Who is behind Blue Scorpio Gin? It was designed by Alessandro Di Sarno, personal chef and caterer, and manager of the company Italian Taste, with the help of his wife, Alexandra Saraniero. The recipe was developed by master distiller Manu De Cort, from the famous Belgian distillery De Cort, in Pepingen.

The chef

The Chef Alessandro Di Sarno was born in 1975 in Capri, Italy. He is a graduate of the school of hospitality of Capri, and started out his career in the island’s restaurants before moving to Berlin. There he climbed the ladder in a series of Italian restaurants that opened up a world of new, innovative, sophisticated Italian cooking to him. In 2001, he was appointed manager of the Malatesta restaurant on Gendarmenmarkt. In 2005, he decided to devote his know-how to opening the Chocolaterie Manon espresso bar on Friedrichstrasse in Berlin. It was a runaway success. 

In early 2009, Alessandro moved to Brussels with his family and decided to turn his passion into his career, by becoming a personal chef and caterer. Over the years, his love of cooking grew steadily, and he developed his own style by taking traditional dishes and reworking them with bold combinations of flavours.  

In collaboration with the company Mmmmh! and Les Secrets du Chef, Alessandro gives public and private cooking classes (team building), takes part in major events such as Cooking in the sky and Culinaria, serves as a judge for televised competitions, and has made his foray into radio, on the show “Bientôt à table” on Belgium’s national broadcasting company. For several years now, he has had a cooking show, “Gastronomiquement Vôtre”, on Brussels radio station BXFM.

Gin

During the pandemic and successive lockdowns, Alessandro found himself pondering creating an exceptional product that combined his culinary knowledge with his appreciation for authenticity and his passion for local products. This was the starting point for Blue Scorpio Gin. Alessandro met with master distiller Manu De Cort, and the two saw eye to eye on the project. Blue Scorpio Gin was first bottled at the end of December 2021, just in time for the end-of-year holidays.  

Why Blue Scorpio? This gin is more than a divine drink that tickles your taste buds. It is an homage to two men we lost far too early: a father and a father-in-law, both Scorpios, both mustachioed. The lemons come from the island where the former was born, and the wild sage from the mountain that was the latter’s favourite getaway. These are the two special ingredients that give Blue Scorpio Gin its incomparable flavour, as unforgettable as the two men to whom it is dedicated.

Why Blue Scorpio?

This gin is more than a divine drink that tickles your taste buds. It is an homage to two men we lost far too early: a father and a father-in-law, both Scorpios, both mustachioed. The lemons come from the island where the former was born, and the wild sage from the mountain that was the latter’s favourite getaway. These are the two special ingredients that give Blue Scorpio Gin its incomparable flavour, as unforgettable as the two men to whom it is dedicated.