Caffo
A more than one hundred year old story that started with Giuseppe Caffo Mastro Distillatore at the end of the 19th century, when Giuseppe himself, at the foot of Mount Etna, began distilling marc, founding the Italian company that still bears his name, which has become a leading brand of Made in Italy today.
In 1915, after running it for years on a rented basis, he took over an existing distillery in Santa Venerina, near Catania, with production based mainly on spirits, alcohol and wine derivatives. With the passage of time, the production of liqueurs obtained from ancient recipes began, which, thanks to the skilful dosage of aromatic and officinal herbs infused in top-quality alcohol, immediately won the favour of gourmets and the refined clientele of the time.
The tradition and the craft of master distiller passed from the founder Giuseppe to his son Sebastiano who, together with his brothers who had returned from Australia, set up the company "Fratelli Caffo - Distillerie di alcole, brandy e tartarici" (Caffo Brothers - Distilleries of spirits, brandy and tartaric liqueurs) reactivating an ancient distillery in Limbadi, Calabria, a locality at the time famous for its production of excellent red wine.
The company, now in the hands of Giuseppe's grandson of the same name and his son Sebastiano, combining experience and innovation, with the necessary changes to the distillation equipment and liquor processing to obtain the best results, has grown rapidly, even opening branches abroad and becoming the key point of a group of companies controlled by the holding company CAFFO 1915 srl.
Today, the ancient Distillery is the fulcrum of the Caffo 1915 Group, where start-ups and historical companies coexist within it, representing around 1000 years of intertwined histories with a modern and international outlook.
Philosophy
Gruppo Caffo 1915 is a group with a true vocation for quality products, and this is demonstrated by its decision to preserve and relaunch historic brands that have won over generations of consumers such as Elisir S.Marzano Borsci, the most sensual of flavours, the amaro S. Maria al Monte whose secret recipe has been handed down for five generations, Mangilli - Cantine e Distillerie Friulane, a historic company active since the end of the 19th century, known for its assortment of grappas and Friulian wines including prestigious proseccos, Petrus Boonekamp, the father of all bitters, born in Holland in 1777 and Ferrochina Bisleri, the historic brand founded by Felice Bisleri in Milan in 1881.
All specialities are guaranteed by Caffo thanks to the ultra-modern Caffo Research laboratory, which controls raw materials, semi-finished products (infusions and distillates) and finished products, as well as constantly working on new products also in collaboration with universities and research centres.
The constant commercial development has led the CAFFO 1915 group to widely distribute its products throughout Italy and in about 60 countries worldwide.
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