Mantice Spirits
Spirits and Liqueurs
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DistillATI ALCHEMICI: Mantice è gin, vermouth, bitter e amaro
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Tra un sorso e l’altro – se ti va – puoi scoprire chi c’è dietro alle creazioni di Mantice e da dove nascono tutte queste ricette alchemiche.
Simply to drink or for the preparation of unique cocktails.
The alchemical distillates Mantice: spiritus sancti
Our composer's name is Nicolò and his essences represent the perfect marriage of mysticism and science. Rebellious, introverted and 'magical'; an alchemist able to uncover worlds hidden from most.
The innate fascination for animals, plants and forestsleaves, seeds, fruits and barks, paved the way for the best recipes of future alcoholic concoctions, later perfected by scientific studies.
Knowing how to deal with life's difficulties is a way of growing and channelling unexpected life energies into new forms: it is often out of a bolt of lightning that the hole in which a more conscious and concrete thought takes root is born.
The perfect combination of Tantric alchemy, molecular interaction, physiology, pharmacopoeia, herbalism and phytotherapy cannot fail to yield a unique result.
The desire to decipher the interaction between molecules and human physiology, coupled with the study of pharmaceutical sciences, applied to herbal techniques, thus proves to be an excellent driving force.
It is from the past that the fascination with stills, elixirs and medicinal concoctions originates, but it is towards the future that the Mantice wind blows!
Objective: to create spirits, the Mantice spirits.
ALCHEMICAL MANIFESTO BELLOWS SPIRITS
From Breath to Substance: The Path of the Elixir.
The Bellows is not just a tool: it is the breath that fuels the inner fire, the invisible force that transmutes raw matter into liquid spirit. Each of our creations is a station on an esoteric journey, a ritual performed within the laboratory walls to awaken the unique Self of those who sip.
The Beginning
(Bitter Verbum)
"To Name is to Dominate" It all begins with the word. Bitter Verbum is the activating element, the key to accessing subtle energies. Inspired by 18th-century Dutch wisdom, this elixir with a high concentration of alkaloids and glucosides (Gentian, Rhubarb, Artemisia) stimulates the vagus nerve and prepares the body for reception. It is the point at which the concept becomes substance, the poison is transmuted into an antidote, and matter is elevated to spirit.
The Transmutation
(Vermouth Abracadabra White & Red)
“I will create according to my word” Vermouth Abracadabra is pure liquid theurgy.
● The White (Semi-Dry) “I will create according to my word” Abracadabra White Vermouth is pure liquid theurgy. A potion of optimism born from native Romagna grape varieties such as Rebola and Famoso, with a pure, sunny color, it acts as a filter of clarity capable of dissolving the fog of the soul, orienting the spirit towards the zenith of its own awareness.
● Il Rosso (L’Opera al Nero): Where warm spices meet Sangiovese, the iconic grape of Romagna, in a dance of warmth and mystery. It is the Vermouth of the earth, an enveloping elixir that protects and invigorates, transforming every sip into an act of pure healing magic.
The Purification
(Gin Ouroboros)
“Solva et Coagula” Ouroboros Gin represents the Quintessence. Like the serpent biting its own tail, it symbolizes death and rebirth in an eternal cycle of distillations and sublimations necessary to purify matter. It is the search for Alchemical Gold: a crystalline distillate where the botanical is reduced to its purest soul, a perfect circle that has no beginning or end.
The Root
(Bitter Arbor)
“Hermetic and Ancestral” L’Amaro Arbor is the return to the silence of the abbeys and the deepest medicinal wisdom. An elixir that embodies the Axis Mundi, the invisible pillar that connects the depths of the earth to the realms of the ether, offering the stability of matter to those seeking spiritual refreshment. It is the point of arrival: a sip that connects man to the most intimate nature, closing the circle in an embrace of ancient herbs.
Cheers! To your...
