Sassolino, sometimes calledSassolino di Modena, is ananise-flavoredliqueur fromSassuolo,Italy. Its flavor is derived fromstar anise.
This liqueur first appeared in 1804 when a Swiss named Bazzingher from theGraubündenCanton, together with a number of fellow countrymen, most of whom were grocers or spice sellers, moved toSassuolo,Modena and subsequently began producing an aniseed flavored liqueur. The company then changed hands a number of times before the Stampa family acquired it and put the liqueur into mass production.
The liqueur is 40% vol.