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Revision as of 03:17, 2 April 2008
Sambuca is an Italian aniseed-flavored, usually colorless liqueur. Its most common variety is often referred to as white Sambuca in order to differentiate it from derivative spirits that are deep blue in colour (known as black Sambuca) or bright red (red Sambuca).[1][2]
Preparation
The main ingredients of Sambuca are the essential oils obtained by distilling vapours of the seeds of a kind of aniseed called Illicium verum (Star Anise), thus giving the liquor a strong smell of anise. Those are added to pure alcohol, a concentrated solution of sugar and other natural flavours.
History
The name Sambuca comes from an Arabic word: Zammut. It was the name of an anise-flavoured drink that arrived to the port of Civitavecchia by ships coming from the East. [3]
The Italian word Sambuca was first used as the name of another anise-based liquor that was created in Civitavecchia about 130 years ago[4].
The first commercial version of such a drink started at the end of 1800 in Civitavecchia thanks to Luigi Manzi that started selling Sambuca Manzi, that is still produced today. In 1945, soon after the end of Second World War, commendatore Angelo Molinari started producing Sambuca Extra Molinari, that helped the diffusion of Sambuca all over Italy.
Serving
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Neat
Sambuca can be served neat, as Ammazzacaffè or just as refreshment.
On the rocks
Sambuca can be served with ice, optionally adding some coffee beans as ornament. The ice exalts the flavours and changes the colour of the drink from transparent to dense white.
With toasted coffee beans
In Italy it is common to serve neat Sambuca with some floating coffee beans dropped on it: it is called Sambuca con mosca (literally, "Sambuca with flies"). The beans are there as an ornament, but they can be chewed to exalt the taste of anise. An Italian tradition is to put three coffee beans representing health, wealth, and happiness.
In coffee
Sambuca can be added to coffee as a sweetener instead of sugar. The mixed drink in Italian is called caffè corretto (literally, "corrected coffee").
With water
Sambuca can be served adding fresh water, becoming a refreshing less alcoholic drink.
Stuck to the rear end
Sambuca can be drunk off the rear end of a server as a Flaming Assbuca [5].