Originally Posted By: HamptonHitMan
Originally Posted By: Turnbull
The novel said one of Vito's many friends supplied him with home-made anisette.
Many Italian-Americans, immigrants and first generation, made wine at home. Making grappa (or anisette) would have required a still. Difficult, not impossible.


I'm not sure if I'm reading this right but I don't think Grappa and Anisette are the same. I think Grappa is made from grapes. Anisette and Sambuca are the same and made from Anise seed.

I thought what Vito gave to Bonasira was Anisette/Sambuca. Also, I thought it was Anisette that Tom was pouring himself before he had to tell the Don about Sonny's death.

You're not reading it right--I didn't say grappa and aniesette are the same.
dt is right when he says grappa used to be a third-class spirit. But in France, grappa is called marc, and "Marc de Borgogne" is made from the dregs of Grand Cru wines like Echezaux and Romanee-Conti. It's all hokum anyway: like most brandies, Marc retains almost nothing of the flavor of the original grapes, and derives all its character from ageing in wood--if it's aged at all.

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