Elisir China Chinati Vergano

The Elisir China from the production company Chinati Vergano is a Piedmontese liqueur with intoxicating aromas that, as the name suggests, has cinchona as its main ingredient. Cinchona (Chinchona) is a plant native to the Andes, valued for centuries for its digestive and antimalarial properties, and is traditionally used in herbalism. The spread of cinchona elixirs took hold between the 18th and 19th centuries as an evolution of fortified wines in the fight against malaria, while its success in the liquor industry dates back to the mid-1800s. Mauro Vergano, owner of Chinati Vergano, boasts 15 years of experience at a large pharmaceutical company where he worked in the flavor and fragrance sector, which has led him to develop an exceptional sense of smell and simultaneously master the art of aromatic blending.

Chinati Vergano Elisir China is born from a blend of herbs and spices based on China Calisaia and China Succirubra, enriched with vanilla and citrus peels. This mixture is placed to macerate in cold in a mix of alcohol and water to extract the aromatic essence of the compounds.

The Elisir China liqueur from Chinati Vergano has an amber color tending towards pink. The nose is intense and enveloping with its scents of cinchona and citrus, interspersed with notes of roots, medicinal herbs, and vanilla. On the palate, it is powdery, with a pleasant bitter and vegetal taste, slightly smoky. This liqueur is exceptional when sipped alone at the end of a meal, but it can also become a fine base for imaginative cocktails, perhaps with Seltz water and an orange peel.