From the lemons of Sorrento an exquisite bitter-sweet liquer was borne Pollio family have cultivated the oval variety of lemon, a succulent citrus of great value.The perfect balance between acidity and sugar, accompanied by a significant amount of essential oils contained in the peel giving the fruit an aromatic flavour.
The organic products of the estate are born from a blend of tradition and innovation, united by a love for the land and respect for the environment. The Pollio family, with the management of the Annunziata estate, launched an organic farming project in 2014 aimed at ensuring healthy, genuine, and sustainable products. The olive grove, cultivated using certified organic methods, produces an oil rich in antioxidants, with a fruity flavor and a low acidity level. Every drop tells the story of care for the land and a passion for quality.
The production process is based on ecosystem-friendly practices, using natural techniques for fertilization and crop protection, while safeguarding soil biodiversity and the surrounding landscape.
A pleasant smooth cream using the lemons of Sorrento highly valued for their origins but also the organoleptic properties a combination of the strong combination of the fruit and the sweetness of the cream.
Fresh, creamy and aromatic, Meloncello cream is a classic liqueur from the Sorrento tradition. A liqueur used as a base for the cocktail of the same
name or as an iced drink to sip after a summer lunch or dinner.
The oranges like the lemos are a typical product of the area dating from the 1300’s when exported, it proved to be a significant source of income, the orange is characterised by the thick fragrant skin with a rich bitter pulp full of vitamins this produces an excellent liqueur.
The scent of this excellent liqueur is once again the quality of the fruit grown on the Sorrentine peninsula. It is obtained with the infusion of the peel; it is distinguished for its delicate flavour.
An excellent liqueur using the plant that grows freely in the hills around Sorrento. Onlythe seeds are used, gathered in August and September this produces a fragrant and fresh liqueur.
A liqueur made from 12 different herbs that grow on the Sorrentine Coast is a relaxing digestive a limited production with an authentic flavour.
Soft and enveloping taste: the cherry liqueur is nature’s caress to our senses. After a long rest in top-quality alcohol, the cherries grown in the land of “Il Convento” are ready to embrace our palate. Ingredients: hydrated alcohol, sugar, cherries.
Starting with the alcoholic maceration of the berries these are commonly used as spices to flavour game and poultry dishes, this age old liqueur is best tasted ice cold, it is also renowned as a digestive. The organic characteristics are contained in the skin.
The herbaceous plant is grown in the south of Italy in a clay based soil from ancient times it has been known for its many beneficial properties. The roots produces a dark substance which is the primary ingredient, this is used to create the decisive liqueur with its delicate flavour.
One of the oldest liqueurs produced by the Pollio family prepared with the husks from unripe walnuts according to tradition the nuts are picked on the 24th June the feast day of San Giovanni, the husks are infused on the same day and the liqueur will then improve with age, the bitter taste is typical of the walnut.
This particular grappa is an amber colour due to the distillation of fermented grapes aged in oak barrels. This is the perfect expression of a tradition of care and knowledge of the area of origin.
Due to the aging process where it is left to mature in wooden oak barrels, turns the liquer into the colour of amber. This tradition is a perfect combination of the knowledge, care and understanding of the land of origin.
Soft and enveloping taste: the cherry liqueur is nature’s caress to our senses. After a long rest in top-quality alcohol, the cherries grown in the land of “Il Convento” are ready to embrace our palate.
Strong and pleasantly bitter, the Nocillo of “Il Convento” is born from the alcoholic maceration of green walnuts grown in the family lemon grove. With love for tradition, the walnuts are collected and infused on the day of San Giovanni, June 24, making this liqueur rich in religious symbolism.
Intense notes evoke the scents of the Mediterranean scrub and the flavors of game: Wild Myrtle Liqueur, obtained from slow alcoholic maceration of the berries, awakens the palate with its typical rounded and astringent flavor.
Gin with lemons from the sorrento peninsula and the purest water from the dolomites, with juniper berries and southern botanicals, coriander, lemon balm, mint, wild fennel.
The Baba is typical of the Neapolitan bakers with its antique origins. It is prepared and set to rise in a tin shaped like a cone, baked in a very hot oven and it becomes amber coloured with the typical mushroom shape. The products of the area are combined to create the perfect Baba with lemon. The best way to taste it is to leave for a few minutes to absorb the liqueur.
This is also a typical Neapolitan pastry combined with the acquavite that has been obtained from distilled molasses; after baking, the Baba is left to dry in a rum filled container. The best way to taste it is to leave for a few minutes to absorb the liqueur.
Two varieties of pralines either filled with dark chocolate and lemon flavoured honey or with milk chocolate filled with lemon cream; these pralines from the farm are a true taste of delicious flavours a long time favourite of the farm.
Dating from the 1800’s when the Franciscan fathers of the adjacent convent lovingly created their varoius cakes. The one known as the friars cake was their prize cake the essence of the lemons were added along with canded peel of oranges and lemons. This is a firm favourite of the farm.
The olives of the Sorrentine peninsula are picked by hand and with a cold pressing gives the extra virgin olive oil by “Il Convento”. This is a product
with rich and delicate flavors, its production is limited and we offer 2 flavored variants: lemon and chili pepper.
Drinking glasses and shopping. A typical drinking glass printed with the brand “Il Convento”; we offer packaging for all products according to the requirements.
