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RECORD china-clementi · EVIDENCE GRADE B · UNCLAIMED · LAST VERIFIED 2026-07-18

China Clementi

Fivizzano · Italy · 44.239, 10.127

REGION: italyTRADITION: Amaro italianoEST. 1884WEBSITE ↗

ZONE 01 — VERIFIED FACTS

Legal entity (registered pharmacy)
Farmacia Clementi Snc dei Dott. Clementi Nicola e Clementi Lanfranco, registered address Via Roma 111, 54013 Fivizzano (MS); Chamber of Commerce Toscana Nord Ovest (Lucca-Pisa-Massa Carrara); declared activity-start date 1911.A·2
Founded
1884, when Dr Giuseppe Clementi, described by the producer as an expert botanist, created the China Clementi recipe in his pharmacy in Fivizzano.A·1
Award
Gold medal, 1911 Rome International Exposition.A·1
Family continuity
Still owned and operated by the Clementi family; the producer describes itself as fourth-generation and states the recipe has been kept within the family for over 130 years.A·1
Brand contact address
Via Ferriera 4, 54013 Fivizzano (MS); phone +39 0585 92056. The producer's own site footer shows the same address and telephone number.B·5
ABV (independently corroborated)
33% ABV (66 degree proof). Not stated on the producer's own site; independently corroborated by Velier, Difford's Guide and multiple Italian retailers.C·3

ZONE 02 — AI-COLLATED SUMMARY

AI-ASSISTED · FROM GRADED PUBLIC SOURCES

China Clementi is a family-run cinchona-bark liqueur producer based in Fivizzano, in the Lunigiana area of Tuscany, tracing its origins to the recipe Dr Giuseppe Clementi created in his Fivizzano pharmacy in 1884. The producer makes a single liqueur, sold under the name China Clementi and also marketed as China Antico Elixir, built around two varieties of cinchona bark, bitter orange peel and a blend of undisclosed aromatic herbs, aged for two years. The company remains independent and family-owned, with no evidence found of ownership by a larger drinks group.

AI-collated from the graded sources below; adversarially verified 2026-07-18 (wave 8); pending operator review.

ZONE 03 — PRODUCER-SUBMITTED NOTES

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PRODUCTS ON RECORD

China Clementi

33% ABV · 700ML

BOTTLE IMAGE
ADDED BY THE PRODUCER

SUBCATEGORY — (family ring)RING coreTRADITION Amaro italianoSELF-IDENTIFIED “Antico Elixir (ancient elixir)”

China Clementi, also marketed as China Antico Elixir, is a cinchona-bark digestive liqueur produced in Fivizzano, Tuscany, from a recipe the Clementi family states has remained unchanged within the family for over 130 years. It is aged for two years and is sold as a single liquid in three pack formats: the 70cl Classica bottle, the 50cl Smart format supplied with a rope-handled shopper, and the 10cl OneShot bottle, for which a 24-bottle dispenser is available.

BOTANICAL MATRIX — 4 GRADED EDGES

  • Cinchona Calisaya · cinchona bark (bittering base)A·1
  • Cinchona Succirubra · cinchona bark (bittering base)A·1
  • Bitter orange peel · citrus/aromaticA·1
  • Aromatic and medicinal herbs (unspecified varieties) · aromatic blendA·1

DESCRIPTORS

  • DigestiveA·1
  • Pleasantly persistent aftertasteA·1
  • Amaro / bittersweet liqueur (classification)C·4

SERVES

Negroni Old Style (Luca Angeli, Four Seasons Hotel Firenze)

producer
  • · Beefeater gin
  • · China Clementi
  • · Carpano Antica Formula vermouth
  • · orange peel and amarena cherry garnish

Il Restyling del Negroni (Mattia Pastori, Mandarin Oriental Milano)

producer
  • · 30ml China Clementi
  • · 30ml Vermouth Antica Formula
  • · 30ml Tanqueray Ten
  • · Cerignola cherry infused in Nocino for two weeks (garnish)

Negroni Insolito (Luca Picchi)

producer
  • · 15ml Oxeley Gin
  • · 15ml Bitter Campari
  • · 15ml Americano Cocchi
  • · 10ml China Clementi
  • · dash of orange bitters
  • · orange peel garnish

ZONE 04 — COMMUNITY TASTING NOTES

RESERVED — community notes open in V2 with moderation and bias handling. The contributions ledger is already recording.

ZONE 05 — ASTERLEY EDITORIAL NOTE

Sources vary on dates: the producer's own site and the majority of independent sources state the recipe was created in 1884, while the Chamber of Commerce registry records a declared activity-start date of 1911 for the pharmacy entity (an administrative declaration rather than a founding-narrative date). 1884 is used as the headline founding year, matching the producer's own account. Public sources do not confirm whether the registered pharmacy entity (Farmacia Clementi Snc) is itself the legal producer and seller of the liqueur or an affiliated family vehicle; the pharmacy is registered at Via Roma 111 while the brand's contact address is Via Ferriera 4, both in Fivizzano, and both are run by the same Clementi family. No street-level GPS was available for either address; the coordinates given are town-level for Fivizzano. Taxonomy note for review: this core-ring product carries a china facet, but the locked subcategory list contains no china entry and no cited source assigns one of the eight subcategories, so the subcategory field is omitted pending an editorial ruling (classico would be the nearest fit if one is required).

COMMON QUESTIONS

Where is China Clementi made?
China Clementi is made in Fivizzano, Italy, and was founded in 1884.
What style of amaro is China Clementi?
On The Amaro Atlas, China Clementi is recorded in the core ring, within the Amaro italiano tradition. The producer describes it as "Antico Elixir (ancient elixir)".

SOURCES — A–D GRADED (5)

  1. [1]AChina Clementi — homepage · China Clementi · producer-official · accessed 2026-07-18Single-page site; full markdown scrape captured all on-page sections (history, ingredients, cocktails, packaging, contact). Guessed sub-page URLs (origini/, ingredienti/, confezioni/, bartenders/, contattaci/) all returned 404, confirming content lives only at homepage anchors. Re-fetched and re-verified 2026-07-18 during adversarial review.
  2. [2]AImprese Storiche — Farmacia Clementi Snc dei Dott. Clementi Nicola e Clementi Lanfranco · Unioncamere (Italian Union of Chambers of Commerce) · regulatory · accessed 2026-07-18Registry of historic Italian businesses; regulatory-grade source for legal entity name and registered address. Confirms S.n.c. legal form, CCIAA Toscana Nord Ovest (LU PI MS), Via Roma 111 address, declared activity start 1911, historic activity: pharmacy.
  3. [3]CChina Clementi · Velier · other · accessed 2026-07-18Major Italian amaro specialist importer/retailer product page; used for independent ABV corroboration (70cl/33 degrees) and amaro categorisation. Graded C as a commercial catalogue listing rather than press.
  4. [4]CClementi China Antico Elixir · Difford's Guide · database · accessed 2026-07-18Product database page; confirms 33% ABV / 66 proof, files the product under Amari and describes it as a bittersweet liqueur made to an 1884 recipe including calisaya and cinchona bark. Graded C per database rubric.
  5. [5]BAncient elixir: China Clementi · VisitLunigiana · other · accessed 2026-07-18Official regional tourism site for Lunigiana (Lunigiana Tourist Operators Association); used for founding narrative and brand contact address corroboration.

A producer-official / regulatory · B reputable published · C secondary · D community/unverified

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