Giuseppe Alberti Strega Liqueur is one of Italy's largest selling liquers, Strega has been produced in Benevento since 1860.

As the story goes, Giuseppe Alberti found monks from the town who made this liqueur. He eventually coaxed the secret recipe from them and started to produce it as Alberti Medical Elixer. It did not sell. So he renamed it to Strega (witch's love potion).

Giuseppe Alberti Strega Liqueur is a delicate liquer with digestive qualities. It is made up of a number of herbs such as mint, fennel, and saffron (the world's most expensive spice). Only two people left in the world have this secret recipe.

Another piece of trivia for those who read the original The Godfather novel by Mario Puzo, when Tom Hagen has the unpleasant task of telling Don Coreleone that his son Sonny has been ambushed and killed, he is found in the den drinking Strega in order to calm his nerves before he gives the tragic news to the Godfather.

Made of over 70 different barks and herbs, it was first produced in Benevento, central Italy and is steeped in history where it is told that the drink was first made by beautiful female sprites and used their new potion to cast spells on lovesick humans, therby giving its name, Strega, meaning witch.

Giuseppe Alberti Strega Liqueur dates back to the 1860's and continues to have a romantic association where legend has it that couples who drink it together will remain united in love forever.

Giuseppe Alberti Strega Liqueur is a perfectly natural product, it obtains its typical yellow colour from the saffron added to the alcoholic infusion; then a long fermentation in oak vats concurs to the perfect balance of the aromas and contributes to the characteristic fine, smooth and soft taste.

Excellent after a meal, Giuseppe Alberti Strega Liqueur expresses its versatility in the most varied manners hence assuring an indisputable satisfaction whether sipping it dry, with ice or iced.

Both the taste and the warm solar colour become the inseparable companions of long-drinks and cocktails, but it is also added to ice cream, fruit salad and as ingredient in cake preparations.

40% vol, 50cl bottle.