Nocino: the recipe and ingredients for making it at home

Name: Nocino: the recipe and ingredients for making it at home
Prep time: 10 min
Total time: 720 h 10 min
Yield: 15
Cuisine: En
Ingredients: 12 walnuts with their green husks; 1/4 cinnamon stick; 2 cloves; 10 coffee beans; Zest of 1/2 lemon; 1 liter pure alcohol; Grated nutmeg, to taste; 600 g water; 400 g sugar

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Drink

Very Easy

30 days 10 m

296 Kcal

A walnut liqueur with a distinctive, intense flavor, typical of Italian tradition. Nocino is a digestif made by using walnuts with their green husks, harvested in the second half of June (traditionally, they should be picked on St. John’s Day, June 24). These unripe walnuts are left to macerate in alcohol for 40 days, along with other ingredients such as cinnamon, cloves, lemon zest, nutmeg, and coffee beans. This liqueur is made in summer and enjoyed throughout the winter after a meal. Discover the detailed recipe for making perfect nocino; we’ll explain the step-by-step method.

Ingredients

12 walnuts with their green husks
1/4 cinnamon stick
2 cloves
10 coffee beans
Zest of 1/2 lemon
1 liter pure alcohol
Grated nutmeg, to taste
600 g water
400 g sugar

Materials

Glass jar with an airtight seal
Glass bottle
Gauze

Preparation

Preparation10 min

Waiting time30 days

Cut the walnuts, still enclosed in their green husks, into 4 pieces and place them in a glass jar with an airtight seal.
Add a liter of alcohol, the cinnamon, cloves, the zest of half a lemon, the coffee beans, and a pinch of grated nutmeg.
Close the jar and place it somewhere it will receive light for 40 days, shaking it regularly at least once a day.
After this time, strain the nocino through gauze to remove the walnut residue.
Now prepare the syrup: bring the water and sugar to a boil. Once the syrup has cooled, mix it with the filtered walnut-and-alcohol mixture.
Strain again, bottle the nocino, and leave it to rest for at least a month before drinking.

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FAQ ❓

When should walnuts for nocino be harvested?

Tradition says that walnuts for making nocino should be harvested on St. John’s Day, June 24. However, the right time to harvest walnuts for nocino is the second half of June.