Crema Alpina Hazelnut Liqueur - Miniature

Crema Alpina Nocciola Miniature, Hazelnut in small

The Crema Alpina Nocciola miniature by Marzadro holds 5 cl – two glasses of hazelnut liqueur made with cream from fresh Trentino milk. Fine, mild, and velvety with 17% vol. The small bottle for tasting and gifting.

The Crema Alpina Nocciola Miniature is a sample of the most down-to-earth cream liqueur from Distilleria Marzadro: five centiliters of hazelnut liqueur on a cream base. Whatever is in the large bottle is here too – the same cream from fresh Trentino milk, the same 17% vol., just in a format that fits into any jacket pocket.

In the glass, the Crema Alpina alla Nocciola shows a warm light brown; on the palate, it is velvety and finely mild, the nut remains distinct and rounded. Two glasses, a quiet evening.

The entry point for nut lovers

Five centiliters are enough to find out whether hazelnut and cream belong together for you.

Nut liqueur has many friends, but also the question of sweetness in the back of one's mind. The Nocciola answers this with 17% vol. and a cream that supports more than it covers – but you have to taste that, not read it. Well-chilled and neat, it fits an evening when there is nothing left to do. If it convinces you, the 700 ml bottle is waiting.

The cream takes the edge off the nut and gives it length – which is why the Nocciola seems rounder than a clear nut schnapps. Whether that's your thing is decided by a single glass, and this bottle is sufficient for that: it stands in every refrigerator without taking up space.

The companion for the cold season

Where the small summer varieties stand in the afternoon, the Nocciola miniature is a greeting for the dark months.

It fits on the advent calendar, in a gift basket, and next to a plate of Christmas cookies – where hazelnut is at home anyway. The format is practical, handy, and uncomplicated: five centiliters weigh nothing and warm you up enough, even in a mountain hut in winter. Those who want to give several varieties as a gift will find five miniatures in the Crema Alpina Miniature Set.

The Nocciola miniature is rarely alone in the cold season: alongside it, the marzipan is the second variety for dark evenings. Those who place both side by side have the difference between nut and almond in their glass – and the small format is just as worthwhile for your own supplies as it is as a souvenir.

What is inside this small bottle

Cream from the Alpine valleys of Trentino, hazelnut on top, and 17% vol. that remains understated.

Nocciola simply means hazelnut, and in Italy, it is more than an ingredient – without it, there would be neither gianduja nor half the country's confectioneries. That a Trentino distillery would dedicate a liqueur to it is therefore less of an idea than a matter of course. At Marzadro, the cream liqueurs are the typical expression of the Alpine valleys, as the family calls them.

The cream comes from fresh milk from the Trentino mountain valleys and does the main work here: it carries the texture and holds the nut. The capacity does not change the recipe – the five centiliters contain exactly what is in the large bottle.

It is stirred in Nogaredo in the Adige Valley, not far from Lake Garda – where Sabina Marzadro began distilling in 1949. Over 75 years later, Andrea, Anna, and Stefano Marzadro continue to run the company – the children of their brother Attilio, who took over in 1960. All eight varieties are gathered together under the Crema Alpina Liqueurs.

Well-chilled brings out the nut most clearly

The miniature belongs in a proper glass, well-chilled at 8 to 10 degrees – that's when the nut comes through most clearly. Over vanilla ice cream, it turns into a dessert in ten seconds; in an espresso, a nightcap. By the way, cream liqueurs belong in the refrigerator, unlike the grappa from the same house.