The Silvio Meletti Company was born in 1870. When Silvio attended his first Fair in Paris in 1878, he brought his distinguished liqueurs including Anisette, which would quickly become an award-winner and one of the most famous Italian liqueurs. Among the group was Silvio’s distinctive Fernet. Silvio left to his descendants a book with all the original recipes and after 148 years, his great-great grandchildren; Matteo and Mauro Meletti , took inspiration to produce Meletti Fernet, again.
An artisanal fernet steeped in a century-old legacy, offering a velvety, crystalline, and lingering texture, with a mentholated, herbal, and vibrant style. The aroma unfolds with balsamic, fresh herb, and mint notes, evolving into a citrusy-bitter finish, with undertones of gentian and dark chocolate.
The color is dark amber and the nose is herbaceous with balsamic notes. On the palate, a beginning of spice evolves to balsamic with mint, and finishes with bitter gentian root. It has a very long and persistent finish, clean and balanced – the signature of Meletti liqueurs.
Critical Acclaim
90 Wine Enthusiast
A stomach settler and a breath freshener, this liqueur is full-on minty from first sip straight through to exhale. The moderately bitter midpalate offers hints of dark chocolate, espresso and allspice. There's a passing resemblance to thin-mint cookies if you squint.