Anima Sarda liqueurs are born from a deep passion for the craft traditions of this unique land. The use of pure raw materials and excellent quality: the water is from the San Leonardo mountain source, just outside the municipality of Santu Lussurgiu and the essences, herbs, fruits and spontaneous aromas are those located in the most pristine areas of the countryside . Wines and marc for spirits and grappas are self produced or selected from trusted producers. Finally the discontinuous stills and the rest times that are left to the products before being put on the market do the rest.
Anima sarda, Helichrysum liqueur - Distillerie Lussurgesi - Sardinian food
Liqueur obtained from the alcoholic maceration of the flowering tops of the helichrysum harvested in Sardinia; rich in aromas and healing substances. The resulting liqueur retains its color and is rich in aromas that blend gently from curry to licorice.
Color: straw yellow; intense and evolved fragrance. Strong taste, with a pleasant and characteristic helichrysum aroma.
Helichrysum properties and curiosity: the ELICRISO from the Greek "helios" = sun and "Chrysos" = gold, for the intense gold color of the flowers that shine in the sunlight. The Greek and Roman priests appreciated it so much that they used to crown the statues of the gods with these flowers which also possess another peculiarity: although they become dry, they never decompose, resisting over time with great brilliance. The subspecies of the genus Helichrysum, the italicum microphyllum is exclusive to Sardinia, Corsica and the Balearics. The plant, perennial herbaceous, characteristic of the low Mediterranean scrub, widespread in uncultivated and stony places, sunny and arid, is found above all in Sardinia, from the coasts up to over a thousand meters of altitude, on soils with good sun exposure. It has the particularity of being completely covered by a thick whitish down that gives off a characteristic aroma. This plant is recognized as having therapeutic properties such as sweat, astringent, asthma, as a soothing antineuralgic and digestive. Sardinian name: depending on the area, it is called: Archimissa - Erva 'and Santa Maria, vrore' and Santu Juvanne - Allu 'and fogu - Bruschiadina / u- Buredda - Uscradina / u and in the territory of Santu Lussurgiu Frore de Santu Chirigu
Dilution and Assembly: mixed in a variable ratio with hot sugar syrup and alcoholic maceration of the helichrysum flowers, then filtered to obtain the character of our liqueur.
Technical data: alcohol content 26% Vol