San Pellegrino Chinotto 6 Pack - 6 Ounce Bottles Review

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(More customer reviews)This drink shares a lot of its flavor profile with the aperitif Campari.If you like Campari, you'll almost certainly like Chinotto.As for the rest of you, read on!

The first time I tried Campari, it was on a lark, because a character in Sarah Caudwell's novel Thus Was Adonis Murdered drank it frequently during a trip to Venice.My first impression was that it was bitter, complex, and a bit overwhelming.It wasn't awful, but I couldn't really bring myself to like it.Eventually, I tried it again, and knowing this time what to expect I was better able to appreciate its multi-faceted complexity.

I encourage you to practice the same perseverance with Chinotto, whose primary ingredient - a bittersweet citrus fruit - is also a major part of the Campari formula.You will almost certainly NOT enjoy your first bottle.Fear not...there are six of them, so take advantage of the opportunity to experiment with your palate.Wait a few days and try again.

You won't know until the second or third tasting whether you are a budding Chinotto aficionado or a detractor in the making.

The reward, for those of you who take the time to discover a love of it, is a soda whose balanced taste makes it a far better companion to cuisine than the sickly sweet sodas we're accustomed to in America.Chinotto marries excellently with the sorts of meals you'd normally have wine with...not something one could easily say of Coke or Pepsi.

Ironically, American sodas (particularly the colas) often have complex and interesting formulas, but all that complexity is obscured by an excess of sugar (or sugar substitutes).Chinotto has sweetness, but it's a balanced sweetness that lets the other ingredients shine through.It's a drink that wakes up your whole tongue, which makes it excellent as an aperitif or a with-dinner drink.

The only reason I give it four stars is that the spirit Campari, and the bottled pre-mixed CampariSoda cocktail (10% alcohol content, very difficult to find outside Italy) both have an extra splash of genius in the formula.But for those times when you can't be drinking alcohol, Chinotto nearly reaches the same heavenly height.

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Product Description:
Chinotto is a natural citrus an herbal beverage with a unique taste. It is one of Italy's traditional soft drinks.

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