How to Categorize Amaro
These bitter liqueurs can be categorized by flavor or by use, like aperitif and digestif.
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Amaro: Making Sense of These Bitter Liqueurs
The simplest definition for amaro might be “the category of bitter Italian liqueurs,” but of course nothing is ever that simple.
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Bully Boy Amaro Rabarbaro Liqueur Review
It’s the sort of gateway drug that might convince amaro skeptics to take the leap.
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Bully Boy Amaro Review
The Boston-based distillery gets into the amaro game.
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How to Make Your Own Amaro
Your step-by-step guide to DIY amaro.
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Donna Rosa Rabarbaro Review
Donna Rosa Rabarbaro is a tart and flavorful rhubarb liqueur from D.C.’s Don Ciccio & Figli Distillery.
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BroVo Project Amaro No. 14 Review
Usually when you’re talking amari, you’re talking about recipes handed down over the course of generations by Italians. Seattle-based BroVo’s line of amari is almost the polar opposite. The liqueur-centric distillery had been working on a rhubarb spirit. When they…
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Braulio Amaro Review
Being an admirer of food and drink, there’s a soft spot in my heart for all things amari. So it’s been my pleasure to take a crack at Braulio, an “Amaro Alpino” named for Italy’s majestic Mount Braulio. Created by…
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Amaro Lucano Review
The recipe for Amaro Lucano dates back to 1894. Pasquale Vena was working in this family’s cookie bakery in Pisticci, a small town in Lucania, Italy, when he developed this special blend of 30-plus herbs and essential oils. Over the…
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Amaro Montenegro Cocktails for Drinking this Winter
Amaro Montenegro is a traditional amaro that dates back to 1885. It’s distilled in Bologna, Italy from more than 40 herbs and spices, and its bittersweet character is accented by orange peels. These days, amari are front and center in…
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A Trio of Unusual Bitter Liqueurs
There’s nothing quite like a bitter liqueur. In Europe especially, such liqueurs are often enjoyed as a digestive aid at the end of a big meal. But bitter liqueurs can be employed to great effect in cocktails too, something we’ve seen on drinks menus across the globe…read more →
Read MoreComing to America: Saliza Amaretto and Amaro Tosolini
Here’s some news on the Italian-booze-that’s-coming-to-America front: Italian distiller Bepi Tosolini–best known for making grappa–also makes Saliza Amaretto and Amaro Tosolini. And both are expected to arrive in the U.S. for national distribution next week. Saliza Amaretto is dark orange…
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