...In
1988, the activity of the farm was expanded to include the
offer of country-style meals: the so called "agri-tourist
restoration". All dishes were based on local produce
and typical recipes, and were rounded off with a tumbler
of myrtle liqueur, a digestive alcoholic drink which was
home-made in accordance with the traditional recipe of the
grandmother of one of the partners. Such was the success
of this liqueur that Bresca Dorada soon embarked on production
for the market, at first on a small scale, always strictly
following traditional manufacturing procedure.
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Thus, in 1990, 1,600 bottles of 25 cl size were initially
distributed to the retail outlets that already marketed
Bresca Dorada honey: this experimental initiative wa
s a shining success:
in less than two months the entire stock was sold out.
In the first eight months of the following year, production,
which had reached 10,000 bottles of 50 cl, was distributed
over the whole region of Sardinia. In 1992 the company's
plant was enlarged and equipped with new machinery, and
new liqueurs were added to production; since 1993, annual
turnover has increased by between 30 to 50% each year.
However, in spite of the considerable increase in production,
which in 1997 reached 250,000 bottles, the initial dedication
to quality has always remained the same. Today as in the
past, the liqueur is produced without artificial colourings
or flavours; sweetening with honey and sugar confers to
Bresca Dorada spirits a special mellowness of taste, as
well as a sugar content that is much lower than that of
other brands on the market.
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