Amaro Flashcards
Amaro
14 kinds
Amaro (Italian for ‘bitter’) is an Italian herbal liqueur that is commonly consumed as an after-dinner digestif. It usually has a bitter-sweet flavour, sometimes syrupy, and has an alcohol content between 16% and 40%.
Montenegro. One of the lightest and gentlest amari, with orange and rosewater notes, Montenegro was named to commemorate the marriage of Princess Helen of Montenegro to Italy’s King Victor Emmanuel III in 1896
Nonino. The Nonino family is mostly known for its acclaimed grappas, but they also produce this silky, liqueur-like amaro. It’s flavored with herbs from the mountains of Friuli.
S. Maria Al MonteDefinitely on the bitter side (though not quite as much as Fernet Branca), Santa Maria has spice notes of jasmine and ginseng, along with a distinctive, menthol-like finish.
Vernell Sibilla. Varnelli handcrafts its amari, even grinding all the dry spices and herbs with a mortar and pestle. This complex, nutty, quite bitter amaro gets a bit of sweetness from wild mountain honey
