Frangelico

Frangelico is made from toasted Tonda Gentile hazelnuts from Piedmont combined with coffee, cocoa and vanilla. The result is a sweet, yet well balanced liqueur with a rich texture with a delicate hazelnut flavour with hints of vanilla and dark chocolate. It's wonderfully smooth with a long, lingering finish. It makes a good ingredient in a surprising number of drinks and worth trying in a shot glass poured straight from the freezer.

First created in 1978, the origins of Frangelico, the popular hazelnut and herb liqueur, reputedly lie in a drink made by monks in the hills of Piedmont during the seventeenth century. It's named after one of their number, Father Angelico, and as a reminder comes in a bottle shaped like a monk's habit complete with rope belt.