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Eighteen herbs from an old Milanese house — bittersweet, spiced and unhurried. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/amaro-abano monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/df71cf73-140d-4d41-aaf6-88f663ddd077/abano-bottle.jpg Amaro Abano Amaro Abano, produced by Distilleria Luxardo (historically Abano-based producers) in Veneto, Northern Italy, bottled at 35% ABV. The spa-town digestivo of Padua — cinnamon, cardamom and old-fashioned calm. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/agala-altitud-1175 monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/3d274694-a6fc-40e2-baf6-ed2dd6367231/agala-1175.jpg Agala Altitud 1175 Agala Altitud 1175 — a Canarian mountain-herb liqueur named for the elevation, in metres, at which its botanicals are gathered. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/alpestre monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/e0b951ce-8688-478f-91e5-b151c2391ac2/alpestre.jpg Alpestre Alpestre — the 34-herb monastic alpine liqueur from Piedmont, aged in oak and bottled at 43% ABV. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/amaro-alpino-bordiga monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/6477764a-a693-4ab8-bd54-51b72fe71eb2/bordiga.jpg Amaro Alpino Bordiga Amaro Alpino Bordiga, produced by Bordiga Liquori in Piedmont, Northern Italy, bottled at 35% ABV. Mountain herbs from the Maritime Alps, bright, green and bracing. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/amaro-amara monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/9e1aedec-5ec2-4ef0-85d9-7e36b10ff221/amara-bottle.jpg Amaro Amara Amaro Amara, produced by Rossa Sicily in Sicily, Southern Italy, bottled at 30% ABV. Blood oranges grown on the slopes of Etna, bottled by two Sicilians who thought no one had done it right. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/amaricante monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/amer-picon monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/47c62159-5216-4cc1-a930-a16e41a8468e/amer-picon.jpg Amer Picon Amer Picon, the French bitter orange aperitif created in 1837, now bottled at 18% ABV. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/amaro-angeleno monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/61b0fdf2-439f-4687-ad6a-dca6d113c7f9/amaro-angeleno.jpg Amaro Angeleno Amaro Angeleno bottle https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/amaro-della-sacra monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/0313d4e5-39af-40e0-96f4-39590bb71a6a/amaro-della-sacra.jpg Antica Torino Amaro della Sacra Antica Torino Amaro della Sacra bottle https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/aperol monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/78c95121-d724-4891-b91d-34094866f026/aperol-bottle.jpg Aperol Aperol, produced by Barbieri (Campari Group) in Veneto, Northern Italy, bottled at 11% ABV. The orange half of Italian aperitivo hour — low-proof, gently bitter, impossible to avoid. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/amaro-argala monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/6d410697-8986-4789-a3cb-efebeca85fa2/amaro-argala-bottle.png Amaro Argalà Amaro Argalà — produced by Argalà in the Valle Maira, Piedmont, bottled at around 27% ABV. Uncoloured, wild-foraged alpine herbs. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/averna monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/47e2c459-3a1d-4c2e-a1ea-58f3313d6c6f/averna-bottle.jpeg Amaro Averna Amaro Averna, produced by Campari Group (founded by the Averna family) in Sicilia, Southern Italy, bottled at 29% ABV. Caramel, citrus peel and monastery herbs from Caltanissetta — the warm, rounded classic of Sicilian amaro. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/averna-riserva-don-salvatore monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/3068f695-a67c-476a-989e-8362bdcdf65e/averna-don-salvatore.jpg Averna Riserva Don Salvatore Averna Riserva Don Salvatore — the richer, oak-influenced expression of Sicily's classic caramel amaro at 34% ABV. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/aveze-gentiane monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/65c76b84-2ef2-4608-8340-b83f8c093eff/aveze.jpg Avèze Avèze, the Auvergne gentian aperitif made from fresh Gentiana lutea root at 15% ABV. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/barolo-chinato monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/68c51776-41ed-4514-be02-d73ace81b23f/barolo-chinato-damilano.jpg Barolo Chinato Damilano Barolo Chinato from the Langhe in Piedmont: DOCG Barolo aromatized with cinchona bark and spices at roughly 16–17% ABV — bittersweet cherry, clove and quinine, the classic partner to dark chocolate. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/becherovka monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/7a54ddbb-626e-46bc-a7d3-9598c51d7a35/enc-becherovka.jpg Becherovka Becherovka from Karlovy Vary, Czech Republic — a cinnamon-and-clove herbal bitter at 38% ABV, in its distinctive flat green bottle. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/amaro-berto monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/7c28dbed-e820-405f-b99a-81ecc75f09d1/amaro-berto-bottle.jpg Amaro Bèrto Amaro Bèrto Bitter, produced by Antica Distilleria Quaglia in Castelnuovo Don Bosco, Piedmont — a gentian-led, gently sweet Piedmontese bitter in its signature cream and red livery. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/bigallet-china-china 2026-08-21 monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/5c9524ac-2d67-4626-907b-58d5d9b17037/enc-bigallet-china-china.jpg Bigallet China-China Amer Bigallet China-China Amer — the French bitter orange amer from Maison Bigallet, bottled at 40% ABV. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/bonal-gentiane-quina monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/e4653b31-04b3-40f4-8620-d19fb1b88ee5/bonalgentiane.jpg Bonal Gentiane-Quina Bonal Gentiane-Quina, the Chambéry wine aperitif built on gentian and cinchona, 16% ABV. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/branca-menta monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/be09134a-fe1b-4c09-8e45-c32fd2112442/branca-menta-bottle.jpg Branca Menta Branca Menta, produced by Fratelli Branca Distillerie in Lombardy, Northern Italy, bottled at 28% ABV. Fernet-Branca with a blast of Piedmont peppermint — the mint one, and the reason the Hard Start exists. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/braulio monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/816d15c0-201d-401c-903a-0f89e864ea0a/braulio-bottle.jpeg Braulio Braulio, produced by Distilleria Braulio (Campari Group) in Lombardy, Italian Alps, bottled at 21% ABV. The pine forest in a glass — Italy's definitive alpine amaro. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/braulio-riserva monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/8d2e59f0-66e8-4c91-b2b7-a6e42f0633aa/braulio-riserva-bottle.jpg Braulio Riserva Braulio Riserva Speciale from Bormio in the Valtellina, Lombardy — rested longer in Slavonian oak. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/byrrh-grand-quinquina monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/29ce2713-85fd-48fd-94ec-c976e0650144/byrrh.jpg Byrrh Grand Quinquina Byrrh Grand Quinquina, the Roussillon wine-based aperitif flavoured with cinchona bark, 17% ABV. Editorial illustration until an official product shot is available. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/amaro-camaldoli monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/d5aabf72-6c99-4c6b-a547-046a562f50ab/amaro-camaldoli.jpg Amaro Camaldoli Amaro Camaldoli bottle https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/amaro-camatti monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/13723497-0079-4316-baad-9f05a47995c2/amaro-camatti-bottle.jpg Amaro Camatti Amaro Camatti from Umberto Brignardello in Genoa — the maritime, rosemary-scented liqueur aperitivo of Liguria. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/campari monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/991d6baf-5662-4cc4-8c3d-68a894ca0d09/campari-bottle.jpeg Campari Campari, produced by Campari Group in Piemonte, Northern Italy, bottled at 20.5–25% ABV depending on market. The scarlet aperitivo that built the Negroni — sharp orange-rind bitterness, and Italy's most recognizable red. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/cappelletti-aperitivo monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/1c35c6d7-87c6-42f9-a758-93658cdc8102/cappelletti-aperitivo.jpg Cappelletti Aperitivo Americano Rosso Cappelletti Aperitivo Americano Rosso, made in Aldeno, Trentino since 1906 — a wine-based bitter aperitivo at 17% ABV, coloured naturally with cochineal and built on gentian and alpine herbs. Its lower proof and drier, more herbal finish make it the bartender's favourite Campari alternative in a Spritz or Americano. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/cardamaro monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/062dda2d-8943-4499-8696-ecda837d8e5c/cardamaro-bottle.jpg Cardamaro Cardamaro, produced by Bosca in Piedmont, Northern Italy, bottled at 17% ABV. Cardoon and blessed thistle in a Moscato base — the gentlest amaro on the shelf. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/centerba monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/a3819b1d-f11d-4e96-9dfb-be46f2493080/centerba-bottle.jpg Centerba Centerba, produced by Distilleria Toro and other Abruzzese houses in Abruzzo, Central Italy, bottled at 70% ABV (a milder 45% Centerba Dolce also exists). A hundred herbs from the Maiella, bottled at up to 70% ABV — the fiercest green liqueur in Italy. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/china-martini monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/ec765c37-bc9a-4516-9bfe-b9ca94723456/china-martini-bottle.jpg China Martini China Martini, produced by Distillerie Martini & Rossi in Piedmont, Northern Italy, bottled at 31% ABV. Quinine bark turned into a liqueur — the bitter tonic that predates the cocktail. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/amaro-ciociaro monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/02ae2946-e5c5-47e8-88b4-9af4490d3f71/ciociaro-bottle.jpg Amaro Ciociaro Amaro Ciociaro, produced by Distilleria Ciociara F.lli Capuano in Lazio, Central Italy, bottled at 30% ABV. Lazio's orange-forward amaro — and the Nonino substitute that costs half as much in a Paper Plane. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/cocchi-americano monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/6fc3d447-1e40-4e0e-8e48-9ed79212c284/cocchi-americano-bottle.jpg Cocchi Americano Cocchi Americano, the Moscato-based, quinine-bittered aperitif wine from Cocconato d'Asti, Piedmont, at 16.5% ABV. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/contratto-bitter monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/13d78482-9827-47f4-a5b0-2f99674012ed/contratto-bitter.jpg Contratto Bitter Contratto Bitter — made in Canelli, Piedmont at 22% ABV, a revived 1933 recipe coloured with real botanicals. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/contratto-fernet 2026-08-21 monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/72854005-eea4-42de-852d-85dbba12c8ae/enc-contratto-fernet.jpg Contratto Fernet Contratto Fernet — a Piedmontese fernet from the historic Canelli house, bottled at 40% ABV. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/cynar monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/52d2ee48-4c85-4bfa-b520-cafce4704def/cynar-bottle.jpeg Cynar Cynar, produced by Campari Group (originally Dalle Molle) in Veneto, Northern Italy, bottled at 16.5% ABV (Cynar 70 is 35%). The artichoke amaro — thirteen herbs and plants, a savory-bitter backbone, and the most versatile bottle on any cocktail shelf. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/cynar-70 monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/1fc5a623-0b2d-42f7-9675-8aa38fb570f9/cynar-70.jpg Cynar 70 Cynar 70 — the 35% ABV version of the classic artichoke amaro, built to hold its own in stirred cocktails. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/amaro-del-ciclista 2026-08-19 monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/413b506a-dfb7-4524-8241-6f9f01898ce2/amaro-ciclista.jpg Amaro del Ciclista Amaro del Ciclista Originale, distilled by Casoni Giuseppe fu Giovanni in Finale Emilia. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/amaro-dell-elba monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/d462c150-9700-454b-8eb8-7f2137eaf0ae/amaro-dell-elba.png Amaro dell'Elba Mortella dell'Elba from Smania, Liquori dell'Elba. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/amaro-dellerborista monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/92f3effc-08e5-4fb8-be8a-214d06042a81/varnelli-erborista-v2.jpg Amaro dell'Erborista Amaro dell'Erborista, produced by Distilleria Varnelli in Marche, Central Italy, bottled at 21% ABV. Unfiltered, cloudy and sweetened with raw honey — the most rustic bottle Varnelli makes. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/amaro-dell-etna monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/00bfa89d-e5a7-4433-9a3d-8469386bc77f/amaro-dell-etna.jpg Amaro dell'Etna Amaro dell'Etna, produced by Distilleria Russo in Sicily, Southern Italy, bottled at 29% ABV. Volcanic Sicily in a bottle — orange, herbs and gentle smoke from the slopes of Etna. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/amaro-delle-sirene-tarassaco monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/2a48c450-a251-419a-b973-eb36c829a110/amaro-sirene.jpg Amaro delle Sirene Tarassaco Amaro delle Sirene Tarassaco, produced by Amaro delle Sirene in Veneto, Northern Italy, bottled at 32% ABV. Dandelion root at the centre — a small-batch amaro built like a perfume. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/amaro-di-angostura monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/2bd6466c-1514-47d6-a1bf-b427502a31c1/amaro-angostura-bottle.jpg Amaro di Angostura Amaro di Angostura, the Trinidadian amaro launched in 2014 at 35% ABV. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/dolin-genepy-le-chamois 2026-08-23 monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/amaro-don-bairo monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/4ba53196-c0af-4f6d-b36a-a6d19cfb6b6b/enc-amaro-don-bairo-bottle.jpg Amaro Don Bairo Amaro Don Bairo — an Elisir Amaro from Antica Casa Bairo in Piedmont, its label tracing the recipe back to Anno Domini 1452. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/don-ciccio-c3-carciofo 2026-08-21 monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/4078e526-8c1f-41f8-a153-1aba17db75f6/enc-don-ciccio-c3-carciofo.jpg Don Ciccio & Figli C3 Carciofo Don Ciccio & Figli C3 Carciofo — an artichoke amaro distilled in Washington, DC from a four-generation Amalfi Coast recipe. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/elisir-novasalus monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/6a64ab2d-4995-4c3b-b45b-38b1bc8eff6c/enc-elisir-novasalus.jpg Elisir Novasalus Elisir Novasalus by Cappelletti, a wine-based alpine bitter from Trentino at 16% ABV. Photo: AndreaFmach, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/elisir-san-marzano-borsci monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/c874ddc8-ac0b-41a3-b565-2d9de3646535/borsci-san-marzano.jpg Elisir San Marzano Borsci Elisir San Marzano Borsci — made in Taranto, Puglia at 38% ABV, a sweet, spiced southern elisir with a Mediterranean-herb backbone. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/faccia-brutto-amaro-alpino monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/0e307a03-f00e-4941-9788-a679a67a8220/faccia-brutto-alpino.jpg Faccia Brutto Amaro Alpino Faccia Brutto Amaro Alpino bottle https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/faccia-brutto-fernet-pianta 2026-08-23 monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/fernet-stock monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/ce215262-3578-474c-98b5-73815f0cfac6/fernet-stock-bottle.jpg Fernet Stock Fernet Stock Original, made by the Stock house of Trieste since 1927 and bottled at 38% ABV — fourteen herbs behind menthol, saffron and hard root bitterness. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/fernet-vallet monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/8414409d-af28-41ea-8296-b457b3a71dc7/fernet-vallet-bottle.jpg Fernet Vallet Fernet Vallet, the Mexican fernet based on Henri Vallet's 1800s recipe, bottled at 35% ABV. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/fernet-branca monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/8f37f250-f0e7-42f8-91d7-a86be1206edf/fernet-branca-bottle.jpg Fernet-Branca Fernet-Branca, produced by Fratelli Branca Distillerie in Lombardia, Northern Italy, bottled at 39% ABV. Milan's uncompromising digestivo — 27 herbs, saffron, menthol and a bitterness that never apologizes. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/fernet-vittone monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/e819eae6-b63f-4638-afdd-41ab1013dff4/fernet-vittone.jpg Fernet-Vittone Fernet-Vittone, produced by Distilleria Vittone in Piedmont, Northern Italy, bottled at 40% ABV. A Piedmontese fernet from 1842 — mint and myrrh without the shouting. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/ferro-china-baliva monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/fc5fb78c-204b-451b-81df-db84e20454d3/ferro-china-baliva.jpg Ferro China Baliva Ferro China Baliva bottle https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/ferro-china-bisleri monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/cd5e7315-c651-4a96-88c6-09f5aad23ae4/ferro-china-bisleri.jpg Ferro-China Bisleri Ferro-China Bisleri, produced by Bisleri in Lombardy, Northern Italy, bottled at 21% ABV. Iron and quinine — the nineteenth-century tonic that became a digestivo. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/amaro-formidabile monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/815e8952-2e77-43c8-83f0-f0901faee67c/amaro-formidabile.jpg Amaro Formidabile Amaro Formidabile, produced by Formidabile (Rome) in Lazio, Central Italy, bottled at 34% ABV. A new-wave Roman amaro built to be bitter first and sweet second. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/forthave-marseille-amaro monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/e0068bb5-083c-4989-8c48-ea2d86f3ce2a/forthave-marseille-amaro.png Forthave Spirits Marseille Amaro Forthave Spirits Marseille Amaro, made in Brooklyn. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/forthave-red-aperitivo 2026-08-23 monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/fred-jerbis-amaro-25 monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/3e1ce718-5419-42f0-a8af-b90557df1a32/fred-jerbis-amaro-25.jpg Fred Jerbis Amaro 25 Fred Jerbis Amaro 25, produced by Fred Jerbis in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Northeastern Italy, bottled at 25% ABV. Twenty-five botanicals from Friuli, composed by a bartender turned maker. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/amaro-gambarotta monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/04c4d877-cb6b-434e-9dad-b5a4e1363ca6/enc-amaro-gambarotta.jpg Amaro Gambarotta Amaro Gambarotta — produced by Gambarotta in Serravalle Scrivia, Piedmont, bottled at around 30% ABV. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/gammel-dansk monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/0f6672a3-859c-442c-a8e9-88537b87286f/gammel-dansk.jpg Gammel Dansk Gammel Dansk Bitter Dram, the Danish herbal bitter created in 1964 and bottled at 38% ABV. Photo: public domain via Wikimedia Commons. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/genepy-alpino monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/ca21c295-7147-4c9f-8bca-bcbc3ce65fcc/enc-genepy-alpino.jpg Génépy / Amaro Alpino Genepy, the alpine wormwood liqueur of the Aosta Valley and Savoy Alps. Photo: Clement Bucco-Lechat, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/gran-classico-bitter 2026-08-21 monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/jagermeister monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/2bb07180-d52b-477b-b714-355d5256fe3f/new-jagermeister.jpg Jägermeister Jägermeister from Wolfenbüttel, Germany — 56 botanicals, 35% ABV, macerated and aged a year in oak. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/jagermeister-manifest 2026-08-19 monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/amaro-jefferson monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/6fd3060a-f078-4560-82d5-31a257fc2c9e/amaro-jefferson.jpg Amaro Jefferson Amaro Jefferson, produced by Distilleria Vittone in Piedmont, Northern Italy, bottled at 27% ABV. A Piedmontese cult bottle of orange and vanilla, named for an American president. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/amaro-lazzaroni monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/954f852e-1195-435b-99cb-384b85aec22c/lazzaroni-bottle.jpg Amaro Lazzaroni Amaro Lazzaroni, produced by D. Lazzaroni & C. in Lombardy, Northern Italy, bottled at 24% ABV. From the amaretti house of Saronno — almond, hay and warm spice. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/leopold-bros-three-pins monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/3d722573-8939-4ea5-9b83-b408748508a3/leopold-bros-three-pins.png Leopold Bros Three Pins Alpine Herbal Liqueur Leopold Bros Three Pins, distilled in Denver, Colorado. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/letherbee-fernet 2026-08-23 monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/limoncello monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/356c552d-cf44-49d9-b9b6-aaa196380128/enc-limoncello.jpg Limoncello Limoncello, the Sorrento lemon digestivo of the Amalfi Coast, served ice-cold. Photo: Jgromine1, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/amaro-lucano monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/d45183a2-665f-4ef8-9226-3bda87c62f97/lucano-anniversario-bottle.jpg Amaro Lucano Amaro Lucano, produced by Amaro Lucano S.p.A. (Vena family) in Basilicata (Lucania), Southern Italy, bottled at 28% ABV. Basilicata's family secret — more than thirty herbs, and the amaro every Italian household seems to own. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/amaro-lucano-anniversario monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/ed7d8bd2-f29c-42e9-8cb8-cce4341ad5af/lucano-anniversario-2.jpg Amaro Lucano Anniversario Amaro Lucano Anniversario, produced by Lucano 1894 in Basilicata, Southern Italy, bottled at 34% ABV. Lucano's 1894 recipe, aged and turned up — deeper, drier and built for sipping. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/amaro-lucano-essenza monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/18c73cff-bbbf-4663-8c14-7eb82226a254/amaro-lucano-essenza.png Amaro Lucano Essenza Amaro Lucano Essenza, the anniversary riserva bottling from Lucano 1894. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/luxardo-fernet monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/248ff9a2-a2b4-4567-b3b0-800c84bb9f2e/luxardo-fernet.jpg Luxardo Fernet Luxardo Fernet — produced by Girolamo Luxardo in Veneto, Northern Italy, bottled at 40% ABV. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/amaro-marzadro monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/4d08ec53-920b-4fa7-ab4a-42d594832de4/amaro-marzadro.jpg Amaro Marzadro Amaro Marzadro — produced by Distilleria Marzadro in Trentino, bottled at around 30% ABV. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/amaro-meletti monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/907ba2ed-8025-4a53-9a6a-a41a4eb00b81/meletti-bottle.webp Amaro Meletti Amaro Meletti, produced by Silvio Meletti (Meletti S.p.A.) in Marche, Central Italy, bottled at 32% ABV. Saffron and violet from the Marche — the amaro bartenders reach for when they want perfume. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/meletti-1870 monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/3a757210-d977-48c7-99f0-b8922c7bfd73/amaro-meletti-1870.jpg Amaro Meletti 1870 Meletti 1870 Bitter — produced by Distilleria Silvio Meletti in Marche, bottled at 32% ABV. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/mirto monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/110ea995-30b9-4249-9143-dafeb9ed8a18/mirto-bottle.jpg Mirto di Sardegna Mirto di Sardegna, produced by Numerous Sardinian producers; also widely homemade in Sardegna, Italy, bottled at 28–32% ABV. Wild myrtle berries steeped into a deep purple Sardinian liqueur — resinous, fruity and served arctic cold. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/amaro-montanaro monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/amaro-montenegro monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/51c0f87b-c6e3-4b15-9b5e-578e1ca0f35e/montenegro-bottle.jpg Amaro Montenegro Amaro Montenegro, produced by Gruppo Montenegro in Emilia-Romagna, Northern Italy, bottled at 23% ABV. The gateway amaro — forty botanicals, orange blossom and vanilla, and the most approachable bitter in Italy. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/amaro-montenegro-nero 2026-08-19 monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/amaro-nardini monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/d40911d7-8ff6-4756-997d-62d31c358b73/nardini-bottle.jpg Amaro Nardini Amaro Nardini, produced by Bortolo Nardini S.p.A. in Veneto, Northern Italy, bottled at 31% ABV. Grappa-based, mint-and-gentian bitterness from Bassano del Grappa — the amaro that turns cloudy when you add water. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/nardini-rabarbaro 2026-08-23 monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/amaro-nepeta monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/4ca226ac-1746-4da0-a5be-7d1b9764cda2/new-amaro-nepeta.jpg Amaro Nepeta Amaro Nepeta — a Sicilian amaro built on organic nepitella wild calamint, bottled at 30% ABV. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/neromaro monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/nocino monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/c4c1e18d-1a07-4839-9f3b-7c8611eb3df5/new-nocino.jpg Nocino Nocino, the Emilian green-walnut liqueur traditionally started on the feast of San Giovanni — here in Vicario's 38% ABV bottling. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/nonino-botanicaldrink monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/07958c13-a0d1-48f6-a1b6-ddcff48c5aed/aperitivo-nonino-bottle.jpg Nonino BotanicalDrink Nonino BotanicalDrink — produced by Distilleria Nonino in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, bottled at 21% ABV. Editorial illustration; awaiting an official bottle photograph. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/amaro-nonino monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/8df7117d-0fc5-4a6c-9f9f-cf48448eae4b/nonino-bottle.jpeg Amaro Nonino Quintessentia Amaro Nonino Quintessentia, produced by Distilleria Nonino in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Northeastern Italy, bottled at 35% ABV. The silkiest amaro on the shelf — a grappa base rested in barriques, and the reason the Paper Plane exists. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/amaro-padre-peppe monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/01a8ff3a-f231-4d10-a04d-7fcaf8165b72/padre-peppe-bottle.jpg Amaro Padre Peppe Amaro Padre Peppe — produced by Liquorificio Padre Peppe in Puglia, Southern Italy, bottled at Around 40% ABV. Editorial illustration; awaiting an official bottle photograph. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/amaro-pasubio monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/4ed33aa9-144b-4ae6-af6d-7eaae6df7900/pasubio-bottle.jpg Amaro Pasubio Amaro Pasubio, produced by Lorenzo Cappelletti S.p.A. in Trentino, Northern Italy, bottled at 17% ABV. Wild blueberry and mountain pine in a wine base — the Dolomites in a glass. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/petrus-boonekamp monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/01c1b7e7-016e-427e-adff-dee4bb447f30/petrus-boonekamp-bottle.jpg Petrus Boonekamp Petrus Boonekamp, produced by Petrus Boonekamp (Livorno) in Tuscany, Central Italy, bottled at 45% ABV. A Dutch name, an Italian bottle, and one of the most bracing bitters made anywhere. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/punt-e-mes monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/3f93cca1-724d-4367-b1d8-2b17ab065245/punt-e-mes-bottle.jpg Punt e Mes Punt e Mes, produced by Carpano (Fratelli Branca Distillerie) in Piedmont, Northern Italy, bottled at 16% ABV. One point of sweetness and half a point of bitter — the Turin stock exchange in a bottle. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/amaro-quaglia monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/b2ce0033-a905-4661-abfd-8650fd0a3e2c/amaro-quaglia.jpg Amaro Quaglia Amaro Quaglia — produced by Antica Distilleria Quaglia in Piedmont, bottled at around 24% ABV. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/rabarbaro-bordiga monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/b7d30ef0-24ee-48d4-a522-8e888fec7f28/rabarbaro-bordiga.jpg Rabarbaro Bordiga Rabarbaro Bordiga, produced by Bordiga Liquori in Piedmont, Northern Italy, bottled at 16% ABV. Piedmontese rhubarb root, smoky and restrained, from a century-old Cuneo house. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/amaro-ramazzotti monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/0171ac2f-b84a-4cc8-ae7b-12965e922c36/ramazzotti-bottle.jpeg Amaro Ramazzotti Amaro Ramazzotti, produced by Ramazzotti (Pernod Ricard) in Lombardia, Northern Italy, bottled at 30% ABV. Milan's original café amaro — 33 botanicals, cola-and-orange warmth, and the bottle that invented Italian aperitivo advertising. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/ramazzotti-menta monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/ramazzotti-rosato monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/ec127e7e-3499-40f9-aa0e-0c9b4c39dd3b/enc-rosato.jpg Ramazzotti Rosato Ramazzotti Rosato, a modern hibiscus-and-citrus aperitivo from the Milanese house of Ramazzotti at around 20% ABV — built for the spritz. Illustrative serve; not a product photograph. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/riga-black-balsam monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/91f70c53-ecb8-4b30-8239-ad54fac7dcbb/riga-black-balsam.jpg Riga Black Balsam Riga Black Balsam, the Latvian herbal bitter made since 1752 and bottled at 45% ABV in its signature ceramic flask. Photo: CC BY-SA 2.5 via Wikimedia Commons. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/romana-amaro monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/f9d7e422-71eb-47d8-b396-e3a90bd7fc2f/romana-bottle.jpeg Romana Amaro Romana Amaro, produced by Romana (Italian liqueur house, best known for Romana Sambuca) in Rome and central Italy in style and branding, bottled at 35% ABV. The Colosseum on the label, a dark herbal-citrus classic — Rome's answer to the after-dinner amaro at a friendly price. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/amaro-rupes monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/45094fb9-5a71-4b9d-b4d7-f5cb33e316a0/rupes-bottle.jpg Amaro Rupes Amaro Rupes, produced by Amaro Rupes in Basilicata, Southern Italy, bottled at 30% ABV. From the rock spires of the Dolomiti Lucane — Basilicata's modern amaro. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/santa-maria-al-monte monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/7028603c-3618-4a93-a6b5-5001e64814b9/santa-maria-al-monte-bottle.jpeg Amaro S. Maria al Monte Amaro S. Maria al Monte, produced by Distilleria Vittone / Nicola Vignale in Liguria, Northwestern Italy, bottled at 40% ABV. Genoa's fierce 1892 Ligurian classic — Alpine botanicals, 40% ABV, and a bitterness that rivals Fernet. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/salers-gentiane monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/8bcdd258-1fc3-458f-bda9-b8d04571e935/salers-gentiane-v2.jpg Salers Gentiane A period lithographic poster for Salers Gentiane d'Auvergne, the Cantal gentian aperitif made since 1885. Public-domain archival image via Wikimedia Commons. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/sambuca-molinari monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/358ec18d-2c15-487f-a4b1-eeda8c1cb8cf/sambuca-molinari-v2.jpg Sambuca (Molinari) Sambuca Molinari, the anise-and-elderflower liqueur of Rome, bottled at 40% ABV. Photo: Nicholas Gemini, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/amaro-santoni monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/1f862167-fcaf-4bf2-a893-43d5c7c4596d/amaro-santoni-bottle.jpg Amaro Santoni Amaro Santoni, produced in Florence, Tuscany at 16% ABV — a wine-based amaro with rhubarb and grapefruit, wrapped in its signature botanical floral label. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/select-aperitivo monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/ef70eace-67c8-4c16-af12-58d7d2a202d5/select-aperitivo-bottle.jpg Select Aperitivo Select Aperitivo, produced by Montenegro Group (Distilleria Pilla originally) in Veneto, Northern Italy, bottled at 17.5% ABV. The Venetian red bitter that actually belongs in a Venetian spritz. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/amaro-sfumato-rabarbaro monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/46a9dadf-702b-4204-9ac1-3d766f3f2931/amaro-sfumato.jpg Amaro Sfumato Rabarbaro Amaro Sfumato Rabarbaro, produced by Marzadro / Silvio Carta for Haus Alpenz in Trentino-Alto Adige, Northern Italy, bottled at 20% ABV. Smoked rhubarb root from the Dolomites — the campfire bottle on the amaro shelf. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/amaro-sibilla monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/34e499a9-fe22-4c70-b52e-eb6eef465a56/sibilla-bottle.jpg Amaro Sibilla Amaro Sibilla, produced by Distilleria Varnelli in Marche, Central Italy, bottled at 34% ABV. Bitter honey and mountain gentian from the Sibillini — the cult bottle serious drinkers hunt down. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/amaro-sibona monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/5de02d31-4abb-4f27-99fb-452588db3fb4/sibona-bottle.jpg Amaro Sibona Amaro Sibona, produced by Distilleria Sibona in Piedmont, Northern Italy, bottled at 28% ABV. A grappa distillery's amaro — seventeen botanicals over a Piedmont spirit base, with honey to round it. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/amaro-silano monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/e85b2ceb-4a7c-4f44-a966-2edbff595fdf/amaro-silano-v2.jpg Amaro Silano Amaro Silano, the liquorice-and-bergamot amaro of Calabria's Sila highlands. Photo: Marcuscalabresus, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/st-agrestis-amaro monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/cd39933f-e9d4-465e-978d-604b1ef98aea/st-agrestis-amaro.jpg St. Agrestis Amaro St. Agrestis Amaro, distilled in Brooklyn, New York at 30% ABV. Editorial illustration until an official product shot is available. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/st-george-bruto-americano monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/e6f6262b-5d0f-417a-b11c-14f7a57be47c/st-george-bruto-americano.png St. George Bruto Americano St. George Bruto Americano, distilled in Alameda, California. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/strega monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/340541a8-d0ff-4686-a514-0f23f7aed2df/strega-bottle.jpg Strega Strega, produced by S.A. Distilleria Liquore Strega — Alberti in Campania, Southern Italy, bottled at 40% ABV. The Witch of Benevento — seventy herbs, saffron yellow, unmistakable. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/suze monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/00ad6d60-afa4-4bdc-8acf-144798c47056/suze-v2.jpg Suze Suze, the French gentian aperitif made from macerated yellow gentian root, 15–20% ABV. Photo: CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/amaro-toccasana 2026-08-19 monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/b9f1b3f8-477e-4e99-8718-f5796387c52d/toccasana.jpg Amaro Toccasana Amaro Toccasana, the Rossi d'Asiago herbal bitter from the Veneto plateau. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/amaro-tosolini monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/dba3fd84-8747-4259-854f-afb7ba87b94c/amaro-tosolini.jpg Amaro Tosolini Amaro Tosolini, produced by Bepi Tosolini in Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Northeast Italy, bottled at 30% ABV. Friuli's grappa-based amaro — darker and more bitter than its famous neighbour. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/amaro-ulrich-marolo monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/e66613a7-54c0-45ea-bf8b-94a8b4ee741a/amaro-ulrich.jpg Amaro Ulrich Amaro Ulrich, produced by Distilleria Santa Teresa dei Fratelli Marolo in Piedmont, Northern Italy, bottled at 35% ABV. Grappa at the base, alpine herbs on top — an amaro from a distiller's distiller. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/underberg monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/12782fd5-59b1-453e-8535-fe5ba4d66d96/underberg-v2.jpg Underberg Underberg from Rheinberg, Germany — a 20ml single-serve herbal digestif in its straw-paper wrapper, 44% ABV. Photo: Gryffindor, CC BY-SA 3.0 via Wikimedia Commons. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/unicum monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/10a0ae2b-45c6-49ee-a9a2-53bc54f8dacf/enc-unicum.jpg Unicum Zwack Unicum from Budapest — more than forty herbs, aged six months in oak, 40% ABV. Photo: Zwack, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/amaro-vallet monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/varnelli-amaro-tonico monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/5c6cc181-bc4e-454a-9cbb-3a4ca46f3fd7/enc-varnelli-tonico.jpg Varnelli Amaro Tonico The Varnelli range from Muccia in the Marche — the house behind Amaro Sibilla and Amaro dell'Erborista. Photo: Campus27, CC BY-SA 4.0 via Wikimedia Commons. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/vecchio-amaro-del-capo monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/vecchio-amaro-del-capo-red-hot-chili monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/e8d6e6aa-c8ac-4c13-8c03-954bc7e590f3/enc-capo-red-hot-photo.jpg Vecchio Amaro del Capo Red Hot Chili Edition Vecchio Amaro del Capo Red Hot Chili Edition — produced by Distilleria Caffo in Calabria, bottled at 35% ABV. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/vecchio-amaro-del-capo-riserva-centenario 2026-08-19 monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/caf4e2d5-7181-469f-b92f-c9e791f940e6/amaro-del-capo-riserva-del-centenario.jpg Vecchio Amaro del Capo Riserva Centenario Vecchio Amaro del Capo Riserva del Centenario, Caffo's 100th-anniversary bottling. https://amaroaficionado.com/encyclopedia/vermouth-di-torino monthly 0.8 https://amaroaficionado.com/__l5e/assets-v1/81668537-88f4-4218-ada7-402b2aeb0c75/vermouth-di-torino-bottle.jpg Vermouth di Torino Vermouth di Torino, produced by Carpano, Cocchi, Martini & Rossi, Cinzano and others in Piemonte, Northern Italy, bottled at 16–18% ABV. 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Balanced, bittersweet, and disarmingly drinkable. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/amaro-spritz monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-spritz-DgC2M6lK.jpg The Amaro Spritz cocktail The perfect golden-hour ritual. Swap Aperol for a proper amaro and the spritz grows up. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/black-manhattan monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-black-manhattan-C2m-yLJg.jpg Black Manhattan cocktail A modern classic that proves the right amaro can replace vermouth and create something better. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/amaro-highball monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-highball-DVdmJM_B.jpg Amaro Highball cocktail The Japanese-bar approach to amaro: cold, fizzy, and honest. Lets the spirit do the talking. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/amaro-boulevardier monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-boulevardier-DYqlcui6.jpg Amaro Boulevardier cocktail A winter fireplace in a rocks glass. The Boulevardier rebuilt with an amaro spine. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/caffe-corretto monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-cafe-corretto-Clo7Y1Q1.jpg Caffè Corretto cocktail Not really a cocktail. A ritual. The most civilized 60 seconds of any evening. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/hanky-panky monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-hanky-panky-BEFdUjdM.jpg Hanky Panky cocktail London's century-old Fernet cocktail. Two dashes is all it takes to turn a gin Martinez into something darker and stranger. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/toronto monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-toronto-D93ZIN4_.jpg Toronto cocktail A pre-Prohibition Old Fashioned variation built around Fernet-Branca. Spicy, dry, and bracing — the perfect winter sipper. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/cynar-negroni monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-cynar-negroni-Kb-tOPYn.jpg Cynar Negroni cocktail The Negroni you order with dinner instead of before it. Artichoke replaces grapefruit-like bitterness with something deeper and savory. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/bitter-giuseppe monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-bitter-giuseppe-Cqtk15GR.jpg Bitter Giuseppe cocktail Three ingredients, two of them amaro-adjacent, and one of the most quietly addictive amaro cocktails of the modern era. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/averna-sour monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-averna-sour-BKaJ-SnT.jpg Averna Sour cocktail All of Averna's caramel-orange softness, wrapped in a pillow of egg-white foam. The amaro sour every cocktail geek should know. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/naked-and-famous monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-naked-famous-DfA-cAl2.jpg Naked & Famous cocktail Equal parts mezcal, Yellow Chartreuse, Aperol, and lime. Smoky, herbal, bitter, and bright all at once. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/old-pal monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-old-pal-DzI3ka5-.jpg Old Pal cocktail Equal parts rye, dry vermouth, and Campari. Crisp, bitter, and bracingly aromatic — a Negroni with the sweetness dialed out. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/mezcal-negroni monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-mezcal-negroni-39BS8-Gx.jpg Mezcal Negroni cocktail Swap gin for mezcal and the classic Negroni transforms — smoky, savory, and deeply aromatic, with the same bitter backbone. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/bicicletta monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-bicicletta-BerXzT5a.jpg Bicicletta cocktail Lower in alcohol than an Aperol Spritz and far drier, the Bicicletta is what older Italians sip on their bikes between piazzas — hence the name. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/bensonhurst monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-bensonhurst-BsiG3hvY.jpg Bensonhurst cocktail Rye, dry vermouth, Cynar, and maraschino — a drier, more savory cousin of the Brooklyn with artichoke amaro standing in for Amer Picon. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/negroni-sbagliato monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-sbagliato-DOGZXW06.jpg Negroni Sbagliato cocktail Equal parts Campari and sweet vermouth, topped with prosecco instead of gin. Lighter, brighter, and dangerously easy to drink. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/americano monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-americano-n2lflZy-.jpg Americano cocktail Lower in alcohol, taller in glass, longer on the palate. The drink Hemingway and James Bond actually ordered before dinner. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/jungle-bird monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-jungle-bird-CPv7HX9x.jpg Jungle Bird cocktail Dark rum, Campari, pineapple, and lime — bittersweet, tropical, and impossibly balanced. The cocktail that converts skeptics on both sides. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/garibaldi monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-garibaldi-DJ6au6vt.jpg Garibaldi cocktail Two ingredients, one technique. The right kind of orange juice — aerated to a frothy fluff — transforms a kid's drink into an Italian masterpiece. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/hard-start monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-hard-start-DJPzPgjN.jpg The Hard Start cocktail Half a shot of Fernet, half a shot of Branca Menta — combined or sipped side by side. The drink bartenders pour for other bartenders at the end of a long shift. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/ferrari monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-ferrari-Clo73hIM.jpg Ferrari cocktail Named for the car, not the family — because it goes down fast. Fernet's menthol bite meets Campari's bittersweet orange in the simplest amaro drink there is. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/chefs-kiss monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-chefs-kiss-B3_eWtVE.jpg Chef's Kiss cocktail Herbaceous, tart, and startlingly balanced — Fernet-Branca standing in for the gin in a Last Word riff, with Yellow Chartreuse rounding out the mint. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/gold-rusher monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-gold-rusher-Br5kZeUF.jpg Gold Rusher cocktail Bourbon, honey, and lemon — the Gold Rush — darkened and deepened with a measure of Fernet-Branca. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/nail-in-the-coffin monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-nail-in-the-coffin-CaVIJbro.jpg Nail in the Coffin cocktail Nutty Madeira, vanilla-and-citrus Licor 43, and a bitter Fernet spine under soft Japanese whisky. Dark, layered, and slow to drink. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/kanar-sazerac monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-kanar-sazerac-BkKADltD.jpg Kanar Sazerac cocktail Fernet-Branca and cognac form the base, simple syrup softens it, and a salt rim pulls the bitterness into focus. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/montenegroni monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-montenegroni-BoGKR0ol.jpg MonteNegroni cocktail Gin and Campari hold the bitter frame while Amaro Montenegro brings orange peel, rose and vanilla in place of vermouth. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/monte-paloma monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-monte-paloma-DdaR9TO4.jpg Monte Paloma cocktail A Paloma with an amaro backbone — blanco tequila and grapefruit soda lifted by Montenegro's orange-and-herb sweetness. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/italian-buck monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-italian-buck-DeikCYhi.jpg Italian Buck cocktail Any dark amaro, spicy ginger beer, a squeeze of lime. Three ingredients, endlessly adjustable, and dangerously refreshing. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/rosita monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-rosita-QR4I6BdN.jpg Rosita cocktail Reposado tequila stirred with Campari and two vermouths — agave earthiness where a Negroni puts juniper. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/enzoni monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-enzoni-BtHNAyoR.jpg Enzoni cocktail Milk & Honey's grape-driven Campari sour — bright, juicy and bitter all at once. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/milano-torino monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-milano-torino-DpJrYCtP.jpg Milano-Torino cocktail The ancestor of both the Americano and the Negroni — equal parts Campari and sweet vermouth over ice. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/bitter-mai-tai monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-bitter-mai-tai-CfkQFbVb.jpg Bitter Mai Tai cocktail Jeremy Oertel's cult tiki riff: Campari, aged rum, orgeat and lime, whipped over crushed ice. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/left-hand monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-left-hand-Dds4miIS.jpg Left Hand cocktail Bourbon, Campari and sweet vermouth in equal measure, pushed toward cocoa and cherry by mole bitters. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/siesta monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-siesta-DrvyXhcX.jpg Siesta cocktail Katie Stipe's 2006 riff on the Hemingway Daiquiri swaps rum for blanco tequila and maraschino for Campari. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/little-italy monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-little-italy-N5aG2PSP.jpg Little Italy cocktail Rye and sweet vermouth given a vegetal, artichoke-tinged backbone by half an ounce of Cynar. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/fernandito monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-fernandito-CTu2ImzI.jpg Fernandito cocktail Fernet-Branca lengthened with cold cola over ice. Minty, bitter, endlessly refillable. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/white-negroni monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-white-negroni-B6MBd7Py.jpg White Negroni cocktail Gin, Suze and Lillet Blanc, stirred over a big cube. Grapefruit-pith bitterness, no red in sight. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/unusual-negroni monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-unusual-negroni-Jz2lwQHi.jpg Unusual Negroni cocktail Gin, Aperol and Lillet Blanc shaken with lemon: bright, low-bitterness, dangerously easy. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/cynar-julep monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-cynar-julep-BBJie_-0.jpg Cynar Julep cocktail Cynar and a splash of rye swizzled over crushed ice: bitter, herbal, and barely stronger than a glass of wine. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/nonino-old-fashioned monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-nonino-old-fashioned-A3O8qZsP.jpg Nonino Old Fashioned cocktail Bourbon sweetened and spiced by Amaro Nonino Quintessentia instead of syrup, over one big cube. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/trident monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-trident-DdSkCmjb.jpg Trident cocktail Caraway, artichoke and dry sherry in equal measure, sharpened with two dashes of peach bitters. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/amaro-espresso-martini monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-amaro-espresso-martini-CWOzxUXa.jpg Amaro Espresso Martini cocktail Vodka, fresh espresso and Amaro Averna, shaken cold enough to build a proper crema cap. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/amaro-flip monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-amaro-flip-vtpr3bsb.jpg Amaro Flip cocktail Amaro Montenegro and aged rum whipped with a whole egg into something silky, spiced and barely sweet. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/cardinale monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-cardinale-BKt3d2Nb.jpg Cardinale cocktail Gin, Campari and dry vermouth stirred cold and served up — bone-dry, bracing and built for the first drink of the evening. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/contessa monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-contessa-CNeik3MX.jpg Contessa cocktail A pale, sunset-coloured aperitivo with Aperol's gentle orange bitterness and just enough gin backbone. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/red-hook monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-red-hook-DaDKoNM0.jpg Red Hook cocktail Rye, Punt e Mes and maraschino — dark, dry and faintly cocoa-bitter, one of the great modern Manhattan riffs. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/kingston-negroni monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-kingston-negroni-4gXDK4xU.jpg Kingston Negroni cocktail Overproof Jamaican rum, Campari and sweet vermouth — banana, tar and bitter orange over one big cube. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/agavoni monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-agavoni-C4jKKBRb.jpg Agavoni cocktail Blanco tequila stands in for gin, and the Negroni turns brighter, greener and just a little dusty. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/division-bell monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-division-bell-DOlZLT-E.jpg Division Bell cocktail A smoky sour built on Aperol and maraschino, tart and gently bitter with a long mezcal finish. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/art-of-choke monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-art-of-choke-BxQWC-yJ.jpg Art of Choke cocktail Cynar and rum over crushed ice with mint and lime — herbal, minty and far more refreshing than the ingredient list suggests. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/rome-with-a-view monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-rome-with-a-view-bsLhIj85.jpg Rome With a View cocktail A low-proof highball with Campari's bite cut by lime and lengthened with soda — endlessly drinkable in the heat. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/amaro-sgroppino monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-amaro-sgroppino-A2nOEkTn.jpg Amaro Sgroppino cocktail Lemon sorbet whipped with prosecco and a measure of amaro — frothy, icy and bittersweet. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/amaro-penicillin monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-amaro-penicillin-D1b5neQl.jpg Amaro Penicillin cocktail Blended Scotch, honey-ginger syrup and lemon, finished with a float of Braulio instead of the usual peated whisky. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/brooklyn monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-brooklyn-BI3PXbQZ.jpg Brooklyn cocktail Rye, dry vermouth, maraschino and a bitter orange amaro — drier and darker than the Manhattan it was named against. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/amaro-mule monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-amaro-mule-NiILBmfZ.jpg Amaro Mule cocktail Averna, lime and spicy ginger beer over crushed ice — the mule with an Italian accent. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/bitter-french monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-bitter-french-DZBPLrec.jpg Bitter French cocktail Gin, lemon and Campari shaken cold, lengthened with brut champagne into a coral-pink aperitivo. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/amaro-sour monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-amaro-sour-DBv6Qr9F.jpg Amaro Sour cocktail Amaro carries the whole base — no whiskey needed — lifted with lemon, sugar and a thick egg-white cap. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/sicilian-negroni monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-sicilian-negroni-ivPCw-_S.jpg Sicilian Negroni cocktail Gin, sweet vermouth and Averna over one big cube: the Negroni's structure with a Sicilian accent of caramel, citrus peel and licorice. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/braulio-alpine-sour monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-braulio-alpine-sour-CKAbtnAs.jpg Braulio Alpine Sour cocktail Braulio and génépy shaken with lemon and honey — a mountain sour that tastes like cold air and evergreen. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/amaro-old-cuban monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-amaro-old-cuban-BIOJTqvF.jpg Amaro Old Cuban cocktail Aged rum, mint and lime shaken and lengthened with prosecco, finished with a spoonful of dark amaro on top. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/amaro-daiquiri monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-amaro-daiquiri-BBbVLiEX.jpg Amaro Daiquiri cocktail Half the rum swapped for Amaro Nonino — grappa-based, apricot-soft — turning the daiquiri woody and long. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/fernet-cola monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-fernet-cola-9rZy8gtk.jpg Fernet con Coca cocktail Fernet-Branca and cold cola over ice — bracing, minty and consumed by the liter in Córdoba. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/amaro-hot-toddy monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-amaro-hot-toddy-vpMW7ZVT.jpg Amaro Hot Toddy cocktail Amaro cut with hot water, honey and lemon — the toddy's medicinal promise finally made honest. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/hunting-vest monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-hunting-vest-CuHT0ZyG.jpg Hunting Vest cocktail Artichoke bitterness, agave smoke, honey and lime — the drink that converts mezcal skeptics and Cynar skeptics in a single sip. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/amaro-cobbler monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-amaro-cobbler-BGW3fBhL.jpg Amaro Cobbler cocktail The 19th century's most popular drink, rebuilt on amaro and sherry — long, fruity, and barely alcoholic. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/cynar-flip monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-cynar-flip-nVjodZOM.jpg Cynar Flip cocktail Artichoke amaro whipped with a whole egg into a custardy, caramel-bitter nightcap. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/brancolada monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-brancolada-D9l2IFkk.jpg Brancolada cocktail Menthol and pineapple should not get along. Coconut cream is the diplomat that makes the peace. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/rabarbaro-tonic monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-rabarbaro-tonic-C3VFGToU.jpg Rabarbaro & Tonic cocktail Zucca's burnt-sugar, smoky rhubarb bitterness stretched long over tonic — the aperitivo for people who find spritzes too sweet. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/bitter-margarita monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-bitter-margarita-DYM_Q0_D.jpg Bitter Margarita cocktail Swap the orange liqueur for amaro and the margarita stops being sweet and starts being interesting. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/campari-shakerato monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-campari-shakerato-DfnU2mRF.jpg Campari Shakerato cocktail Campari and nothing else, shaken until it froths and chills — the purest expression of Italian bitterness. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/amaro-alexander monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-amaro-alexander-B8MWdmJE.jpg Amaro Alexander cocktail Cream, cognac and amaro — dessert in a glass with just enough bitterness to keep it from cloying. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/amaro-milk-punch monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-amaro-milk-punch-CxO1z2iA.jpg Amaro Milk Punch cocktail Curdle it on purpose, strain out the solids, and the amaro's harshest bitterness leaves with them. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/amaro-bramble monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-amaro-bramble-C9SWWjyt.jpg Amaro Bramble cocktail Dick Bradsell's Bramble with amaro standing in for half the gin — darker, drier, and better. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/black-rock-chiller monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-black-rock-chiller-BBtulR7t.jpg Black Rock Chiller cocktail Two amari, cola and a squeeze of lemon. Impossibly refreshing, faintly medicinal, and gone in four sips. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/amaro-manhattan monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-amaro-manhattan-D6SlkPLv.jpg Amaro Manhattan cocktail The template every amaro drinker should memorize: rye, sweet vermouth, and an amaro splitting the difference. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/amaro-smash monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-amaro-smash-CTEfvrkQ.jpg Amaro Smash cocktail The easiest way to drink amaro in July: smash mint, add lemon, pour over a mountain of crushed ice. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/amaro-gimlet monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-amaro-gimlet-8Q8IGtCY.jpg Amaro Gimlet cocktail A gimlet with an amaro float of botanicals — sharp up front, herbal and long on the finish. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/amaro-affogato monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-amaro-affogato-BqHueMG2.jpg Amaro Affogato cocktail The Italian after-dinner move: drown the gelato in hot espresso and cold amaro, eat and drink it at the same time. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/old-road 2026-08-19 monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-old-road-_Z4E6QfO.jpg Old Road cocktail A house recipe from Casoni, the Emilian distillery behind Amaro del Ciclista: rye whisky, sherry and vanilla, with the amaro's cinchona-and-licorice spine holding it together. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/ciclista-innamorato 2026-08-19 monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-ciclista-innamorato-BtXUikwO.jpg Il Ciclista Innamorato cocktail Casoni's signature serve retells the founding story of Amaro del Ciclista — the amaro handed over with an egg and sugar after a 120-kilometre ride — as a rich, chocolate-dusted dessert cocktail. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/negroni-lucano 2026-08-19 monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-negroni-lucano-uJt5n8vl.jpg Negroni Lucano cocktail The house Negroni from Lucano 1894: amaro leads, vermouth follows, and gin and bitter play supporting roles rather than splitting the drink three ways. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/lucano-cobbler 2026-08-19 monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-lucano-cobbler-DbrADK_4.jpg Lucano Cobbler cocktail Lucano's take on the cobbler: red wine for body, tonic for lift, amaro for bitterness, all built straight into the glass over ice. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/lucano-americano 2026-08-19 monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-lucano-americano-ciAvfOpJ.jpg Lucano Americano cocktail Lucano's Americano swaps the red bitter for amaro, giving you the same soda-lengthened aperitivo with more caramel, clove and bitter-orange depth. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/cynar-spritz 2026-08-20 monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-cynar-spritz-nOU9L7DY.jpg Cynar Spritz cocktail Artichoke amaro in place of the usual orange bitter: earthier, drier, and far more savory, but still built in three parts over ice in a big wine glass. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/il-padrino 2026-08-20 monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-il-padrino-CecIz9y2.jpg Il Padrino cocktail Scotch and amaro over one big cube — the smoke and the bitter root pulling in opposite directions, with a strip of orange oil holding them together. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/amaro-vieux-carre 2026-08-20 monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-amaro-vieux-carre-0zT6zQ52.jpg Amaro Vieux Carré cocktail Rye, cognac and sweet vermouth in equal measure, with a bar spoon of amaro doing the herbal work — richer and more bitter than the Hotel Monteleone original. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/fernet-sour 2026-08-20 monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-fernet-sour-B27o0pl4.jpg Fernet Sour cocktail Fernet-Branca is brutal neat and startlingly good shaken — lemon and egg white round off the menthol edge and leave the mint and myrrh behind. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/frozen-negroni 2026-08-20 monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-frozen-negroni-DrorDNw_.jpg Frozen Negroni cocktail The same gin, Campari and vermouth, run through a blender with ice and a squeeze of orange so the cold doesn't mute the bitterness. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/slope 2026-08-21 monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-slope-Bd5DXMKp.jpg Slope cocktail Rye, the bitter-edged vermouth Punt e Mes, and a bar spoon of apricot liqueur — a Manhattan with the sugar swapped for stone fruit and quinine bite. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/fanciulli 2026-08-21 monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-fanciulli-BXVVCk8c.jpg Fanciulli cocktail Same bourbon and sweet vermouth as always, but a half ounce of Fernet in place of a few dashes of Angostura — mint, myrrh and eucalyptus running under the whiskey. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/black-nail 2026-08-21 monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-black-nail-i29CxRRV.jpg Black Nail cocktail Two ingredients, one big cube: soft Irish whiskey and Fernet-Branca, which turns out to be a far better partner for pot-still grain than anyone expected. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/cin-cyn 2026-08-21 monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-cin-cyn--F0FFyMn.jpg Cin Cyn cocktail Split the bitter component between Campari and artichoke amaro and the Negroni loses some sharpness and picks up something savory and vegetal underneath. https://amaroaficionado.com/recipes/amaro-michelada 2026-08-21 monthly 0.9 https://amaroaficionado.com/assets/recipe-amaro-michelada-ttnhM0Ex.jpg Amaro Michelada cocktail The michelada with the hot sauce dialed back and an ounce of bittersweet amaro in its place — herbal, citrusy and dangerously easy in the heat.