“Nocino” | Italian Walnut Liquor

Nocino is a traditional Italian liquour made of walnuts and traditionally started on the night of June 23rd to celebrate today, the day of St. John the Baptist. Green or unripe walnuts are picked from the trees, cracked opened and left to macerate in alcohol and in the sun until October 31st. It is then combined with a sugar syrup and enjoyed during the wintertime.

INGREDIENTS

FIRST STEP

• 15 green walnuts (unripe)
• 500mL pure grain alcohol (food grade 95% proof)
• 2 cloves
• 1 cinnamon stick
• small piece of lemon or orange rind

SYRUP

• 250mL water
• 250g sugar

EQUIPMENT

• Large glass jar either with a regular lid or a lid with a clip but without the rubber band to seal it.
• Glass bottle to keep the Nocino once it is done.

Crack open the walnuts and place them in the glass jar with the spices and the alcohol.
Leave it in the sun for 4 months making sure to move it around and even placing it upside down and then upright again once or twice a month. It is traditionally made from June 24th-October 31st.
After four months, strain all the solids and combine with the sugar syrup.
To make the syrup, simply bring the water and sugar to a boil and mix until the sugar has dissolved. Turn it off and let it cool completely.
Pour into the bottle you will be keeping it in.
Leave it untouched for at least another two months in a dark place.

Enjoy as a digestive or end-of-the-meal liquor during the wintertime!

“Nocino” | Italian Walnut Liquor

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