OUR STORY
IESSI begins as a story of family traditions. It was during long summers spent with my nonni in Udine, a small city in northeastern Italy, nestled between the Julian Alps and the Adriatic sea, that I first learned to make my Nonna Eda’s home-made amaro recipe. A bittersweet and heady mix of herbs, spices and citrus, and served ice cold in tiny eau-de-vie glasses, this was the flavor I always associated with long family dinners and cool, summer nights spent in Udine's Piazza San Giacomo.
Nicolas with his Nonna Eda in Udine, Italy
La parola "iessi" è mutuata dal friulano, la lingua parlata in Friuli Venezia Giulia, la regione nord-orientale dell'Italia che si trova tra le Alpi Giulie e l'Adriatico. È proprio qui che abbiamo trovato la ricetta di famiglia che ha ispirato la nostra, e dove abbiamo prodotto i nostri primi lotti de L'Aperitivo.
Questa parola significa essere, esistere.
– Nicolas, IESSI founder
OUR NAME
The word 'iessi' is borrowed from Friulian, the language still spoken in Friuli, the northeastern-most region of Italy where we first crafted our apéritifs.
It means to be, to exist.
It's pronounced 'yess-ee'.
CONTATTI
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CREDITS
WEB DESIGN - AD-REM - Florent Gomez Siso
WEB DEVELOPMENT - Lovasoa Redobana
