The purr of a Vespa on cobblestones, the clinking of ice cubes in a glass of Spritz, and Italy is already in the room: two Italian cocktails, the Spritz and the Mojito, transformed into candies.

Taste the first candy, the Spritz, and get swept away: the bitter orange, that little pinch that wakes everything up, then the freshness that sparkles behind your cheeks. He is no longer in your kitchen. In a second, he is sitting at a sidewalk cafe in Turin, the golden light on the facades, an orange glass in front of him, the bubbles rising. He softens. You smile without knowing why.

Then comes the Mojito, and the mint throws the windows wide open. The lime, bright and joyful, makes something inside you laugh. A Vespa passes by, purring over the cobblestones, someone laughs at the next table, a voice shouts out a "Salute!". Your brain wishes it would last all evening.

And deep down, an emotion rises, soft, almost sweet: the nostalgia for a summer we never really lived, yet one we recognize nonetheless. The flavor lingers on the palate. The emotion lingers even longer.

It is five o'clock on a small square in Turin. A Vespa glides along the facades, the golden light stretches across the terraces, and someone serves the first Spritz, bright orange, bubbles rising. Across the table, a Mojito, green, fresh, with its mint leaves and lime. Nobody is watching the time.

This collection is inspired by the iconic Italian scooter and its design, which has become a symbol: smooth lines, bold colors, an air of freedom. An authentic tribute to Italian design, possessing the fluidity of a journey without a destination.

Behind these flavors is Leone, who has been crafting confectionery in Italy since 1857. It all began when Luigi Leone opened his first shop in Collegno, Piedmont, to sell digestive pastilles flavored with mint, cinnamon, and clove. They were so popular that he soon opened a shop in Turin, and his clientele even included the House of Savoy. More than 160 years later, Leone keeps the same goal: to bring little moments of happiness to those who taste its products.

One does not buy these candies for a simple treat. One buys them to rediscover the aperitivo hour: that moment when the Spritz is orange, the Mojito is fresh, and no one wants the evening to end.

And somewhere in Canada, on a weeknight passing by too quickly, someone opens this little package and closes their eyes for a second. For the duration of a candy, they are elsewhere, in a square in Turin, at the handlebars of a summer that never ends.

Why our customers love them:

• 🇮🇹 Italian confectionery, a tribute to the Vespa design
• 🍊 Spritz: the bitter orange of the most famous Italian aperitif
• 🌿 Mojito: the freshness of mint and lime
• 🌾 Gluten-free
• 🌱 Vegan and vegetarian
• 👑 The tradition of an Italian house born in 1857
• 🎁 A little package you open alone to dream, or place in the middle of the table so everyone can travel a little