Comments on: Strega http://thespiritworld.net/2007/09/24/strega/ Quenching your thirst with sips, nips and tipples. Tue, 02 Dec 2008 20:49:49 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.4 by: Paula http://thespiritworld.net/2007/09/24/strega/#comment-181083 Thu, 11 Sep 2008 23:38:00 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2007/09/24/strega/#comment-181083 Strega is cited by W. Somerset Maugham as "the best liqueur they make in Italy" in his short story, "The Lotus Eater". He orders Strega and coffee after an excellent dinner at a cafe on Capri. Best, Paula Strega is cited by W. Somerset Maugham as “the best liqueur they make in Italy” in his short story, “The Lotus Eater”. He orders Strega and coffee after an excellent dinner at a cafe on Capri.
Best,
Paula

]]> by: Linda http://thespiritworld.net/2007/09/24/strega/#comment-174566 Sat, 30 Aug 2008 01:24:14 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2007/09/24/strega/#comment-174566 Type your comment here. Strega is even more popular now, since it has recently been written into the storyline of NBC's Days of Our Lives as the favorite after dinner drink of the evil, Italian Stefano DiMera! :-) Type your comment here. Strega is even more popular now, since it has recently been written into the storyline of NBC’s Days of Our Lives as the favorite after dinner drink of the evil, Italian Stefano DiMera! :-)

]]> by: Mathew http://thespiritworld.net/2007/09/24/strega/#comment-113516 Wed, 07 May 2008 09:59:19 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2007/09/24/strega/#comment-113516 It´s a great liquor- I really like the taste. I learned to like it on a holiday when I went to Italy. They served it in pretty large glasses! It´s a great liquor- I really like the taste. I learned to like it on a holiday when I went to Italy. They served it in pretty large glasses!

]]> by: Moby http://thespiritworld.net/2007/09/24/strega/#comment-100664 Tue, 01 Apr 2008 15:42:25 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2007/09/24/strega/#comment-100664 I first drank Strega when I was 7 years old. Grandpa said it was good for kids! Ha! Ha! I love the stuff. It tastes like anisette mixed with high test gasoline. I first drank Strega when I was 7 years old. Grandpa said it was good for kids! Ha! Ha! I love the stuff. It tastes like anisette mixed with high test gasoline.

]]> by: Marshall Lentini http://thespiritworld.net/2007/09/24/strega/#comment-65985 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 16:24:09 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2007/09/24/strega/#comment-65985 You people are obviously not Italian. I can drink Strega from the bottle — an ability which I blame for at least two precipitous and wholly regrettable relationships. You people are obviously not Italian. I can drink Strega from the bottle — an ability which I blame for at least two precipitous and wholly regrettable relationships.

]]> by: John http://thespiritworld.net/2007/09/24/strega/#comment-57301 Fri, 09 Nov 2007 02:58:41 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2007/09/24/strega/#comment-57301 Try mixing vodka, strga and orange juice. It is delightful! Try mixing vodka, strga and orange juice. It is delightful!

]]> by: Robert Hess http://thespiritworld.net/2007/09/24/strega/#comment-46242 Thu, 27 Sep 2007 12:48:59 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2007/09/24/strega/#comment-46242 Most of the Italian digestive's need to be used cautiously with cocktails. They often have a pretty assertive flavor, and so you need to really balance them out. Most of the Italian digestive’s need to be used cautiously with cocktails. They often have a pretty assertive flavor, and so you need to really balance them out.

]]> by: Thomas http://thespiritworld.net/2007/09/24/strega/#comment-46055 Wed, 26 Sep 2007 19:16:53 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2007/09/24/strega/#comment-46055 What made it undrinkable, Erin? I've been taking tiny tipples of it straight the last week or so and my nose is yet unwrinkled. It's a nice digestif. OTOH, it is /extremely/ sweet, and even mixed with straight bourbon it produces a syrupy cocktail. What made it undrinkable, Erin? I’ve been taking tiny tipples of it straight the last week or so and my nose is yet unwrinkled. It’s a nice digestif.

OTOH, it is /extremely/ sweet, and even mixed with straight bourbon it produces a syrupy cocktail.

]]> by: Thomas http://thespiritworld.net/2007/09/24/strega/#comment-45697 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 13:42:36 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2007/09/24/strega/#comment-45697 Ah, that explains the name of "Alberti's Night Cocktail." Even though I live in a Siberia of sorts when it comes to interesting cocktail components, there is an actual bottle of Strega in my liquor cabinet. It's an heirloom from my grandfather, and still bears the Maryland tax stamps (in 1/8 gallon increments). I suspect the flavor has faded, but the mint still comes through prominently. Ah, that explains the name of “Alberti’s Night Cocktail.”

Even though I live in a Siberia of sorts when it comes to interesting cocktail components, there is an actual bottle of Strega in my liquor cabinet. It’s an heirloom from my grandfather, and still bears the Maryland tax stamps (in 1/8 gallon increments). I suspect the flavor has faded, but the mint still comes through prominently.

]]> by: Erin http://thespiritworld.net/2007/09/24/strega/#comment-45629 Tue, 25 Sep 2007 00:34:31 +0000 http://thespiritworld.net/2007/09/24/strega/#comment-45629 Hi Robert, Great post, but this cracks me up. A friend of mine purchased Strega liquor on a whim one weekend on our way to visit girlfriends in Maine. We were totally taken in by the cute glasses that came as a free gift with the bottle but in all honestly we've found this stuff to be practically undrinkable. I'd love for you or the readers to come up with a way to mix this that tastes great (for my friend's sake). It has such a cool history that it would be a shame for it to go to waste. Best, Erin Hi Robert,

Great post, but this cracks me up. A friend of mine purchased Strega liquor on a whim one weekend on our way to visit girlfriends in Maine. We were totally taken in by the cute glasses that came as a free gift with the bottle but in all honestly we’ve found this stuff to be practically undrinkable. I’d love for you or the readers to come up with a way to mix this that tastes great (for my friend’s sake). It has such a cool history that it would be a shame for it to go to waste.

Best,
Erin

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