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Fernet-Branca, the liqueur invented by the founder in 1845, is definitely the basis of the Branca International production business, the secret of their success that has lasted continuously for more than 170 years.
Over the years, nevertheless, Branca has focused on differentiating their product range expanding well beyond the field of liqueurs and vermouth.
To consolidate their historical products (Brancamenta and Stravecchio Branca, as well as Fernet-Branca) the Group has supported a policy of strategic partnerships to enter new markets and has extended their product portfolio with extension lines and the acquisition of prestigious brands. For example, the addition to the Branca product range of Borghetti and Carpano products, Candolini grappas, Sernova vodka and Villa Branca Chianti wine.
The products distributed by Fratelli Branca Distillerie include: De Luz cognac, Nicholson gin, Tobermory, Deanston, Bunnahabhain, Templeton Rye and Southern Comfort whiskies, the Passoã speciality and the prestigious Tsarine Champagne. Furthermore, in Argentina, Fratelli Branca Destilerías distributes the liqueurs Strega and Limone Strega, the renowned wines of the Fabré Montmayou and Infinitus wineries, as well as world-famous whiskies such as The Macallan, The Famous Grouse, Highland Park and Cutty Sark.
Fernet-Branca has maintained its personality and originality since its creation in 1845. The secret formula, handed down from generation to generation, includes 27 herbs, spices, and roots found across four continents. Rhubarb from China, Genziana from France, Galanga from India and Sri Lanka, Camomilla from Europe and Argentina, to name a few. Fernet-Branca is a journey of knowledge through places, scents, and flavors. Those who choose it are aware of its strong and intense taste, but above all, its uniqueness. First, the herbs, spices, and roots are processed into alcoholic infusions, extracts, or essences. After a year of resting in oak barrels, the mixture evolves and refines its aromatic components and the production process is complete. This long journey gives Fernet-Branca its “inimitable” flavor.
Silver Medal
International spirits challenge 2019
Gold Medal
Los Angeles International Spirits & Wine Competition 2016
Gold Medal
San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2015
12° Place
Top 100 Premium Spirits Brands Worldwide 2015
11° Place
Top 15 Growth Brand within the Top 100 Premium Spirits Brands Worldwide 2015
1° Italian Brand
Shanken’s Impact Databank PREMIUM TOP 100’s Brightest Star – Fastest Growing Brands 2009-2014
4° Place
Fastest Growing Global Brands of the Millionaires’ Club of Drinks International 2014
2° Place
Bitters/Spirits/Aperitifs – Top Six Brand Worldwide and Leading Brands Worldwide 2014
Fratelli Branca Distillerie S.r.l, created Brancamenta in the 1960’s, a period characterized by major changes, economic boom, joy of life and desires of novelty in tastes and flavors. Fratelli Branca Distilleries creation of Brancamenta was driven by the eras great desire for novelty. It continues to surprise its consumers and admirers with the “thrill of intense pleasure.” Its formula, composed of herbs and spices, is enriched with Piedmontese peppermint, one of the most precious essential oils in the world.
Silver Medal
International spirits challenge 2019
Gold Medal
San Francisco World Spirts Competition 2016
Silver Medal
San Francisco World Spirts Competition 2016
Enjoying Stravecchio Branca calls for a break, a second of reflection. This signature distillate has a warm and enveloping taste with complex woody notes of dried fruit. The secret? Fratelli Branca’s ability to take care of a product that reflects the knowledge of those who have produced it for over a hundred years.
Its taste and aroma remain unchanged thanks to the secret placed in the oak mother barrel. One of the most delicate phases of production, the amalgamation of different spirits are aged for a minimum of three and up to ten years.
Inside the Botte Madre (a wooden barrel kept in the Milan plant, one of the largest and oldest in Europe, is a symbol of the centuries-old tradition of the Branca Distilleries) there is a third of the amalgam, a peculiarity that has given life to the unique bouquet of Stravecchio Branca since 1888.
Comes from the balanced mixture of spirits obtained from the distillation of fine Italian wines and left to rest in oak barrels first and then in the so-called “Mother Barrel”. This second phase is decisive and all the components are slowly enriched and harmonized, revealing a complex and balanced personality. It is at this point that spirits aged up to 20 years are added to achieve an elegant, intense and satisfying profile with a particular aromatic nose.
The Italian Vemouth par excellence, sweet and with a slight vanilla aroma, was created by Antonio Benedetto Carpano, the inventor of the Vermouth, in 1786 in Turin. Its original and distinctive recipe remain intact today thanks to Fratelli Branca Distilleries commitment to making sure the recipe goes unchanged over time. This “nectar of the gods” is characterized by a unique bouquet of mountain herbs and spices. The recipe includes unmistakable vanilla notes, prized saffron, citrus fruits, dried raisins and cloves. Its unmistakable taste and rich, structured, body has a bright amaranth color and amber veins. Antica Formula is produced in limited quantities and packaged in fine blown glass bottles. The label is a reproduction of the original label designed in 1786.
Gold Medal
The Fifty Best Vermouth 2019
Silver Medal
International spirits challenge 2019
Gold Medal
San Francisco World Spirts Competition 2017
Silver Medal
Los Angeles International Spirits & Wine Competition 2016
CARPANO CLASSICO (CARPANO ROSSO IN ARGENTINA)
Carpano classico was born in the 1900s and is a take on classic Italian Vermouth with the Carpano character. Firm, with hints of citrus, its bittersweet taste is perfectly balanced, thanks to fresh bitter orange peels and burnt sugar, giving it its particular amber color. Carpano Classico remains true to its original recipe, with its spicy and citrusy notes harmonizing and complementing each other with aromas derived from wormwood. This makes this classic, balanced, Vermouth perfect for mixing. With an amber red color and topaz veins, it is strong, warm, and rich in cardamom, honey, and cinnamon botanical notes. When you first taste Carpano Classico, the initial taste is sweet and fortified, later it evolves to spicy and vinous notes, ending with a lingering citrus finish.
Double Gold Medal
The Fifty Best Vermouth 2019
Bronze Medal
International spirits challenge 2019
CARPANO BIANCO
Carpano Bianco , the Italian White Vermouth, was created in the 1930s. Carpano Bianco’s blend of wines create a sweet, fresh and rich aroma balanced by spicy and citrus notes. It is the richest vermouth within the Carpano family. After the initially sweet taste, slightly bitter complex botanical notes take over, making the product pleasant and suitable for any occasion. The main ingredients are fresh bitter orange peel, mace (taken from the nutmeg tree), and cinnamon.
Double Gold Medal
The Fifty Best Vermouth 2019
Silver Medal
International spirits challenge 2019
Double Gold Medal
San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2016
Silver Medal
Los Angeles International Spirits & Wine Competition 2016
CARPANO DRY
Carpano Dry is characterized by its dry taste, thanks to a lower sugar content than its peers. Carpano Dry is composed of Absinthe, cultivated in Italy from uncontaminated mountain areas and Dittamo Cretico, an herbaceous plant from the island of Crete.
Silver Medal
The Fifty Best Vermouth 2019
Bronze Medal
International Spirits Challenge 2019
Silver Medal
San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2016
Silver Medal
Los Angeles International Spirits & Wine Competition 2016
Launched in 2019, Carpano Botanic Bitter is the result of the careful selection of ten aromatic herbs, infused according to a traditional method to balance all the botanical components in the best way. The latest addition to the Carpano range is the result of a passion for quality without compromise that Carpano has pursued for more than 230 years.
Silver Medal
The Design & Packaging Masters 2019, held by The Spirit Business 2019
Punt e Mes is a product with a legendary history. The story goes that it was born one day in 1870 in the Carpano workshop, when a man in the throes of an intense conversation ordered vermouth with a half dose of Cinchona, using the expression “Punt e Mes.” The new cocktail began being ordered using a gesture: lifting the thumb (a Punt) and then drawing a horizontal line in the air (Mes) with the outstretched hand. Punt e Mes is a vermouth known throughout the world for its ability to balance intriguing citrus notes typical of Carpano, the bitterness of bark from the cinchona tree, and absinthe. Punt e Mes is known for its dark red color and vermilion colored veins. Its scent includes the aromas of the Porto wine of Portugal, aromatic herbs, soft caramel, and cloves.
Gold Medal
The Fifty Best Vermouth 2019
Silver Medal
International spirits challenge 2019
Double Gold Medal
San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2016
Caffè Borghetti, crafted from Ugo Borghetti’s original 1860 recipe, is the true espresso coffee liqueur. It was originally made to celebrate the inauguration of the famous Italian Pescara-Ancona railway line. A special mixture of Arabica and Robusta coffee of high quality, prepared in huge coffee makers, the product reflects the Italian traditions that have become the hallmark of our culture. Aromatic, with a sweet, soft, enveloping taste, Caffè Borghetti has a rich and intense aroma and a pleasant aftertaste of espresso coffee, capable of conquering on every occasion.
World Liqueur Award
World’s Best Coffee Liqueur 2019
Bronze Medal
International Spirits Challenge 2019
Silver Medal
San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2016
Silver Medal
Los Angeles International Spirits & Wine Competition 2016
Sambuca Borghetti is born from a meticulous selection of Chinese star anise flowers. Every petal of the flowers on the star-shaped star anise plant encloses a precious seed, like a jewel in a casket. When flowering, the buds are white, then ripen and become slightly woody. The plants first flowering takes a full five years. During this long process, they refine and develop their classic delicacy. The name, “Sambuca Borghetti Oro,” and its elegant golden bottle, underline the uniqueness, preciousness, and perfection of the flower.
Gold Medal
San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2016
Acquired by Fratelli Branca Distillerie in 1987, Candolini is a soft and elegant grappa preferred by Italian people. Produced from carefully selected top-quality distillates, Candolini broadens its presence on the market by launching single-varietal (monovitigno) variants, with premium distillates originating from a single vine: Candolini Bianca, Candolini Classica, Candolini Riserva, Candolini Ruta, Candolini Gran Miele, Candolini Monovitigno Moscato Barrique, Candolini monovitigno chardonnay.
Bronze Medal
San Francisco World Spirits Competition 2016
Gold Medal
Best of Division and Best of Category Los Angeles
Gold Medal
Los Angeles International Spirits & Wine Competition 2016
Sernova is a unique product, right from its name, which comes from a merger of “Novare Serbando”, the motto of the Fratelli Branca distilleries (Innovating within Tradition). It is a sophisticated and delicate vodka, a high quality product made in Italian style, the fruit of Branca’s wisdom and passion. The production process – which, in Italy, is made from locally-grown wheat – consists of a succession of distillation and filtration phases, during which the vodka is refined and perfected. To guarantee a neutral and pure product, Sernova is also filtered with black diamonds, a unique case in the Argentine market.
The name Magnamater, which means the “great mother”, conjures up the “Mother Barrel”, a symbol of the century-old tradition of the Branca distilleries, the wooden barrel kept in the Milan plant, one of the biggest and oldest in Europe, which hosts one of the most important stages in the production process. An impressive name that underlines the excellence and exclusive nature of the distillate, the result of a unique process inspired by experience and refinement. The brandy, distilled from selected wines from all over Italy, is left to rest in oak barrels, where it refines with the help of the substances released by the wood and oxygenation. The selection of 7 fine brandies, the oldest of which is aged for 27 years, produces a unique and excellent formula. The subsequent passage in the Mother Barrel allows the aroma and flavour of the spirits to blend together, amalgamating and balancing the characteristics of the blend. The black frosted glass bottle has gold scratches on the label, giving an impression of great sophistication and exclusiveness. Each bottle is numbered and enclosed inside a prestigious packaging with graphics that recall the magnificence of the Mother Barrel. The Branca family coat of arms embossed in the lid and in the details of the seal represent the value of tradition.
Chianti Classico is a highly aromatic wine with a lively and fragrant fruitiness, a powerful warm taste and a good structure. It is the result of the combination of Sangiovese grapes with the addition of other black grape varieties. Chianti Classico Riserva, the result of prolonged aging in wood and subsequent refinement in the bottle, is characterised by an intense red colour with garnet reflections, a persistent bouquet, a lively and fragrant fruity taste. It has a harmonic flavour and a remarkable structure.