Antica Sambuca Classic is a sweet and natural spirit obtained from the distillation of the infusion of anise star fruits and 17 herbs and spices in alcohol. The taste is velvety and harmonious, with a pleasantly intense anise note. 

The high quality of Antica Sambuca is determined by the combination of outstanding ingredients and production techniques that follow meticulous artisanal processes. Its main ingredients are anice stars and a blend of 17 herbs and spices, alcohol, water and sugar. The key ingredient is the anise stars fruits, whose seeds are rich in anethole oil, extracted through a process of steam distillation to give sambuca its distinctive flavour. Many other spices are used to get the anise distillate such as wormwood, cinnamon, fennel, white pepper, iris, bitter orange, sweet orange, coriander…

The alcohol plays a key role. The alcohol used in Antica Sambuca® is obtained from the distillation of sugar beet molasses. No less important is the water, which not only allows the spirit’s alcohol content to be adjusted, but in a solution with alcohol, it also extracts the aromatic substances from the herbs and spices.
The last ingredient is the sugar, which is extracted from sugar beet. Antica Sambuca contains high-quality sucrose with a very white colour. This allows for a colourless, crystalline final product, an essential characteristic of a high-quality spirit.