{"id":1134,"date":"2025-12-24T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2025-12-24T08:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hotel-cormoran.com\/mirto-liquore-sardegna-storia\/"},"modified":"2026-08-14T23:50:22","modified_gmt":"2026-08-14T22:50:22","slug":"mirto-liquore-sardegna-storia","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hotel-cormoran.com\/en\/mirto-liquore-sardegna-storia\/","title":{"rendered":"Il mirto: storia del liquore che \u00e8 tutta un\u2019isola"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"684\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hotel-cormoran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Il-mirto-storia-del-liquore-che-e-tutta-unisola-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"Bottiglia e bicchierini di liquore di mirto\" class=\"wp-image-1307\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hotel-cormoran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Il-mirto-storia-del-liquore-che-e-tutta-unisola-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.hotel-cormoran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Il-mirto-storia-del-liquore-che-e-tutta-unisola-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hotel-cormoran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Il-mirto-storia-del-liquore-che-e-tutta-unisola-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.hotel-cormoran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Il-mirto-storia-del-liquore-che-e-tutta-unisola-1536x1025.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.hotel-cormoran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Il-mirto-storia-del-liquore-che-e-tutta-unisola-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/www.hotel-cormoran.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/Il-mirto-storia-del-liquore-che-e-tutta-unisola.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Il mirto, in Sardegna, non \u00e8 \u201cun liquore\u201d. \u00c8 <strong>the<\/strong> liquore. Viene portato in tavola a fine pasto come chiusura naturale di qualunque cena di un certo respiro. Scuro, profumato, dolce-amaro, non \u00e8 un digestivo qualunque: \u00e8 un rito di ospitalit\u00e0 che chiunque frequenti l\u2019isola riconosce al primo sorso.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A young tradition, an ancient plant<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La pianta del mirto \u00e8 nell\u2019isola da millenni, e le bacche venivano raccolte in epoca romana gi\u00e0 come alimento e come medicinale. Il <strong>liqueur<\/strong> come lo conosciamo oggi, per\u00f2, \u00e8 relativamente recente: nasce come preparazione domestica diffusa tra fine Ottocento e primo Novecento, si codifica come produzione commerciale negli anni Cinquanta e Sessanta, e diventa icona turistica dal boom della Costa Smeralda in poi.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How it is made (in brief)<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">There are two main families of mirto: <strong>red<\/strong> (from berries) and <strong>white<\/strong> (from leaves and green berries, or leaves only).<\/p>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Red mirto<\/h3>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Ripe berries picked between November and January, washed and set to infuse.<\/li><li>Alcol buongusto 95\u00b0, infusione di 30-40 giorni.<\/li><li>Filtering, addition of sugar syrup (about 30% sugar).<\/li><li>Resting in glass for at least another 30 to 60 days before drinking.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">White mirto<\/h3>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">La versione pi\u00f9 antica e pi\u00f9 \u201cartigianale\u201d: si usano foglie e bacche verdi o non mature. Ha colore dorato chiaro e aroma pi\u00f9 balsamico, meno dolce. Molti sardi lo preferiscono al rosso.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The taste and how it is served<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Mirto should be served <strong>ice-cold<\/strong>, straight from the freezer, in small liqueur glasses. At that temperature the alcohol softens and the aroma emerges cleanly. A good red mirto has notes of <strong>blueberry, eucalyptus, juniper and sweet spices<\/strong>; un buon mirto bianco \u00e8 pi\u00f9 fresco, balsamico, quasi agrumato.<\/p>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to recognise a good mirto<\/h2>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Colour<\/strong>: a deep dark red but transparent (never cloudy or orange).<\/li><li><strong>Nose<\/strong>: intense maquis aromas, not just alcohol.<\/li><li><strong>Palate<\/strong>: equilibrio tra dolcezza, amaro delle bacche e alcol (28-30\u00b0 il tipico).<\/li><li><strong>Label<\/strong>: cerca \u201cMirto di Sardegna IGP\u201d se acquisti industriale \u2014 \u00e8 la sigla che garantisce l\u2019origine.<\/li><li><strong>Artisanal<\/strong>: in many agriturismi and Sardinian wineries you will find local productions often better than the industrial ones.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Pi\u00f9 di un liquore<\/h2>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At the <strong>Cormoran Resort Villasimius<\/strong> servire un bicchierino di mirto a fine cena \u00e8 una delle piccole consuetudini che raccontano la Sardegna meglio di molte parole. Non \u00e8 un alcool di marketing: \u00e8 una tradizione domestica che ha trovato la sua forma pubblica. 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