In Emilia-Romagna, acqua d’orcio is a simple drink: liquorice extract diluted with fresh water, traditionally enjoyed to quench thirst during hot summer days.

 

This cocktail takes inspiration from that liquorice-based tradition, reinterpreting it in a richer, creamier style. The root takes centre stage, accompanied by warm spices that enhance its depth and soften its intensity.

 

Rum becomes the natural link: warm, smooth, and subtly sweet, it embraces the liquorice and rounds it out, transforming a drink born to quench thirst into a more structured, velvety sip.

 

A drink that plays on the contrast between its original freshness and a contemporary sense of roundness.

Direct, slightly irreverent, but firmly rooted in tradition.