Alpine Pistachio Liqueur

Crema Alpina Pistacchio, Alpine cream meets pistachio

Marzadro's Crema Alpina Pistacchio is a cream liqueur made from fresh Trentino alpine cream and pistachio. Fine and mild in taste, velvety in texture, and pleasantly light at 17% ABV. The green classic from the alpine valleys, available here in a 700 ml bottle.

Crema Alpina Pistacchio is the pistachio liqueur from the Distilleria Marzadro – a cream liqueur in which cream from fresh Trentino milk meets the aroma of pistachio. With 17% ABV, it is among the lighter representatives of its kind: mild enough for an evening that is still just getting started.

The Crema Alpina al Pistacchio glows a delicate green in the glass; it is velvety and fine-mild on the palate, with the pistachio remaining distinct without being overwhelming. It is a liqueur that tastes like dessert but is nevertheless a digestif.

If you have steered clear of cream liqueurs in the past because they were too sweet for you: this one is the exception you should try. The 17% ABV keeps it light, the cream provides the body, and the pistachio leads the way.

Why alpine cream makes the difference

The base for every Crema Alpina is cream from fresh Trentino mountain milk – hence the name: cream from the Alps.

Cream is a delicate raw material, and its taste depends on what the cows eat. The alpine valleys of Trentino provide the perfect foundation for this, and Marzadro is right in the heart of it. The velvety note that carries this liqueur comes precisely from that – not from thickeners, but from milk. On this base, the pistachio can unfold without sweetness masking everything else.

For Marzadro, the cream liqueurs are the typical expression of the alpine valleys, as the family itself puts it – the other side of a company otherwise primarily known for grappa. And because the alcohol content remains moderate at 17% ABV, you can serve it even when the evening is already well underway.

Neat, over ice, or in a cocktail

The Crema Alpina Pistacchio is a digestif after dinner, an ingredient for desserts and ice cream, and the base for sophisticated cocktails.

Poured well-chilled over a scoop of vanilla ice cream – a Sunday doesn't need any more dessert than that. It is also used in coffee, where it takes on the role of both cream and sugar. And when guests come over: a pistachio liqueur in a glass speaks for itself, as the green color announces it in advance. Those who would like to try it first can also find it as a miniature.

The sweet side of a distillery

Marzadro is known for grappa – the Crema Alpina shows what the same family does with cream and fruit.

In addition to pistachio, the range includes seven other varieties: Nocciola with hazelnut, Caffè with coffee, lemon, strawberry, melon, marzipan, and salted caramel. They all share the same alpine cream base and the same 17% ABV – what distinguishes them is the aroma layered on top. All eight can be found together among the Crema Alpina liqueurs.

Distilling and mixing takes place in Nogaredo in the Adige Valley, not far from Lake Garda, where Sabina Marzadro started in 1949. Today, Andrea, Anna, and Stefano Marzadro run the house as a family business – if you are vacationing at the lake, you can visit the distillery.

A spoon or a glass, that's all it takes

Well-chilled at 8 to 10 degrees, the freshness of the Crema Alpina Pistacchio comes into its own – unlike grappa, cream liqueurs belong in the refrigerator. Once opened, it will keep there for a few weeks. Over ice, in an espresso, or neat in a small glass: this liqueur doesn't need an occasion, just a spoon or a glass.