Bright ruby "Campari". Is it an elixir or alcohol?

Any liqueur is a sweet and strong alcoholic beverage, which is made from spirits of berry and fruit juices with the addition of infusions of fragrant herbs, spices and roots, and containing alcohol within 15-40%.

Even in Western Europe in the XI century, many monks were engaged in cooking on herbs and spices elixirs, which healed from many diseases and contributed to the overall strengthening of the body. The exact composition of the components and their proportions have always been kept secret, which has not been disclosed until now.

Bright ruby "Campari": what is it - an elixir or alcohol? The drink, which is created on the basis of fruits and aromatic herbs in the XIX century in Italy Gasparom Kampari, was bitter in taste, richly red and incredibly fragrant. In other words, the liqueur applies to "bitters" - bitter drinks, and to vermouth.

Liqueur "Campari" in its composition contains several components, which, with skillful mixing, give an amazing result. The recipe is not disclosed, but at the base, of course, lie citrus, aromatic herbs, sugar syrup and dyes. According to experts, the recipe for liquor includes from forty to seventy ingredients.

A fragrant drink with a piquant bitter taste and sophisticated aroma - "Campari". What is an elixir? Although the ancestors of modern liqueurs did have miraculous properties, these drinks do not play an exceptionally curative role today. First of all, we are interested in their specific aroma and taste, and not their medicinal properties. In the majority they became an excellent flavoring component for cocktails.

A soft drink with a strength of 20-28 degrees, is used in its pure form. Known and delicious cocktails, which are based on "Campari". That this is a classic aperitif, say all connoisseurs and connoisseurs of this low-alcohol beverage. Liqueur is added to some desserts to give them an exquisite taste. There is also a variety in the form of "Campari-soda", whose strength is not more than 10 degrees.

If the "Campari" was served at the table, how to drink this delicious drink? Like cognacs, liqueurs are served to the table usually at the end of lunch, after the second course or before serving coffee.

The most popular way of drinking alcohol is to drink it with ice. It will be hard and bitter, but you can feel all its taste. You can dilute Campari with orange juice.

True gourmets of alcoholic beverages prefer to use for cocktails "Campari". What is the most correct decision, says the following fact: on its basis a huge number of cocktails have been created. Liqueur has become an indispensable drink for a home bar, and no noisy youth party does not go without it.

Among the most popular cocktails made on the basis of liquor, you can call the simplest, classic "Campari on the rocks", for the preparation of which you do not have to invent anything. It is necessary to add a "Campari" in a glass with several ice cubes. And all, drink and enjoy!

If you mix 2 parts of orange juice and 1 part of the liquor, you will get a cocktail "Garibaldi". And if you mix one part of "Campari", soda and vermouth "Cinzano rosso", you get a delicious "Americano". Replace the "Americano" soda with gin - and you have "Nigroni" ready.

You can drink liquor with vodka, mixing 1 part of each drink, or with gin, taking 1 part of gin and 2 parts of "Campari". Flight of fantasy will give an incredible taste of a drink that you can really enjoy.