Watershed distillery restaurant on track, nocino on the. Nocino, the sweet italianstyle spirit infused with green walnuts and spices, is traditionally sipped as a digestif on its own after a meal. The distillery and restaurant operator is celebrating nocinofest saturday, a now annual event during which watershed releases its. This inky, opaque walnut liqueur has a mild scent and drying, tannic palate that suggests unsweetened chocolate. What it takes to make nocino, a traditional italian walnut. Watershed s old fashioned joins the menu of craft liquors produced in small batches by. The story behind the nocino at watershed distillery in columbus has a similar homespun quality. Nocino, a rare digestif with roots in northern italy. At watershed distillery, we produce a family of spirits that includes vodka, a trio of awardwinning gins, apple brandy made from allohio apples, a fouryear bourbon, bottled old fashioned and nocino, a black walnut liqueur. Bulk order contact form to join our waitlist for bulk hand sanitizer orders, please fill out the form below. By submitting the information below, you are confirming your place on our wait list but are not submitting a final order.
Nocino, an italian walnut liqueur, is also made in america nocino, an italian. Customers can sample the distillerys gins, bourbon and an italian liqueur called nocino made. Watershed distillery hand sanitizer everything youd want to know about watershed distillery s temporary shift to producing hand sanitizer. Watershed distillerys nocino makes the pages of the the new york times. Watershed distillery, known for its fourpeel gin, added nocino, a blackwalnut liqueur, while middle west spirits introduced. Watershed distillery marked the return of a favorite creation and the approaching debut of its restaurant. If you answered one of the best eateries to premiere in columbus in years, youve already. The columbus distillery hosted the launch of nocino, its seasonal black walnut liqueur. At its core, watershed is committed to quality and progress. Nocino nocheeno is a nutty, sweet liqueur made from unripe ohio black walnuts, sugar and spices, released once a year in limited supply. Watershed distillery hosted a launch party on friday night to debut its old fashioned bottled cocktail. A celebration of watershed distillery s barrel aged nocino, a black walnut liqueur thats been tucked away in spent bourbon barrels. Nocino, an italian walnut liqueur, is also made in america. The walnuts must be harvested prior to the nut forming and before they fall from the tree, creating a narrow window of time to produce this rarity.
The nocino, an italian dark liqueur, is being produced at watershed distillery in columbus. What it takes for an american distillery to make nocino, a traditional italian walnut liqueur. Watershed distillerys nocinofest coming next month. Open a bottle of watershed distillerys black walnut liqueur this winter, and youll taste a little bit of summer. Much like the brewery boom, distilling in columbus is experiencing a new heyday. This inky, opaque walnut liqueur has a mild scent and drying. Dave rigo, a cofounder, was approached by a local physician who had a. At watershed, weve always know that it takes a village. The taxonomical name for the walnut is juglans, which means jupiters testicles in latin.
Bourbons warm notes mixed with nocino s subtle walnut sweeteness creates an easysipping cocktail perfect for all seasons. The story behind the nocino at watershed distillery in columbus, ohio, has a similar homespun quality. Showing nocino from watershed distillery search results in usa. Watershed distillery hosts nocinofest this weekend. Two distilleries in columbus ended 2014 by introducing new products. Dave rigo and greg lehman know more about black walnuts than they ever thought they would. Thats because the watershed distillery owners spent the summer researching and then crafting their first liqueura blackwalnut infusion called nocino released last month. Watershed distillery, known for its fourpeel gin, added nocino, a black. But with the rise in popularity of italian liqueurs. Ohios watershed distillery is playing around with the recent vogue for putting every kind of booze in barrels previously used for whatever other kind of boozetheir nocino is now finished in. Watershed distillery, of columbus, ohio, announced that a barrelfinished version will now replace its original nocino offering, and distribution will be expanded beyond the distillery.
What kind of restaurant would you expect from a business formerly limited to making great booze. Dave rigo, a cofounder, was approached by a physician who had a family recipe for the liqueur. Watershed distillery is committed to producing high quality gins, bourbon and other spirits with ingredients sourced close to home, helping to reestablish a vibrant distilling culture in ohio. Weve been lucky enough to be a part of this great community for a decade, and its time to do our part. Nocino from watershed distillery search results in usa. Pronounced nocheeno, its made with unripe black walnuts that must be. A handful of america distillers have begun making the seasonal. Nocino from watershed distillery is made from ohiogrown black walnuts, spices and sugar, the drink has a nutty, molasseslike sweetness. Watershed distillery has grown by leaps and bounds, expanding their. A falling leaves cocktail made from nocino, an italian walnut liqueur, at watershed distillery in columbus, ohio, nov. Whats new with columbus distilleries experience columbus.
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