📦 San Pellegrino Chinotto 0.33 l can

Type: Carbonated soft drink – Italian lemonade with Chinotto
flavour Volume: 0.33 l (330 ml)
Brand: San Pellegrino (Italy)

🧾 Character and flavour

San Pellegrino Chinotto is a classic Italian sparkling drink with a unique flavour derived from the extract of Chinotto oranges grown in Sicily. The drink is known for its complex combination of sweet and bitter notes, with a slightly tangy citrus flavour and an aromatic depth reminiscent of a blend of citrus fruits, herbal notes and a subtle bitterness – it’s a flavour you’ll either love or find a little harder to get used to, as it’s rather unconventional.

🧾 Ingredients

• Water

• Sugar

• Carbon dioxide (CO₂) – for carbonation

• Chinotto orange extract (≈ 0.05 %)

• Colouring: E150d (caramel)

• Flavourings

• Acidity regulator (citric acid)

• Acidity regulator (sodium citrates)

• Salt

• Antioxidant (ascorbic acid)

(Ingredients may vary slightly depending on the packaging and market – always check the label on the packaging.)

📊 Nutritional values (approximate / 100 ml)

🥤 Taste and carbonation

• Flavour: a unique bittersweet citrus flavour with herbal notes and a depth reminiscent of ‘ripe’ citrus lemonades. It favours more mature flavours and is often compared to bitter orange or cola notes.

• Fizz: Light to medium fizz – fresh bubbles complement the character of the drink nicely.

📌 Serving and storage

✔️ Serve well chilled – the ideal temperature is around 6–8 °C.
✔️ Store in a dry place away from direct light.
✔️ Once opened, consume as soon as possible to preserve the carbonation as much as possible.

💡 Tips

• Great as a refreshing aperitif or to accompany light meals, salads and Italian cuisine.

• Thanks to its complex bittersweet flavour, it’s distinctly different from ordinary fruit lemonades – it’s a nostalgic ‘Italian classic’.