Amaro

90+ Points | Critical Acclaim

Averna is an authentic Sicilian amaro with a full body and smooth taste. It’s a multisensorial drinking experience made from the ancient recipe with essential oils of lemons and bitter oranges from Sicily. Producer Description.

The Wine Enthusiast writes| Opaque and inky brown, the restrained aroma hints at espresso. On the palate, it's a wash of espresso, hazelnut and cola, with a pleasantly fleeting sweet-ness followed by a long, herbal finish. 93 Points Wine Enthusiast.

90+ Points | Wine Enthusiast

33 herbs, spice, flowers and fruits, from across the world create a perfectly intense and harmonious flavor. Amaro Ramazzotti is traditionally consumed as a digestif, neat or on the rocks with a slice of lemon or orange. Producer Description.

The Wine Enthusiast writes: Although it appears dark, inky and sin¬ister in the glass, this amaro is on the sweet and gentle side. Think ripe plums, dark berries and cola, with a pleasingly spiced finish and just the faintest bitter edge. 94 Points Wine Enthusiast.

Hits the tongue lean and unfolds across the palate with a variety of bitter citrus elements and a medium bodied weight. An elevated, mouth- smacking acidity gives way to layers of zest and pith, but with an underlying sweetness that provides balance and begets another taste. Producer Notes.

Made with a single alcohol infusion, as in the ancient pharmacopoeia. Most of the 16 botanicals used are collected directly from the trees of our lands: lime, mulberry, ash, cypress, birch and black currant. A bitter but fresh aroma, with a herbaceous but balanced persistence. A light brown color, completely natural, with a very low percentage of sugar. Producer Description.

90+ Points | Critical Acclaim

The herbs in this amaro grow wild and are infused along with cardamom, cinnamon and bitter orange peel. Luxardo Amaro Abano is a medium bitter, extremely popular in Italy, and especially in the Veneto region, drunk straight after a meal with or without ice to help digestion. Producer Description.

The Wine Enthusiast writes: Take a cue from the deep, dark-brown hue and viscous texture: This is a palate-coating liqueur with...chocolate, dark gingerbread, toffee and dried fig, cut with a mild bitter-orange note and cardamom spice. Best Buy. 91 Points Wine Enthusiast.

Cardamaro is a longstanding product of what is today a 4th-generation winemaker in Canelli d’Asti. The primary flavors of Cardamaro are cardoon and blessed thistle, with a short repose in oak for spice and and texture. Drink as a digestif. In cocktails, outstanding with cider, whiskey, or use in place of vermouth. Producer Description.

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James Suckling writes 94 Points savory berries and dried blackberries on the nose, together with...

Cappelletti Alta Verde Amaro is a true and traditional wormwood amaro. The principal ingredient is assenzio, a variety of wormwood. A complementary blend of alpine herbs, citrus and spice frame and lighten the classic bitter profile. Producer Description.

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On a base of rich aged wine, find notes of blueberry and pine with bitter alpine herbs. It is rare among amari to feature mountain berries, but it adds a beautiful fruitiness to the finish. Traditionally enjoyed neat, room temperature or chilled. Mix with cola or lemonade, also pairs well in bourbon, rye, or brandy cocktails. Producer Description.

Vermouth Amaro Cocchi has been created according to the original recipe by Giulio Cocchi where Artemisia was enriched with rhubarb, quassia wood, chiretta and a double infusion of cinchona. The addition of Barolo Chinato to the base wine gives delicately red nuances and a further soft and complex note – totally Cocchi style. Producer Description.

The recipe resides solely within my mind, where it shall remain. I boast already a remarkable amount of memory - at least a terabyte in my estimation! There is not one word to be found of my recipe in any scroll or manuscript, no Instagram oeuvre can broadcast its secrets - a fact that all food bloggers shall have to swallow! But fret not, foodies and friends, you need not attain the arcane in order to savour the flavour.