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Are you referring to Chinotto? I love that stuff. I wish I could get the less sweet versions, but I always buy a few cases of Brio anytime I go home to Toront

Are you referring to Chinotto? I love that stuff. I wish I could get the less sweet versions, but I always buy a few cases of Brio anytime I go home to Toronto. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinotto_(drink) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinotto_(drink)

jaclaz 3y ago
Chinotto is made with a different kind of fruit, still a citrus, but a different kind. The cedrata is made with Citrus Medica or Citrus Diamante. This is basically a larger and sweeter (less acid) lemon. The chinotto is made with Citrus Mirtyfolia. This is basically a small, bitter orange.
linksnapzz 3y ago
Chinotto is stupid expensive in the US right now. Lurisia, Galvanina, San Pellegrino-little italian delis want $14 for a 4-pack of 170ml bottles. If this keeps up, I'm going to become an italian soda smuggler.
- rootw0rm 3y ago
  Wholesale price for San Pellegrino large bottles was around a dollar each a couple years ago when I was ordering them in SoCal
Naga 3y ago
I first thought you made a mistake, but I googled and see the I was wrong. Where can you find chinotto in Ontario?
- klyrs 3y ago
  San Pelegrino makes it. Higher-end grocers have it sometimes; Italian import stores are more reliable. Speaking in general; we have it in BC but there are a lot of Italian diaspora here.
- fanatic2pope 3y ago
  I buy Brio at Longo's market when I am there.
  - jaclaz 3y ago
    Brio (never tasted it personally) is said to be quite unlike chinotto (too much sweet), personally even the San Pellegrino made one is a bit too sweet, in Italy there are quite a few almost artisanal brands that are usually much better (in the sense of being more similar to "traditional" chinotto) but they tend to be marketed nowadays as "niche/luxury" and have hefty prices. What you can do (at home) is to make it yourself, there are good chinotto syrups and you just add sparkling water to make a chinotto that is better than the pre-made soft-drinks.

jaclaz 3y ago

Chinotto is made with a different kind of fruit, still a citrus, but a different kind. The cedrata is made with Citrus Medica or Citrus Diamante. This is basically a larger and sweeter (less acid) lemon. The chinotto is made with Citrus Mirtyfolia. This is basically a small, bitter orange.

linksnapzz 3y ago

Chinotto is stupid expensive in the US right now. Lurisia, Galvanina, San Pellegrino-little italian delis want $14 for a 4-pack of 170ml bottles. If this keeps up, I'm going to become an italian soda smuggler.

rootw0rm 3y ago
Wholesale price for San Pellegrino large bottles was around a dollar each a couple years ago when I was ordering them in SoCal

Naga 3y ago

I first thought you made a mistake, but I googled and see the I was wrong. Where can you find chinotto in Ontario?

klyrs 3y ago
San Pelegrino makes it. Higher-end grocers have it sometimes; Italian import stores are more reliable. Speaking in general; we have it in BC but there are a lot of Italian diaspora here.
fanatic2pope 3y ago
I buy Brio at Longo's market when I am there.
- jaclaz 3y ago
  Brio (never tasted it personally) is said to be quite unlike chinotto (too much sweet), personally even the San Pellegrino made one is a bit too sweet, in Italy there are quite a few almost artisanal brands that are usually much better (in the sense of being more similar to "traditional" chinotto) but they tend to be marketed nowadays as "niche/luxury" and have hefty prices. What you can do (at home) is to make it yourself, there are good chinotto syrups and you just add sparkling water to make a chinotto that is better than the pre-made soft-drinks.