Aperitivo di Vino, 'Stellare Secondo'

• Wine-based bianco aperitivo produced in Northern Italy by Antica Torino
• Featured botanicals include elderflower, centaury, bitter orange peel, verbena, star anise, wormwood, cinchona, gentian, and angelica
• Botanicals are macerated for varying lengths of time in Italian neutral wheat spirit
• Once filtered, the infused spirit is blended with Italian white wine
• Sweetened with beet sugar
• Rested up to a month before bottling
• Sweet orange zest, wormwood, star anise, and sherry-esque oxidation on the nose precede a vibrant, warming palate highlighting a medley of earthy bittering agents that are deftly balanced by elderflower, lemon verbena, and cinnamon with pleasant wormwood and orange blossom honey on a long finish
• 17% ABV; refrigerate after opening

The latest in Antica Torino’s lineup of wine-based cocktailing aperitivi, Stellare Secondo is the bianco counterpart to Stellare Primo, showcasing a more complex botanical recipe that leans savory and herbaceous. With wormwood and chinchona playing supporting roles to gentian, this citrusy, floral aperitivo is perfect as an alternative to Cocchi Americano or as a substitute for the historic Kina Lillet in cocktails such as a Vesper Martini or Corpse Reviver #2.