When Different Worlds Collide
It all started with a lunch with Dimitri Daleno and Katia Polastri, the founders of the Milano Tattoo School. That’s when we wondered what might come of combining two craft traditions so far apart. Copper and wood met skin and ink.
Three very different pairs have come together around this idea: three masters of illustration and three of their students. Each label represents a meeting between those who have shaped the history of tattooing in Italy and those who will shape its future.
Even in the bottle, there’s an unexpected blend: a blend of young grappa, aged grappa, brandy, and fruit brandy. A contemporary, unique spirit that defies definition.
Workshop Projects
Every label is born from a dialogue between two hands and two different styles
Katia Polastri & Aurelia De Luca
the delicacy of floral watercolors combined with an experimental and contemporary style.
Marco Branchia & Alexandra Cecconi
the lively energy of cats in vivid colors blends with a fairy-tale atmosphere.
ZUMA & Oliviero PARINI
Classic Japanese iconography reimagined through a steampunk aesthetic.
Not Just Plain
The Art Collection is fantastic on the rocks, but also mixed: here are three recipes we came up with through experimentation—try them at the bar and recreate them at home!
SPICY MATTOO
tropical and a little spicy
- 45ml Art collection
- 15 ml lime juice
- 15 ml Sugar syrup
- 50 ml Mango Juice
- Green Tabasco to taste (just a little!)
- Ice cubes
MTB
The Italian White Aperitivo
- 20ml Art collection
- 30 ml Amber Vermouth
- 30 ml Bitter Bianco
- Ice cubes
Mintrad
a refreshing burst of mint
- 45ml Art Collection
- 10 ml Sugar syrup
- Sparkling water on top
- Crushed ice
A surprise to be revealed
You’re nine years old. You’re standing in front of the Christmas tree. You wrote your letter, mailed it, and now it’s time to find out which of your wishes have come true. And right in front of you is a package that’s exactly the shape you’d hoped for.
That little thrill of excitement is back now: the box, designed collaboratively by all the artists involved in the project, contains one of the three labels in the collection. You’ll find out which one when you open it.
Technical Information
Product Type
A spirit beverage made by blending grappa, brandy, and fruit brandies.
Process
The products are blended and aged in wooden barrels.
Distillation System
Batch distillation in copper steam stills.
Types of Wood Used
Various types of wood.
Wood Toasting
Miscellaneous.
Color
Amber.
Aroma
Full-bodied, enveloping, intense. A faintly citrusy opening, with tobacco, cocoa, and vanilla dominating the finish.
Flavor
Rich and full-bodied, the warm and intense sensations detected on the nose are confirmed.
Bottle capacity
70 cl
Alcohol Content
43% vol.