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Sole
Spiritsaperitif

Sole

A citrus-led non-alcoholic aperitivo from New York, with Meyer lemon, ripe peach, and a savoury basil-and-pepper thread running through it.

About This Drink

Sole is Figlia's second aperitivo and the more immediately approachable of the two. Where Fiore leans into bitter orange and florals, Sole goes in a sunnier direction: Meyer lemon, peach, and sweet basil, with white peppercorn and jasmine adding complexity. The Meyer lemon is the key note here. It's softer and more fragrant than regular lemon, and the juice concentrate gives the base a natural tartness without the sharpness you'd get from citric acid alone. Peach fills out the mid-palate with ripe stone fruit. The basil extract is genuinely present — this has a faintly savoury quality that keeps it from reading as fruit punch — and capsicum and black pepper add a warm, dry heat that surfaces in the finish. Black tea essence in the base provides a subtle tannic structure. Like Fiore, Sole contains no added sugars or preservatives, and the clean ingredients list shows. Serve over ice with soda and a lemon peel. It also works as a base for zero-proof cocktails where you'd want something lighter and more citrus-forward than a Campari-adjacent aperitivo — a spirit-free Aperol Spritz alternative, essentially, if one that's noticeably more complex than that comparison suggests.

Ingredients

Filtered water, peach juice concentrate, Meyer lemon juice concentrate, black tea essence, white peppercorn extract, organic elderflower flavour, sweet basil extract, capsicum annuum extract, black pepper extract, fruit and vegetable juice (for colour), Meyer lemon extract, jasmine extract

Key Specs

Per 100ml

Calories
35 kcal

Dietary

VEGANGLUTEN-FREE

Tasting Notes

Taste

MEYER LEMON UP FRONT — BRIGHTER AND LESS SHARP THAN REGULAR LEMON WITH A THIN SWEETNESS. PEACH JUICE CONCENTRATE BRINGS A RIPE STONE-FRUIT ROUNDNESS. SWEET BASIL AND WHITE PEPPERCORN ADD A SAVOURY HERBAL EDGE. JASMINE AND ELDERFLOWER FLOAT IN THE BACKGROUND.

Aroma

CITRUS-FORWARD AND AROMATIC — MEYER LEMON PEEL AND FRESH BASIL DOMINATE. PEACH GIVES A SOFTER JAMMIER NOTE UNDERNEATH. BLACK TEA ESSENCE ADDS A FAINT TANNIC LIFT.

Character

Appearance
PALE GOLDEN-YELLOW WITH A FAINT BLUSH.
Mouthfeel
LIGHT TO MEDIUM-BODIED SLIGHTLY TART FROM LEMON CONCENTRATE.
Finish
DRY AND PEPPERY WITH LINGERING CITRUS. CLEANER AND MORE SUMMERY THAN FIORE.

Production

Made in New York. Botanicals and fruit concentrates blended from whole ingredients, no added sugars or preservatives.

More from Figlia

Key Specs

Per 100ml

Calories
35 kcal

Dietary

VEGANGLUTEN-FREE

Tasting Notes

Taste

MEYER LEMON UP FRONT — BRIGHTER AND LESS SHARP THAN REGULAR LEMON WITH A THIN SWEETNESS. PEACH JUICE CONCENTRATE BRINGS A RIPE STONE-FRUIT ROUNDNESS. SWEET BASIL AND WHITE PEPPERCORN ADD A SAVOURY HERBAL EDGE. JASMINE AND ELDERFLOWER FLOAT IN THE BACKGROUND.

Aroma

CITRUS-FORWARD AND AROMATIC — MEYER LEMON PEEL AND FRESH BASIL DOMINATE. PEACH GIVES A SOFTER JAMMIER NOTE UNDERNEATH. BLACK TEA ESSENCE ADDS A FAINT TANNIC LIFT.

Character

Appearance
PALE GOLDEN-YELLOW WITH A FAINT BLUSH.
Mouthfeel
LIGHT TO MEDIUM-BODIED SLIGHTLY TART FROM LEMON CONCENTRATE.
Finish
DRY AND PEPPERY WITH LINGERING CITRUS. CLEANER AND MORE SUMMERY THAN FIORE.

Production

Made in New York. Botanicals and fruit concentrates blended from whole ingredients, no added sugars or preservatives.