Underwater edition
Doctor Claudius Underwater
The Mediterranean as a cellar. The sea as alchemist.
Calabrian botanicals. Seawater inside and out. 35 metres deep.
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Where time slows down
On May 27th, thanks to Sinus Underwater Wines, the bottles of Doctor Claudius were submerged 35 metres deep in the waters of San Nicola Arcella — one of the most unspoiled bays of the Riviera dei Cedri, just steps from the Arcomagno.
There, in the constant darkness and silence of the seabed, the sea begins its work. A stable temperature between 12 and 14 degrees, constant pressure, no energy waste. A natural refrigerator that never had a switch.
The currents cradle the bottles in an imperceptible, continuous remuage — impossible to replicate in a cellar, impossible to buy. Only the Mediterranean can do it.
The product
Doctor Claudius is already unique. Underwater is something else.
Doctor Claudius is born from the slowest of bitters: rhubarb roots, dried citrus, Calabrian seawater. A therapeutic liqueur with an unmistakable signature — a recipe from the 19th-century apothecary. Discover the standard line.
The Underwater version takes that briny character to a level no recipe could ever design. It's the merroir — the terroir of the sea — that defines it: the same logic by which a wine tells its land, here telling the depths of the Tyrrhenian.
Production is artisanal, numbered and accompanied by a dive certificate. This isn't a special edition. It's an unrepeatable one.
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Limited quantity. A single release.
Few bottles were submerged. The production is certified and numbered: every bottle carries its serial number and the documentation of the May 27th dive at San Nicola Arcella.
- Artisanal, numbered production
- Official dive certificate
- Underwater ageing — 35 m, Bay of San Nicola Arcella
- Calabrian botanicals, seawater as both ingredient and environment
- A quantity that cannot be replicated
Project realised with Sinus Underwater Wines, with the support of ARSAC — the Calabrian Regional Agency for Agricultural Development.
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No charge now: leave your details and we'll contact you for the first release.
Technical sheet
What happens at 35 metres
Temperature
Constant between 12–14 °C, with no energy consumption at all.
Natural remuage
The currents impart a slow, continuous stirring, inimitable in a cellar.
Pressure & merroir
Water pressure enhances the scents and transforms the aromas in a unique way.
The place
San Nicola Arcella, Riviera dei Cedri
The bay of San Nicola Arcella is one of the most beautiful along the Calabrian Tyrrhenian coast. Clear waters, sandy seabed, biodiversity monitored by the University of Naples Federico II. A place chosen not only for its beauty, but for its ideal marine conditions — stable, clean, deep.
This is where Spirito Alchemico chose to let Doctor Claudius rest. Not in a cellar. In the sea.
«A bitter that tells the story of a land on the sea. And now, of its depths too.»Request the pre-order →