Campania · Avellino / Benevento

Nocillo, Nocino

Very dark, bitter, spiced, warming, strongly digestive.

Geo AMethod Green walnuts are collected and cut on 23 June, left in alcohol in closed glass bottles in the sun for 30–40 days, shaken occasionally, filtered and mixed cold with syrup, cloves and cinnamon, then rested at least two months.

Publication note

Published as a product profile: validated sources do not fully document ingredients and/or method details.

What it is

A dark, bitter, high-alcohol walnut rosolio made from green walnuts gathered on the eve of San Giovanni.

Origin place card

The source places its origin in the internal areas of Irpinia and Sannio, now diffused across Campania.

Verified history

Historical depth remains limited; the direct-read source supports identity/core product description but not deeper archival history.

Ingredients

Ingredients not fully documented in validated sources.

Method

Method/process not fully documented in validated sources.

Why travel for it

A route through Irpinia and Sannio before San Giovanni, looking for walnut trees and family bottles.

Recreate-it pathway

Recipe-recovery page must include alcohol/legal notes and safe handling; do not over-standardize family recipes.

Fieldwork questions

Which households add coffee or quinine? Are there local prayers or sayings around 23 June?

Photo brief

Green walnuts cut on a table, glass jars in sun, San Giovanni calendar note, dark liqueur.