Disappointed in my nocino. First two bottles were ok, nothing spectacular - probably more my tastes than anything else. This third bottle - all from the same batch, just bottled into smaller containers for convenience.... Something went wrong. I poured a couple ounces into a glass, popped it in the freezer (don't have room to store the bottles in there) and about an hour later, was going to enjoy it. The first thing I noticed was some heat in it - almost like it had some kind of pepper element in it - which was definitely *NOT* in the recipe, or in the first couple bottles. The flavor itself was ok, very similar to the other bottles. I went ahead and finished the glass... Probably a dumb move on my part... About an hour later, I'm positive my stomach has put it in reverse and is now accelerating hard. Didn't end up revisiting dinner, but sure as hell felt like I was about to. I'm seriously wondering if a clove got in this bottle and has been percolating for a year - because that's the only thing I could picture lending heat to this bottle. I'm gonna pop open the last bottle of it, and if it's got that same heat component to it, that's half my nocino gone. Not gonna cry a river over it, it definitely wasn't my favorite (doubt I'll make it again) but it's still frustrating when something goes sideways.
