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SICILIAN SPIRIT

Scoccia: the rounded taste of perfection

THE BRAND

The idea of the brand "scoccia" comes from an inspiration linked to the mysterious world of the mandala, enclosing within it, through a sophisticated play of concentric figures, the flower of zagara.
The spherical shape and the sunny color of the Sicilian orange inspired our label: born from the combination of the passion of red and the brightness of yellow, skillfully mixed in a perfectly balanced chromatic blend of the two primary colors.
The intertwining of the fragrant concentric circles of zagara evokes the transition from flower to fruit, giving life to the orange, topped with its characteristic Mediterranean leaf.
Curiosity: Tibetan Monks (no more than four for each mandala), following a practice called dul-tson-kyil-khor, spend days creating mandalas with colored sands, and at the end of the work, the mandala is "destroyed," sweeping away the sand of which it is composed. This gesture serves to remind us of the transience of things and rebirth. The sands that made up the mandala are finally mixed together and thrown into a watercourse.


THE BITTER: A 12-CENTURY LONG STORY

The recipe of the scoccia amaro has its roots in a past where our ancestors cultivated orange groves in the plain of Catania as sharecroppers.
Our grandparents tell of a secret recipe handed down by Benedictine monks who, with meticulous perfection, distilled bitters and liqueurs according to an ancient distillation process passed down through the centuries by industrious Basilian monks who resided in a monastery likely founded towards the end of the 9th century at the foot of the volcano and later inhabited by Benedictine monks. The unspoiled landscape in which the monastery stood, and the lush and fertile wooded area surrounding it, contributed to enriching the orange-based recipe, which has now come down to us, with the flavors and aromas present on Etna, giving the bitter a unique taste where the delicacy of the orange meets the strong notes of the volcanic soil.

To keep this tradition intact and preserve the scents and flavors of our territory, we have followed the invisible thread of TIME that brings us back to our origins and to the land our grandparents cultivated with devotion.
From this recipe, a product is born with a rounded and persistent taste, characterized by the strong notes of bitter orange peel and bitter herbs, infused through innovative production processes that preserve all the flavors and characteristics of the ingredients used.

THE RECIPE

The queen of the Scoccia recipe is none other than the peel of the bitter orange, or Citrus Aurantium, imported to Sicily after the year 1000 by the Arabs. The stories surrounding citrus fruits and their origins link the lands of the Far East to the Mediterranean: it is said that the fruit, also known as melangolo, was an ancient hybrid probably between pomelo and mandarin, originating from Southeast Asia. According to the most reliable historical reconstruction, thanks to the Islamic expansion in the Mediterranean, the Crusades, and finally the discovery of America, the spread of this fruit occurred from the foothills of the Himalayas to California, passing through Sicily.
The fragrant peel of freshly peeled bitter orange is loaded with notes that evoke the land of Sicily and is primarily used for the extraction of essential oils that also boast particular medicinal properties or for the preparation of alcoholic beverages.
The recipe handed down to us by our ancestors enriches the infusion of peels with a mix of precious freshly picked bitter herbs that give the Scoccia bitter an elegant, characteristic taste that lingers long in the mouth.

Scoccia: products

 
Amaro Scoccia 500ml bottle
Scoccia
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