Distilled Spirits...in my blood!

Well, here is my first blog!!!!!
It seems as though this whole distillery thing was meant to be... and started over 300 years ago in my family which has roots in Greece and Italy. I was contacted by Luca Corte Rappis who resides in Italy. He found me through facebook and was surprised to find relatives in the U.S. After chating for awhile he proceeds to send me a link to information about Pietro Rappis who started an age old recipe of Ratafia...which is a liquor that is still marketed today and acknowledges the origins of the recipe to him in 1700. The recipe was marketed by the Rapa family as it stands today as Ratafia Rapa...I am getting a bottle shipped from Italy and will let everyone know how it tastes!!!!

Anybody else have weird stories like this one...see the descrption below...

CHEERS!

RYAN

Click here to link...it's in Italian though...
In 1700 the apothecary Pietro Rappis began production, in 1880 John Rapa, founder of Liquorificio, picked up the tradition that still continues in respect of the ancient recipes.

Prepared with the juice of selected black cherries, sugar and flavorings, is particularly prized for its sweet taste. A slight alcoholic gradation makes it acceptable to all. Excellent ingredient in the preparation of sweets, with fruit salad and ice cream.

26% vol 700 ml