A symbolic product of Distilleria Caffo is Vecchio Amaro del Capo, a Calabrese, herb based liqueur, the fruit of an ancient, Calabrese recipe further processed and improved with experience acquired over four generations of the Caffo family. Vecchio Amaro del Capo encloses the active principles of plenty of beneficial herbs, flowers, fruit and roots from the generous land in Calabria, infused in the finest alcohol, to aid digestion and give a feeling of wellbeing. Among the 29 medicinal herbs composing the infusions, we recall some of the most widespread in Calabria, due to their tonic-digestive properties, such as bitter orange, sweet orange, liquorice, mandarin, camomile and juniper. Its delicate and aromatic taste also adapts well to more delicate palates, not used to “Bitter drinks” and remember, as the best Calabrese tradition says, they should be drank frozen (at -20 degree celsius in small, characteristic “Capo” glasses) to emphasise the characteristics of the particular herbs composing them.

Christopher Columbus, on his second voyage in 1493, introduced sugar cane to the new world. Our ancestors diligently cultivated it and squeezed out of the land all of its flavors. With the first crops we began to make brandy, an art that was soon perfected by hidden clans who passed on the secret recipe to the generations that succeeded them. A century later, the cherished liquor became the Colombian drink of choice, and generation after generation has improved the recipe for this treasured legacy. Today, the tradition continues and Antioquia Liquor Factory produces the best spirits Colombia has to offer. It embodies the spirit of Colombian partying and has achieved significant recognition internationally for its unique taste and quality.