Elisir di Rose Santa Maria Novella - 50cl
Organic and biodynamicElisir di Rose by Santa Maria Novella is an ancient tradition liqueur made with a rose syrup produced by a small organic company in the Florence area. With its refreshing, delicate and fine taste, it is ideal to spend on flavoring fruit salads, ice creams or sorbets, or as an ingredient for making modern cocktails
The Elisir di Rose from the Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella is an ancient specialty, which bases its fortune and its centuries-old success on the ancient technique of processing flower petals. A practice that requires patience and delicacy, in order to capture all the scents and aromas of a material as subtle, fragile, and diaphanous as a rose bud. The Officina can count on four hundred years of experience from the Dominican monks, founders of the Santa Maria Novella monastery, who have passed down their precious knowledge through the centuries to the present day. A true cultural heritage, representing the treasure of this historic Florentine workshop.
The Elisir from the Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella with Roses releases all the aromatic elegance of this fragrant flower. The Dominican monks of the Santa Maria Novella convent began working with botanicals in Florence since 1221 and roses in particular since 1381, when during the time of the Black Death, the use of rose water to cleanse the body and scent the environments. The Elisir di Rose is a liqueur made very simply, following the oldest procedures of the past. The exceptional quality is based on two elements: a solid artisanal know-how and ingredients of excellent quality. At the base of the preparation is an excellent rose syrup produced according to the best traditions of the past by a small certified organic company from the Florence area. The syrup is diluted with pure water and lightly sweetened with sugar, making the sip softer and more enticing.
The liqueur Elisir di Rose from the Officina Profumo-Farmaceutica di Santa Maria Novella is a preparation that enhances the quality of an excellent raw material, capable of giving intoxicating floral sensations. In the glass, it presents a beautiful bright light pink color with brilliant reflections. The olfactory profile seduces immediately with scents of extraordinary finesse and elegance, reminiscent of the fragrance of the petals of a freshly picked rose, delicate nuances of flowers white and light spicy sensations, which complete and enrich the bouquet. On the palate, it is sweet and graceful, with a harmonious sip and refined floral aromas, which unfold gently towards a finish characterized by a good taste persistence.