Mistico Speziale

Mistico Speziale. Mystical herbs, from cultivation to bottling

With his herbal medicine degree, land inherited from his grandfather and fascination for cursed poets, Saverio Denti from Reggio Emilia, founded with his sister Valentina, his company Mistico Speziale, in 2010. He had the aim of taking distillates, principally gin, from farm to bottle. 

At only 26, he produced medicinal herbs on a plot of land owned by the family and soon after, he built a laboratory in Roncadella, where plants he collected became infusions and distillates. Among these, Gin “Clandestino”, the company’s flagship product, then Amaro and Bitter which come from the same line of products. “The desire to start this business came from my passion and personal interest in the world of spirits and herbs combined with the fact that after graduating in herbal medicine, I could not find a job that satisfied me, that would allow me to transform herbs into a finished product, to extract aromas and their properties … the solution was to create a job tailor-made for me “.

“Our Gin “Clandestino” is intended to be a tribute to the so-called “Bathtub gin”, when gin was produced in secret bars called “Speakeasy”, which served as a cover for clandestine distilleries where makeshift containers were used to mix alcohol and spices. This production method, called “Cold compounding”, leads to a very aromatic, fragrant product with an intense and complex taste, also suitable for pure tasting.”

Gin has many uses, the main one of course is to use it as a cocktail mixer. There are hundreds of cocktails in which gin is the protagonist of the recipe and obviously why not given it’s purity, but especially if it is a very complex aromatic premium gin.

“Our Gin “Clandestino” is intended to be a tribute to the so-called “Bathtub gin”, when gin was produced in secret bars called “Speakeasy”, which served as a cover for clandestine distilleries where makeshift containers were used to mix alcohol and spices. This production method, called “Cold compounding”, leads to a very aromatic, fragrant product with an intense and complex taste, also suitable for pure tasting.”

Gin has many uses, the main one of course is to use it as a cocktail mixer. There are hundreds of cocktails in which gin is the protagonist of the recipe and obviously why not given it’s purity, but especially if it is a very complex aromatic premium gin.

The herb fields of wormwood, lemon balm, hyssop, mint and many other medicinal herbs are adjacent to the laboratory and this reduces the time between harvesting and processing. In this way, it is possible to preserve the aroma and the beneficial properties of the plants throughout the production process. Spices that do not grow on the farm are instead selected at the source, to ensure the highest quality end-product.

From cultivation to bottling, everything is done manually to guarantee a good, healthy and authentic product!