{"product_id":"piekfeine-braende-rosalie-apero","title":"Rosalie Apero","description":"\u003ch2 id=\"speakable-headline\"\u003eRosalie Apero by Piekfeine Brände with Frisian rose and strawberry\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cblockquote id=\"speakable-summary\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eRosalie Apero by Piekfeine Brände is a bittersweet aperitif liqueur from Bremen, made from Frisian rose, strawberry, and Sicilian bitter orange. It drinks like a North German relative of the Italian aperitivo, only more floral and with noticeably less sweetness behind it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/blockquote\u003e\n\u003cp id=\"speakable-definition\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRosalie Apero\u003c\/strong\u003e is the \u003cstrong\u003eaperitif liqueur\u003c\/strong\u003e from Piekfeine Brände in Bremen, created by distiller Birgitta Schulze van Loon. Nordic blossom meets sunny fruit, as the distillery itself puts it – and that is exactly what is available at 18% ABV in 700 ml and as a small 100 ml sample, glowing a bright rosé.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eRose blossom, red fruit, and a bitter edge\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFirst comes the rose, floral and delicate, then the strawberry with its warm sweetness, and right at the end the bitter orange draws a tart line underneath.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis bitter edge is the real trick. Without it, Rosalie would be just another sweet fruit liqueur; with it, she grows up: fruity, floral, and edgy. The bitter oranges come from Sicily and bring the sharpness that opens the mouth for the meal after the first sip – which is what an aperitif is for.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA liqueur cannot do entirely without sweetness anyway, the law sees to that: nothing with less than 100 g of sugar per liter may call itself one. With Rosalie, the bitter orange pushes back, and that is why, at 18% ABV, she remains a drink for the evening rather than for dessert.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe North German spritz and what else works\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe classic is 4 cl of Rosalie in a glass with plenty of ice, topped with 12 cl of tonic and a wide strip of orange zest rubbed over the rim.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith sparkling wine or prosecco instead of tonic, it becomes a spritz that brings a color to any garden table that nobody can ignore. In the home bar, the aperitif liqueur also gets along with vermouth or with a dry gin such as the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/triple-peak-gin-500ml\"\u003eTriple Peak Gin\u003c\/a\u003e from the same house. Rosalie likes company, large glasses, and the early evening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt also works neat and well chilled, which is when you taste the rose most clearly. With olives, salted almonds, and mild cheese, the table is set.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWhy rose and strawberry belong together\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBotanically, the two are closely related: strawberry and rose both belong to the rose family, and you can taste this kinship in the glass.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFor Rosalie, Birgitta Schulze van Loon chose the Frisian rose, the rugged coastal rose that grows on every dike along the North Sea. From its petals she distills a strictly limited rose blossom spirit, and from its hips a rosehip brandy – so the plant is used twice, top and bottom. The strawberry, in turn, grows in every other field in the North, and at harvest time in June whole stretches of countryside smell of it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe Frisian rose has the botanical name Rosa rugosa and carries its wrinkles in its name: rough, dark green leaves, thick blossoms, thick hips. It withstands salt wind and sandy soil where other roses have long since given up, and smells stronger than most garden roses. Anyone who has smelled it on a dune will recognize it in Rosalie immediately.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe result is an aperitif liqueur that is not copied from Italy but made from what blooms and ripens here anyway. For this, Rosalie was awarded ISW gold. You can find the entire range from the glass manufactory at \u003ca href=\"\/en\/collections\/piekfeine-braende\"\u003ePiekfeine Brände\u003c\/a\u003e, and if you prefer it clear and dry, reach for the \u003ca href=\"\/en\/products\/piekfeine-braende-piekfeiner-korn-500ml\"\u003ePiekfeiner Korn\u003c\/a\u003e. Blossom or grain, both Bremen.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"piekfeine Brände","offers":[{"title":"700 ml","offer_id":55337873342798,"sku":"024PIE0013","price":23.0,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true},{"title":"100 ml","offer_id":55337873375566,"sku":"024PIE0014","price":9.5,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0905\/1124\/5646\/files\/piekfeine-braende-rosalie-apero.jpg?v=1771241533","url":"https:\/\/norgutes.com\/en\/products\/piekfeine-braende-rosalie-apero","provider":"nur Gutes","version":"1.0","type":"link"}