacture of which the use of hazelnuts plays an important role. The birthplace of the drink is Piedmont, located in the northwest of the Apennine Peninsula.

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History of Frangelico

In its modern form, the liquor appeared only in the early 80s of the last century; Italian monks are considered its true creators.

First of all, we are talking about a certain hermit, brother Angelico (fra Angelico – ital.), Who lived in the XVII-XVIII centuries and devoted his free time to alcohol and pharmacy research.

Be that as it may, the story of an inquisitive schemer, which gained popularity with the light hand of the creators of the brand, the Barbero company, remains in demand even with the current liquor producer: the alcohol monster Gruppo Campari.

Composition and production of Frangelico

The composition of the Italian drink (of course, secret and unique), in addition to the aforementioned local Tonda Gentile hazelnuts, undoubtedly includes the following ingredients: grape spirit, cocoa beans, roasted coffee beans, vanilla, water and sugar.

Along with these ingredients released by the manufacturer, hints of bitter almonds, Ceylon cinnamon, wild berries, alpine herbs and orange blossom can be caught in the taste of the liquor.

The production of a drink includes several stages:

  1. Infusion of a water-alcohol solution on finely crushed hazelnuts.

  2. Distillation of the resulting infusion.

  3. The introduction of vanilla extracts, coffee, cocoa, cinnamon, as well as herbal and berry essences.

  4. Addition of water, pure alcohol, sugar and color.

  5. Exposure in oak containers from one and a half to two months.

  6. Pouring the finished liquor into bottles with a capacity of 375 and 750 ml, which not only resemble the figure of a monk in a cassock with a hoodie, but are also equipped with a monk’s rope girdle.

As a result of all these manipulations, a 20-degree brownish-golden drink is obtained, which has a pronounced chocolate-nutty taste and aroma, while containing about 40% sugar.

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How and with what they drink Frangelico

The liquor we are interested in is recommended to be used in its pure form from liquor glasses with the addition of an ice cube.

Suitable snacks for this are: a variety of creamy desserts, ice cream, chocolate or sweet pastries with the addition of the latter.

In addition, the mentioned drink has proven itself well, being added to coffee (both black and latte). At the same time, it is strongly recommended to sprinkle the resulting coretto with grated dark chocolate.

There are also fans of mixing Frangelico with milk in arbitrary proportions.

And, of course, not without cocktails. Here are some of them: “Mad Monk”, “White Flag”, “Snow Avalanche”.

Mad Monk

List of ingredients

  1. Frangelico – 25 мл

  2. Dry London Gin – 25 ml

  3. Lemon – 1/2 piece

  4. Soda – to taste

Method of preparation

  1. Squeeze the juice from half a lemon.

  2. Shake the resulting fresh juice with alcohol in a shaker with ice.

  3. Pour the result into a highball.

  4. Add soda.

  5. Mix gently.

White flag

List of ingredients

  1. Frangelico – 40 мл

  2. Liquor Baileys – 10 ml

  3. Fresh mint – 1 sprig

Method of preparation

  1. Fill a glass with crushed ice.

  2. Pour liqueur into it and mix everything.

  3. Decorate with mint.

Spicy Russian

List of ingredients

  1. Frangelico – 30 мл

  2. Liquor Baileys – 30 ml

  3. Vodka – 30 ml

Method of preparation

  1. Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass with ice.

  2. Pour into a rocks glass.

snow avalanche

List of ingredients

  1. Frangelico – 20 мл

  2. Creme de Banana liqueur – 20 ml

  3. Vodka – 20 ml

  4. Cream – 15 ml

Method of preparation

  1. Shake all ingredients in a shaker with ice.

  2. Strain the drink into a glass through a strainer.

Frangelico lime

List of ingredients

  1. Frangelico – 50 мл

  2. Lime juice – 10 ml

  3. Soda – 150 ml

  4. Lime – 1 slice

Method of preparation

  1. Pour liqueur and lime juice into a highball with ice.

  2. Add soda.

  3. Gently stir the drink.

  4. Garnish with a wedge of lime.

Frangelico-orange

List of ingredients

  1. Frangelico – 50 мл

  2. Orange juice – 150 ml

  3. Lime juice – 10 ml

  4. Orange – 1 circle

Method of preparation

  1. Shake all liquids in a shaker with ice.

  2. Pour through a strainer into a highball with ice.

  3. Decorate with orange.

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Relevance: 14.10.2017

Tags: Liqueurs, Pourings, Liqueurs, Brands of liqueurs

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