Gentian Bitter Liqueurs

California amaro built on gentian, bittersweet and herbal

French gentian and cinchona aperitif

French gentian aperitif from Auvergne

Argentine fernet, minty and bracing over bitter herbs, the soul of a good fernet and Coke

Tasting notes:…l of bitter herbs, with gentian drying the close. Braci…

Los Angeles amaro, citrus-forward and gently bitter

Tasting notes:…ght citrus over a light gentian bitterness. Gentle and …

Auvergne gentian aperitif, earthy and dry

Croatian wormwood bitter, dark and bracingly bitter

Tasting notes:…on the nose over a firm gentian bitterness, with carame…

Alpine-style gentian liqueur made with French yellow gentian root

Italian alpine digestif from the mountains of Lombardy

Tasting notes:Cool and resinous, with gentian, juniper, and mountain …

Colorado amaro, orange and warm spice over a bitter base

Tasting notes:…r warm cinnamon, with a gentian bitterness holding the …

Wine-based Italian aperitivo, gently bitter with bitter-orange and red-fruit notes

Tasting notes:…over a wine base with a gentian bitterness through the …

Turin bittersweet specialty, one part sweet to half a part bitter, orange and gentian over wine

Central Italian amaro, orange-forward and bittersweet, a classic Amer Picon stand-in

Tasting notes:… the nose over a gentle gentian bitterness, closing on …

Piedmontese quinine aperitif on a Moscato wine base, bittersweet and citrusy

Tasting notes:…y-sweetness balanced by gentian and quinine bark. Citru…

Piedmontese red bitter aperitivo, natural-coloured and orange-forward

Tasting notes:…ange leads over a vivid gentian bitterness, with rhubar…

Traditional Dutch orange bitter liqueur

Tasting notes:…eel at both ends with a gentian bitterness through the …

Non-alcoholic bittersweet botanical aperitif

Tasting notes:…vanilla and orange over gentian and vetiver, with a sof…

Italian digestif with intense herbal character

Tasting notes:…ishes on a dry aloe-and-gentian bitterness — the benchm…

New York craft bitter liqueur with gentian-forward Chartreuse-adjacent profile

Italian aperitivo, bright orange and herbs for spritzes

Tasting notes:…trus middle and a light gentian close. Low in bitternes…

Danish bitter built on a blend of herbs and warm spice

Tasting notes:…d root-led, with a firm gentian bitterness through the …

Non-alcoholic Mediterranean botanical aperitif

Tasting notes:Gentian and yuzu bitterness ove…

Milanese amaro, liquorice-led and bittersweet

Tasting notes:…rice on the nose over a gentian bitterness, closing on …

Colorado alpine herbal liqueur, mountain herbs and citrus

Tasting notes:… the middle and a light gentian close. Herbal and light…

Basilicata amaro, herbal and bittersweet with dried-fruit warmth

Tasting notes:…one of bitter herbs and gentian. Medium-bodied with a g…

Venetian amaro, warm baking spice over bitter herbs

Tasting notes:…ith bitter orange and a gentian close. Warm and spice-l…

Non-alcoholic bittersweet aperitivo from Martini

Tasting notes:Bitter orange and gentian lead over roman chamomi…

Veneto amaro, brisk and gentian-forward with a cooling finish

Traditional Dutch bitter liqueur

Tasting notes:…e nose, with a balanced gentian bitterness through the …

High-proof Boonekamp bitter, dry and intensely herbal

Tasting notes:Gentian on the nose over bitter…

French bitter-orange aperitif with gentian and quinine

Intensely herbal Ligurian amaro, dry and bracing

Tasting notes:Gentian on the nose over a worm…

The best-known Frisian berenburg, first made in Dokkum in 1860

Tasting notes:…style, with juniper and gentian carried on a smooth gra…

Brooklyn amaro, gentian and orange with balanced bitterness

Brooklyn red bitter aperitivo, an American answer to Campari

Tasting notes:Bitter orange over gentian and rhubarb, with a flo…

California aperitif in the amaro style, bitter orange over local botanicals

Tasting notes:…on the nose over a firm gentian bitterness, closing on …

French gentian aperitif with bright yellow color

Maritime Dutch bitter with ship's medicine heritage

Tasting notes:… the nose over a herbal gentian bitterness, closing on …

Swiss recreation of the original Torino-style bitter liqueur from the 19th century

Tasting notes:…ed, with bitter orange, gentian, and wormwood over a rh…

Friuli amaro, gentian and alpine herbs with a smooth finish

Marche amaro on a honey base, bitter and gently sweet with mountain herbs

Tasting notes:Gentian on the nose over mounta…

Lightly bittered Marche amaro on a honey base, herbal and aromatic

Tasting notes:…on the nose over a soft gentian bitterness, closing on …

Traditional Frisian herbal bitter from the Netherlands

Tasting notes:…grain-spirit base, with gentian and bay giving a gentle…