Rupes Cream Liquor

In the early 1800s, at the foot of the Rupe di Roccella, young Vincenzo Errigo distilled herbal infusions using his mother’s secret recipe. One night, he met Pietro, a lawyer and patriot, who with friends secretly toasted to freedom with Vincenzo’s liquor—calling it “Rupes.” After their execution, a frightened Vincenzo stopped production and vowed secrecy. Before his death, he passed the recipe to his son, insisting the story remain hidden for a century. Four generations later, the Errigo family shares both the recipe and the tale, honoring their legacy with the cry: “Hail Freedom, Hail Fatherland.”