I hate to get off this fascinating nocino topic, but I wanted to add my own liqueur experiences. I, too, had Passoa, only it was on Curacao. I made the mistake of believing that if I jotted down the name, I would simply go home, walk into a liquor store, and be able to purchase it. Well, I didn't actually believe I could walk into ANY liquor store and find it, but I didn't know it would be a fruitless pursuit. You can't even get it on-line (not in the U.S., anyway). I became so obsessed with it, that I wrote an article about it. If you'd like to read it, it's here: Pass the Passoa The closest thing I could get was Alize or Ore, both passionfruit liqueurs (that is what Passoa is). I also had Pisang Ambon on Curacao. This is a Dutch libation that tasted of bananas. Another one I can't get in the States. And if you ever go to Jamaica, you MUST bring back Jamaican rum cream. YUM!!!! It's like Bailey's, only better and made with rum instead of whiskey. The brands are Sangster's and Word's End. As to Aquitaine's question about where to find peach or blackcurrant leaves, you might try Kalustyan's on Lexington between 28th and 29th sts. Mind you, I am not promising anything! I'm merely suggesting it because they have alot of exotic/foreign stuff. You might luck out at some of the gourmet markets around the city. They sometimes carry unusual stuff.
