Gestione Fattorie - Mirto del Contadino Liqueur di SardegnaName any root, fruit, or plant, and there's a good chance Italians make a drink from it. In this case it's the myrtle evergreen shrub, a sacred tree in folklore and mythology whose leaves, berries and flowers are used for essential oils, folk medicine, and religious applications. There are two types of Mirto commonly available in Corsica and Sardegna: one is a white version made with the leaves, and the other is Mirto Rosso made with shrub's blue

vanilla custard

If scotch and bourbon had a baby

introducing unexampled palliative delights to the world of craft spirits

and creates a smooth

Distilled by hand using his original 'still number 12' with a 268 litre capacity

Released in early 2013

Aged 8 years

winemaker Eric Demuth produces a stunning iteration using very traditional vinification methods: the grapes are left 100 percent whole cluster

each barrel originating from a different day of production

The finish is smooth yet slightly spicy

melted sweet butter

and as a result