Coca-Cola HBC Italia and Lucano 1894 strengthen their partnership with Amaro Lucano Essenza and the Mancino Vermouth line

Milan, 7 April 2022 – 4 years after its inception, the partnership between Coca-Cola HBC Italia, the main bottler of The Coca-Cola Company brand products in Italy, and Lucano 1894, the Italian Spirits production and marketing group, is strengthened. Starting from April, in fact, Coca-Cola HBC Italia will be the exclusive distributor in the Ho.Re.Ca channel. of two important novelties: Amaro Lucano Essenza and the 7 references of the Mancino vermouth line.

Amaro Lucano Essenza is the first aged product in the history of the brand, aged for 12 months in barriques that in the past have welcomed a wonderful grappa and characterized by enveloping notes of chocolate, dry pastries, candied fruit and the typical herbaceous bouquet of Amaro Lucano, all enclosed in a bottle with an essential and elegant line, reminiscent of corten steel.

The Mancino Vermouth line, recently acquired by Lucano 1894, consists of 7 different references resulting from the creativity of Giancarlo Mancino, the award-winning Lucanian bartender known all over the world:

• Mancino Vermouth di Torino Secco: with a slightly bitter, fresh and very dry taste, with intense aromas of Mediterranean herbs, such as sage, marjoram and oregano, with delicate aromas of lemongrass, rose hips, iris, nutmeg and a citrus finish. Perfect for a Gin Martini.
• Mancino Vermouth di Torino Bianco Ambrato: slightly bitter with aromas of alpine rose, chamomile, elderflower, gentian and mint, sweet orange and ginger, pink grapefruit, cardamom, licorice and quinine. Suitable both to be served neat, or with ice, and a slice of orange both for the preparation of Vesper, or with Gin and Vodka Tonic.
• Mancino Vermouth di Torino Rosso Amaranto: full-bodied and characterized by hints of vanilla, rhubarb, juniper, toasted wood, myrrh, cloves, cinnamon, orange peel and a bittersweet finish. Ideal for Negroni and Manhattan.
• Mancino Vermouth Vecchio: a sweet vermouth created with 12-month aging of Amaranth in a single Italian oak barrel, which gives the vermouth the strength of ancient wood and spices giving it a richer, fruitier and more enveloping bouquet, with essences of cherry, honey, raisins, dark chocolate and vanilla. To be served in combination after dinner with fine cheeses or desserts, or cold straight as a digestive.
• Mancino Vermouth Chinato: created with a mix of Dry, White and Red (based on Trebbiano di Romagna) with Barbera d'Asti Docg and the addition of pure cinchona, it is a rich and complex product that opens with the notes of the traditional Mancino vermouth and then dwells on those of red wine, deep and bitter, which make it a perfect aperitif and digestive. Ideal both to be served straight and cold, even with cheeses or desserts, and reheated, such as mulled wine or for a Hot Toddy.
• Mancino Vermouth Sakura: produced in only 4,000 bottles a year, this vermouth is the result of its creator's passion for Japan, who has put together Kyoto cherry blossoms, Tuscan violet petals and 18 other botanicals, on a base of Italian white wines, thus creating a product with delicate scents and the marked bitter taste given by absinthe.
• Mancino Vermouth Kopi: a combination of the characteristics of the house vermouth with the coffee experiences in Asia, thanks to the addition of 14 Robusta beans hand-selected in Java and dark-roasted in Naples by Barbera Caffè. Perfect to serve cold with a coffee.

"We are particularly attached to the collaboration with Lucano because it was the first we have made since we entered the world of Spirits and since then we have come a long way: after 4 years, we have a portfolio consisting of  more than 70 premium and super premium references, both Italian and international"  said Maria Antonella Desiderio, Premium Horeca & Spirits BU Director of Coca-Cola HBC Italia "The new Amaro Lucano Essenza and the entire line of Mancino vermouth will allow us to further embellish our offer, and we thank Lucano for having chosen us again for the distribution of these excellent products"

"We are happy to be able to renew the collaboration with Coca-Cola HBC Italia, which since 2018 has been the exclusive distributor for Italy of all our Ho.Re.Ca. Re.Ca"  comments Pasquale Vena, President of the Lucano Group "The strong presence of Coca-Cola HBC on the Italian territory, combined with our latest product innovations, Amaro Lucano Essenza and the Mancino Vermouth range, will allow us to grow even more in the world of mixology and catering"

These new products are added to Coca-Cola HBC Italia's Spirits portfolio, the result of collaboration with some of the most important national and international brands in the sector, which includes more than 70 references in different categories: vodka, rum, tequila, mezcal, whiskey, gin, aperitifs, vermouth, bitters and sweet liqueurs. The complete portfolio is available on www.coca-colahellenic.it