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Bombardino is a drink popular in
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during the winter, especially in ski resorts. It is made by mixing 1/2 Advocaat or
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and 1/2
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. More commonly, bombardino is obtained by mixing 3/4 of hot traditional Italian egg liquor (for example Vov or Zabov) and 1/4 rum or brandy. "Vov" egg liqueur was created in Padua, Italy, in 1845 by a pastry chef, Gian Battista Pezziol, mixing egg yolks (leftover from the production of nougat) with
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and alcohol. Bombardino is served hot and with whipped cream on top on request. It has several variations: with coffee (calimero), with rum (pirata or pirate) or whiskey (scozzese or Scottish). The calimero variation is one part
Brandy Brandy is a liquor produced by distilling wine. Brandy generally contains 35–60% alcohol by volume (70–120 US proof) and is typically consumed as an after-dinner digestif. Some brandies are aged in wooden casks. Others are coloured ...
, one part Vov, and one part espresso.


History

One legend says that the Bombardino was created by a Genovese man who moved to
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in the Italian Alps, and who eventually ran the Mottolino hut. When four men came in from a blizzard, the Genovese man served the men this drink. The Bombardino's name was then supposedly derived from one of these first imbibers noting its hot temperature and high alcohol and remarking (in Italian) "It's like a little bomb!". The bombardino may also have been created in 1972 by Aldo Del Bò, a ski lift manager in Livigno.


See also

* List of egg drinks * Zabaione


References


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Bombardino: a winter Italian cocktail recipe
Italian drinks Cocktails with brandy Cocktails with eggs Coffee in Italy {{cocktail-stub