Producer
Sirene
Sirene (commercially also known as Liquori delle Sirene) is an artisanal producer of liqueurs, bitters and aperitifs inspired by the Lake Garda area. Products are made in small batches using single botanical infusions and assembled by hand, without the use of artificial colors or flavorings.
- Garda · Veneto · Italy
- 1 product
Sirene
Meet the producer
The story
The line was created by Elisa Carta, an herbalist/sommelier who revisited family recipes and reintroduced them in an artisanal key, drawing inspiration from the botanicals and legends of the Baia delle Sirene on Lake Garda. Products have also been distributed through operators such as Rinaldi 1957 and several specialized retailers internationally.
Production philosophy
Artisanal, terroir-driven production: to enhance local botanicals (especially Monte Baldo/Lake Garda), use individually prepared natural infusions, avoid additives or colorants and offer products designed both for neat consumption and for use in cocktails.
Territory
Lake Garda (Baia delle Sirene), Monte Baldo — Veneto region, Italy
Production method
Botanicals are macerated individually at different alcohol strengths and infused (stirred daily) for periods ranging from 20 to 45 days; individual infusions are then pressed, blended, diluted with water and sugar and subjected to paper filtration. Some products undergo a short rest in small oak barrels.
Distillation
No distillation is indicated: products are made from botanical infusions and macerations; they are not distillates in the classic sense.
Ageing
Short resting period after blending; some products (e.g. Canto Amaro) receive brief aging in small oak barrels.
Characteristics
- Type
- Producer
- City
- Garda
- Categories
- artisanal liqueurs
- artisanal bitters
- regional amari (Lake Garda)
- wine-based aperitifs
- cocktail bitters
- Raw materials
- olive leaves
- lemon leaves
- rose hips (cinorrodi)
- sweet and bitter orange
- Gentiana lutea (gentian)
- rhubarb (rabarbaro)
- galangal
- wine (Garganega, Trebbiano di Lugana) for the Americanos
- Casks and ageing vessels
- small oak barrels
- Representative products
- Bitterino Mediterraneo (Bitter Sirene)
- Canto Amaro
- Americano Rosso
- Americano Bianco
- Amarulivo (Vino Amaro)
- China Calisaia
- Fiori d'Arancio (cocktail bitters)
What makes it distinctive
- Products inspired by Lake Garda and the Baia delle Sirene
- Local botanicals grown/selected on Monte Baldo (listed at 800 m in technical sheets)
- Single-botanical infusions, without artificial colors or flavorings
- Range includes cocktail bitters, amari and wine-based aperitifs