Chaparral
Warm, bright herbal flavor, with a long-lasting mint and anise finish.
California chaparral covers the foothills and mountain slopes along the coast. Characterized by manzanita, sage brush, and scrub oak, the grey-green rugged hills explode with wildflowers in the spring.
Brucato Chaparral’s dominant ingredients are yerba santa (a California native herb with a distinct bittersweet flavor, highly revered by apothecaries for its medicinal properties), spearmint, and cardamom.
ABV: 46% | 750ml
Awards
Liqueur of the Year, Double Gold, 2023 Bartenders Spirits Awards
Gold, 2023 LA Spirits Awards
Gold, 2023 NY International Spirits Competition
Gold, 2023 USA Spirits Ratings
Double Gold, 2022 SF World Spirits Competition
Best Herbal Liqueur, Double Gold, 2021 SF World Spirits Competition
Select Ingredients
Yerba santa, spearmint, and cardamom.
Yerba Santa
An herb to the chaparral regions of the western United States and Mexico, Yerba Santa once held a prized place in the medicinal practices of both natives and Spanish missionaries. We love it because of its unique herbal character - it is like mint, tea, and licorice were combined into the beautifully serrated leaves of this unique plant.
Spearmint
Spearmint plays a leading role in many drinking traditions, from mint tea to mint juleps. Its striking taste profile makes it immediately identifiable, and almost universally loved. We could not imagine a better ingredient to layer into our Chaparral to bring to life the taste of this aromatic, herbal landscape.
California Bay
If you love cooking with European bay leaves, you’ll love drinking amaros made from domestic bay lauren even more! The aromas of California bay are pungent, but when used in balance they become delicate and transportive to the beautiful landscapes of California.
Chaparral Recipes
Ingredients
2 oz Brucato Chaparral
3.5 oz prepared hot chocolate
Directions
Prepare hot chocolate and mix with Chaparral in a warm mug.
Top with freshly whipped cream and mint, or a toasted marshmallow.
Chaparral Hot Chocolate
Ingredients
1 oz Brucato Chaparral
1 oz gin
¾ oz orgeat
½ oz lemon juice
Directions
Shake. Serve on the rocks.
Garnish with lemon and mint.
Friend Place
Ingredients
½ oz Brucato Chaparral
1 ½ oz reposado tequila
1 oz blanc vermouth
Directions
Stir and strain into a small cocktail glass.
Garnish with a mint leaf.
Fernwood
Ingredients
2 oz Brucato Chaparral
2 oz grapefruit juice
½ oz lime juice
3 oz tonic
Directions
Build in a Collins glass over ice. Stir.
Garnish with a lime wheel.
