{"id":2348,"date":"2021-12-01T10:00:48","date_gmt":"2021-12-01T09:00:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/?p=2348"},"modified":"2022-10-18T12:14:05","modified_gmt":"2022-10-18T10:14:05","slug":"liqueurs-and-digestives-purchasing-guide","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/special-occasions\/liqueurs-and-digestives-purchasing-guide\/","title":{"rendered":"Liqueurs and Digestives: purchasing guide"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Christmas, a time for binges in the company of others, but also for long evenings and lazy afternoons to spend with friends and relatives. What&#8217;s better than liqueurs and digestives to sip to aid digestion and keep warm?<\/h4>\n\n<p>The ammazzacaff\u00e9\u00a0(literally<strong> coffee-killer<\/strong>) is a typically Italian custom. It consists of closing lunch or dinner with a glass of liqueur or digestive bitter. The name derives from the belief that the flavour of this drink worthily concludes the meal, especially if it has been abundant and varied, eliminating all the flavours and helping digestion.<\/p>\n<p>Beyond the actual benefits that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.holyart.co.uk\/monastery-products\/liqueurs-grappa-and-digestifs\"><strong>liqueurs and digestives<\/strong><\/a> can bring to the body, which we will discuss later, it remains true that this tradition is very pleasant, especially when accompanied. The Christmas holidays are an ideal occasion to perpetuate this tradition because they include many convivial occasions, and the consumption of particularly heavy and &#8216;demanding&#8217; foods. In addition, we spend more time around the table, with friends and relatives, chatting, picking dried fruit and nougat, forgetting the problems and rhythms of normal life at least for a few days.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-product\">\n<div class=\"blocco-immagine\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2367 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/11\/camaldoli-mignon-liqueurs.jpg\" alt=\"camaldoli mignon liqueurs\" width=\"100\" height=\"100\" data-kale-share-title=\"Liqueurs and Digestives: purchasing guide\" data-kale-share-url=\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/?p=2348\" \/><\/div>\n<div class=\"blocco-contenuto\">\n<div class=\"blocco-acquista\">Buy Now:<\/div>\n<div class=\"blocco-titolo\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.holyart.co.uk\/monastery-products\/liqueurs-grappa-and-digestifs\">Liqueurs, Grappa and Digestifs<\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"blocco-descrizione\">Liqueurs produced with natural methods by the monks and nuns of different Italian monasteries.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Liqueurs, bitters and spirits: differences and production methods<\/h2>\n<p>Let&#8217;s try to explain the differences to clarify things. It is appropriate to establish the\u00a0<strong>difference between liqueurs, bitters and distillates\u00a0<\/strong>and between the<strong>\u00a0different processing methods<\/strong>\u00a0used to produce them.<\/p>\n<p>The\u00a0<strong>liqueur<\/strong>\u00a0is an artificial solution composed of vegetable elements combined with alcohol of agricultural origin, or cold macerated or hot infused and then enriched with aromas and a high percentage of sugars. Sugar syrup and water are mixed to obtain the right alcohol content. Since the Middle Ages, liqueurs were used in our country with a curative function.<br \/>\n<em>How it is produced:<\/em>\u00a0liqueurs are produced by mixing cold or hot substances extracted from herbs or fruit dissolved in a solution of water, sugar and pure alcohol. The aromatic vegetable substances can be left to macerate in alcohol, and in this case, we refer to infusions or prepared with concentrated essential oil dissolved in alcohol.<br \/>\n<em>Examples of the liqueur:<\/em>\u00a0Grand Marnier (obtained from oranges), Maraschino (obtained from cherries), Amaretto (obtained from almonds), Limoncello (obtained from lemons), Rosolio (made from rose petals).<\/p>\n<p>The<strong> amaro<\/strong>\u00a0or bitter is always based on vegetable substances, which are distilled, macerated or mixed with alcohol or alcoholic distillates, to obtain mainly bitter drinks. Amaro has always been used for its eupeptic properties, but also as an aperitif or digestive.<br \/>\n<em>How it is produced:<\/em>\u00a0the preparation of the amaro takes place in two phases: infusion and distillation. For many months, ground, pulverized herbs and roots are immersed in a hydroalcoholic solution are left to macerate. Subsequently, the infusion thus produced is decanted and mixed with the isolated liquid through the distillation process which allows separating the volatile components of the fermented substance according to their different boiling point, to concentrate the ethyl alcohol produced by fermentation and separating good substances from useless ones.<br \/>\n<em>Examples of amaro:<\/em>\u00a0Petrus Boonekamp, J\u00e4germeister, Unicum, Fernet Branca.<\/p>\n<p>Finally, the\u00a0<strong>distillate<\/strong> is obtained from the fermentation of vegetable juices obtained from cereals, roots, tubers, fruit or wine in alcohol, and from their distillation without adding sugars or aromas. Even the Babylonians and the ancient Egyptians distilled wine and cider to obtain stronger drinks. The knowledge of this particular process was later passed to the Arabs, and from them in the 10th century to the Salerno medical school, which began to use the wine brandy as a drug.<br \/>\n<em>How it is produced:<\/em>\u00a0the distillate is obtained by distillation in the alembic of a fermented substance, without adding sugar and aromas. The various stages of processing include the preparation of the must, which is fermented with yeasts, and the actual distillation. Some spirits also require a stabilisation and ageing period. Examples<br \/>\n<em>\u00a0of spirits:<\/em>\u00a0vodka, grappa, brandy, gin, rum, tequila, whiskey.<\/p>\n<h2>Liqueurs and digestives in the monasteries<\/h2>\n<p>European liqueur art finds its cradle in\u00a0<strong>Benedictine monasteries and abbeys<\/strong>. It is well-known how religious communities have always distinguished themselves in the study and manufacture of medicinal and medicinal products, but not only. For a long time, for example,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.holyart.co.uk\/monastery-products\/trappist-beer-and-abbey-beer\"><strong>beer<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0was their monopoly, just as the monasteries that had vast land planted with vines distinguished themselves in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.holyart.co.uk\/monastery-products\/red-and-white-wines\"><strong>production of\u00a0wine<\/strong><\/a>. The monks who lived in those places of silence and knowledge collected the ancient techniques from Egypt and developed by Islamic alchemists and, thanks to their knowledge of plants, began to use herbs, roots, leaves, tubers, mixing them with alcohol to extract active ingredients with extraordinary therapeutic properties. If for many centuries these preparations were intended only for medicinal purposes, from the 19th-century liqueurs and bitters began to be known and appreciated only for their taste, as well as for their digestive, tonic and balsamic properties.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Even today in many monasteries liqueurs, grappas, digestives are produced according to natural methods. <\/strong>Monks and nuns contribute to the production and sale of liqueurs and digestives to the sustenance of the monastery itself. We have already spoken in other articles of the genuineness of monastic products, of their attention to the well-being and health of consumers, but also of the profound respect for the environment in the choice of processing. Think of the delicious\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.holyart.co.uk\/blog\/monasteries\/holyart-natural-jams-tasty-simple-and-genuine\/\"><strong>jams and marmalades<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0produced by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.holyart.co.uk\/blog\/monasteries\/monastic-community-camaldoli\/\"><strong>monks of Camaldoli<\/strong><\/a> or the Trappist Nuns of Vitorchiano, or the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.holyart.co.uk\/monastery-products\/trappist-beer-and-abbey-beer\"><strong>excellent beers\u00a0made in the monasteries<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-article\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2349 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/11\/Holyart-natural-jams.jpg\" alt=\"Holyart natural jams\" width=\"150\" height=\"99\" data-kale-share-title=\"Liqueurs and Digestives: purchasing guide\" data-kale-share-url=\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/?p=2348\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"leggi-anche\">Read more:<\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.holyart.co.uk\/blog\/monasteries\/holyart-natural-jams-tasty-simple-and-genuine\/\">Holyart natural jams: tasty, simple and genuine<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nNatural jams are guarantee of quality and genuineness. In a world torn between junk food and the obsession for organic food, where can we find real&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>Liqueurs and digestives as a gift idea<\/h2>\n<p>Give a good liqueur or an amaro as a gift? Might as well. If your choice is a quality product, the gift will certainly be appreciated. Of course, it is wise to make sure that the recipient appreciates alcoholic beverages! A good amaro or a pleasant liqueur brings together men and women, who often appreciate the sweeter and more flavoured liqueurs. If you want to make a good impression, choose a large format, perhaps with a nice bottle, and focus on a product of a good brand, or of prestigious origin, as one of the many excellent products made in monasteries, still following the ancient processing techniques handed down over the centuries.<\/p>\n<div class=\"link-article\">\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-2350 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/11\/gift-ideas-for-Christmas.jpg\" alt=\"gift ideas for Christmas\" width=\"150\" height=\"99\" data-kale-share-title=\"Liqueurs and Digestives: purchasing guide\" data-kale-share-url=\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/?p=2348\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"leggi-anche\">Read more:<\/div>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.holyart.co.uk\/blog\/couk\/christmas\/5-gift-ideas-for-christmas-for-him-and-her\/\">5 gift ideas for Christmas: for him and her<\/a><\/strong><br \/>\nChristmas is approaching. Do you already know what to give to your loved ones? Christmas shopping anxiety? Here are&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<h2>How to choose liqueurs and bitters?<\/h2>\n<p>The choice is certainly linked to\u00a0<strong>personal taste<\/strong>, based on the herbs and aromas used in the product&#8217;s creation. The liqueurs, given the high concentration of sugars, tend to be more palatable and appreciable even for those who are not used to drinking alcohol. Even flavoured grappas, despite their high alcohol content, can also be appreciated by less accustomed palates. The fundamental thing in choosing a liqueur or an amaro is the\u00a0<strong>quality<\/strong>. On the market, there are countless products made with artificial flavours, dyes, additives of all kinds, to be more pleasant in flavour, but without any consideration for the final effects on the body.<\/p>\n<p>By way of example&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>Nocino,\u00a0Laurus48,\u00a0 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.holyart.co.uk\/monastery-products\/liqueurs-grappa-and-digestifs\/laurus-48-di-camaldoli-700-ml\"><strong>Lacrima d\u00a0&#8216;abeto and Elixir dell&#8217;eremita are still produced in the Camaldoli monastery<\/strong><\/a>, all with tonic and digestive properties, obtained by cold infusion from various medicinal plants collected in the monastery area. If you are looking for a low-alcohol digestive liqueur, Camaldoli also produces <a href=\"https:\/\/www.holyart.co.uk\/monastery-products\/liqueurs-grappa-and-digestifs\/rhubarb-liqueur-camaldoli-700-ml\"><strong>rhubarb amaro<\/strong><\/a>, slightly bitter, handcrafted by hermit monks according to their ancient recipe that combines the properties of various herbs with the digestive ones of rhubarb root. The distillery La Baita dei Padri Benedettini of the Abbey of Finalpia, in Liguria, also produces excellent distillates of fine pomace, such as the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.holyart.co.uk\/monastery-products\/liqueurs-grappa-and-digestifs\/la-baita-riserva-oro-grappa\"><strong>artisanal Grappa<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0aged in oak barrels, aged and available in different variations, or the excellent\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.holyart.co.uk\/monastery-products\/liqueurs-grappa-and-digestifs\/lemon-elixir\"><strong>Lemon Elixir obtained from the infusion of lemon\u00a0peels<\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<table class=\"widefat sliders-list\">\n<tbody>\n<tr class=\"slider-row\">\n<td><div class=\"sp-styles-warning\" style=\"width: 450px; background-color: #FFF; color: #F00; border: 1px solid #F00; padding: 10px; font-size: 14px;\">\n\t\t\t<span style=\"font-weight: bold;\">Warning: The stylesheets were not loaded!<\/span> \n\t\t\tYou will need to change the <i>Load stylesheets<\/i> setting from <i>Automatically<\/i> to <i>On homepage<\/i> or <i>On all pages<\/i>. \n\t\t\tYou can set that <a style=\"text-decoration: underline; color: #F00;\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/wp-admin\/admin.php?page=sliderpro-settings\">here<\/a>.\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n<div id=\"slider-pro-37\" class=\"slider-pro sp-no-js\" style=\"width: 500px; height: 500px;\">\r\n\t<div class=\"sp-slides\">\r\n\t\t\r\n\t\t<div class=\"sp-slide\">\r\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"sp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/11\/Nocino-di-Camaldoli-nut-liqueur.jpg\" alt=\"Nocino di Camaldoli (nut liqueur)\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-thumbnail\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.holyart.co.uk\/monastery-products\/liqueurs-grappa-and-digestifs\/nocino-di-camaldoli-nut-liqueur-700-ml\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/11\/nut-liqueur.jpg\" alt=\"nut liqueur\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-caption\">Nocino di Camaldoli (nut liqueur) 700 ml. <BR \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.holyart.co.uk\/monastery-products\/liqueurs-grappa-and-digestifs\/nocino-di-camaldoli-nut-liqueur-700-ml\">Buy Now<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"sp-slide\">\r\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"sp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/11\/Laurus-48-di-Camaldoli-700-ml.jpg\" alt=\"Laurus 48 di Camaldoli 700 ml\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-thumbnail\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.holyart.co.uk\/monastery-products\/liqueurs-grappa-and-digestifs\/laurus-48-di-camaldoli-700-ml\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/11\/laurus-48-camaldoli-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"laurus 48 camaldoli 150x150\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-caption\">Laurus 48 di Camaldoli 700 ml. <BR \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.holyart.co.uk\/monastery-products\/liqueurs-grappa-and-digestifs\/laurus-48-di-camaldoli-700-ml\">Buy Now<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"sp-slide\">\r\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"sp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/11\/Camaldoli-Lacrima-dAbeto-liqueur-700ml.jpg\" alt=\"Camaldoli Lacrima d&#039;Abeto liqueur 700ml\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-thumbnail\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.holyart.co.uk\/monastery-products\/liqueurs-grappa-and-digestifs\/camaldoli-lacrima-dabeto-liqueur-700ml\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/11\/Camaldoli-Lacrima-dAbeto-liqueur-700ml-150x150-Copia.jpg\" alt=\"Camaldoli Lacrima d&#039;Abeto liqueur 700ml 150x150 - Copia\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-caption\">Camaldoli Lacrima d'Abeto liqueur 700ml. <BR \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.holyart.co.uk\/monastery-products\/liqueurs-grappa-and-digestifs\/camaldoli-lacrima-dabeto-liqueur-700ml\">Buy Now<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"sp-slide\">\r\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"sp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/11\/Elixir-dellEremita-di-Camaldoli.jpg\" alt=\"Elixir dell&#039;Eremita di Camaldoli\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-thumbnail\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.holyart.co.uk\/monastery-products\/liqueurs-grappa-and-digestifs\/elixir-delleremita-di-camaldoli\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/11\/elixir-eremita-camaldoli-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"elixir eremita camaldoli 150x150\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-caption\">Elixir dell'Eremita di Camaldoli. <BR \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.holyart.co.uk\/monastery-products\/liqueurs-grappa-and-digestifs\/elixir-delleremita-di-camaldoli\">Buy Now<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"sp-slide\">\r\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"sp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/11\/amaro-rabarbaro-camaldoli.jpg\" alt=\"amaro rabarbaro camaldoli\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-thumbnail\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.holyart.co.uk\/monastery-products\/liqueurs-grappa-and-digestifs\/rhubarb-liqueur-camaldoli-700-ml\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/11\/amaro-rabarbaro-camaldoli-150x150-1.jpg\" alt=\"amaro rabarbaro camaldoli 150x150\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-caption\">Rhubarb liqueur Camaldoli 700 ml. <BR \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.holyart.co.uk\/monastery-products\/liqueurs-grappa-and-digestifs\/rhubarb-liqueur-camaldoli-700-ml\">Buy Now<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"sp-slide\">\r\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"sp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/11\/la-baita-riserva-oro-grappa.jpg\" alt=\"la baita riserva oro grappa\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-thumbnail\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/11\/la-baita-riserva-oro-grappa150x150.jpg\" alt=\"la baita riserva oro grappa150x150\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-caption\">La Baita Riserva Oro Grappa. <BR \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.holyart.co.uk\/monastery-products\/liqueurs-grappa-and-digestifs\/la-baita-riserva-oro-grappa\">Buy Now<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t<div class=\"sp-slide\">\r\n\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"sp-image\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/11\/lemon-elixir.jpg\" alt=\"lemon elixir\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-thumbnail\"><a class=\"\" href=\"https:\/\/www.holyart.co.uk\/monastery-products\/liqueurs-grappa-and-digestifs\/lemon-elixir\">\r\n\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.holyart.it\/couk\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/11\/2021\/11\/Lemon-Elixir.jpg\" alt=\"Lemon Elixir\" \/>\r\n\t\t\t<\/a>\r\n\t\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t\t\t<div class=\"sp-caption\">Lemon Elixir. <BR \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.holyart.co.uk\/monastery-products\/liqueurs-grappa-and-digestifs\/lemon-elixir\">Buy Now<\/a><\/strong><\/div>\r\n\t\t<\/div>\r\n\t<\/div>\r\n<\/div><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<h2>Benefits and contraindications<\/h2>\n<p>Liqueurs and bitters are often excellent digestives,\u00a0<strong>especially<\/strong> when the elements that compose them are natural digestives. The bitters and liqueurs made with digestive plants stimulate the secretion of saliva and gastric juices, and in this way facilitate digestion. Drinking a small glass of Amaro before a large meal will prepare the digestive system to receive the food and digest it more quickly. Bitters also stimulate bile secretion and the expulsion of intestinal gas. Of course, you have to choose the bitters produced with the right herbs. We think of the artichoke, gentian, rhubarb, myrtle, china not surprisingly used as basic ingredients for many famous bitters. Ginger, wormwood, bitter orange and citrus peel are also famous for their digestive properties because they irritate the stomach&#8217;s mucous membranes forcing them to produce more gastric juice.<\/p>\n<p>However, the\u00a0<strong>alcohol content<\/strong> must also be carefully evaluated. While it is true that the aroma and taste of herbal bitters stimulate the taste buds and increase salivation and the secretion of gastric juices, as does low alcohol. Excessive alcohol content has the opposite effect, irritating the walls of the stomach and slowing digestion. The ideal is to move towards a liqueur or a bitter that has a low alcohol content, around 10-14 \u00b0.<\/p>\n<p>Among the undesirable effects of the consumption of liqueurs and bitters, we must then consider\u00a0<strong>the caloric intake<\/strong>\u00a0of these drinks. It is not only the presence of sugar that makes them unsuitable for those with weight problems or who must follow a low-calorie diet. Alcohol, in general, makes you fat due to its effects on body chemistry and hormones.<\/p>\n<p>Drink well, therefore, in moderation, choosing quality products, and always thinking about health as well.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Christmas, a time for binges in the company of others, but also for long evenings and lazy afternoons to spend with friends and relatives. What&#8217;s better than liqueurs and digestives to sip to aid digestion and keep warm? 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