{{Short description|Italian liqueur}} {{about|the liqueur|the grape variety|Vespolina}} '''Nespolino''' is an Italian liqueur made from the seeds of the loquat fruit.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nespolino, Loquat, Japanese medlar, Japanese plum {{!}} Grappa.com|url=https://www.grappa.com/eng/flavored-grappas/nespolino_27/|access-date=2020-09-14|website=www.grappa.com}}</ref> It has a bitter taste reminiscent of other Italian seed-based bitter liqueurs such as amaretto and nocino, both prepared from nuts and apricot kernels. Both the loquat seeds and the apricot kernels contain cyanogenic glycosides, but the drinks are prepared from varieties that contain only small quantities (such as Mogi and Tanaka<ref>{{Cite book |last=Siddiq |first=Muhammad |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=5_xMc9xr1ZwC&dq=loquat+cyanide+tanaka&pg=PT1140 |title=Tropical and Subtropical Fruits: Postharvest Physiology, Processing and Packaging |last2=Ahmed |first2=Jasim |last3=Lobo |first3=Maria Gloria |last4=Ozadali |first4=Ferhan |date=2012-08-07 |publisher=John Wiley & Sons |isbn=978-1-118-32411-0 |language=en}}</ref>), so there is no risk of cyanide poisoning.
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