Essentia

Essentia

By Velier

It was Alessandro Alessandri, producer of an exceptional bread, who put me in touch with Claudio Gaiaschi, a former photographer who decided to leave Milan for the Tuscan countryside. Here he became passionate about the distillation of essential oils and started cultivating lots of aromatic plants in a way and produced Essentia, which is a major innovation in the world of mixology. The project was born in the fall of 2013. Since the end of 2015, Essentia has offered a selection of 24 flavors, distributed in Italy exclusively by Velier.

Overview

History

Essentia is a project born in the fall of 2013 at Podere Santa Bianca, a small farm in Pomarance, in the center of Tuscany between Volterra and the sea, located halfway up the Cecina River valley. The range was created by artisan Claudio Gaiaschi and Velier, with the idea of giving birth to a new line of "cocktail finishes," or hydroalcoholic solutions of essential oils of citrus fruits, herbs and spices, used to perfume cocktails without altering the taste, but giving the drink elegance and prestige through the olfactory and sensory experience that only a product of great quality and the result of craftsmanship can give.

Production method

The fields, 4 hectares around the farmhouse, are planted with olive trees and medicinal herbs that are then distilled in a home workshop. The collection of wild plants grown in the valley is done strictly by hand, with care to which parts to pick and attention to the optimal time of collection, following the life cycle of the plant. All raw materials are strictly The long, temperature-controlled distillations take place immediately after the fresh plant is harvested. Even the oils purchased around the world are the result of careful research of small producers, recognized for quality by the experience.

Country: Italy
Region: Tuscany

Fondazione: 2003

Distribuito da Velier dal: 2016

Sito web: www.santa-bianca.it

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