Italian Amaro Houses
Curated by Bitters Guide
Eight drinks on eight bottles from six Italian houses: Varnelli's Dell'Erborista and Sibilla, Cappelletti's Pasubio and Americano Rosso, and one each from Montenegro, Meletti, Nardini and Tosolini.
Collection Recipes (8 recipes)
Montenegroni
A Negroni with Amaro Montenegro in the lead and the proportions inverted
Curator Notes
Two ounces of Montenegro leading, gin and vermouth behind at one each
Meletti Swizzle
A rum swizzle built on the sweetest of the Italian amari, over crushed ice
Curator Notes
Meletti over crushed ice with aged rum, lime and mint
Dell'Erborista Spritz
A honey-sweetened Marche amaro under prosecco, in a flute
Curator Notes
Varnelli's honey-sweetened Marche amaro under four ounces of prosecco
Smoked Walnut Manhattan
A Manhattan for four, deepened with a honey-sweetened Marche amaro and walnut liqueur
Curator Notes
Varnelli's Sibilla and walnut liqueur, in a Manhattan built for four
Pasubio and Coke
An alpine vino-amaro over ice with cola, which works better than it reads
Curator Notes
Cappelletti's alpine vino-amaro at two ounces, cola at four
Cappelletti Smash
A muddled lemon smash built on a wine-based aperitivo rather than a spirit
Curator Notes
Aperitivo Cappelletti muddled with half a lemon and two teaspoons of sugar
Spritz Med
A Friulian amaro spritz built on ginger ale as well as prosecco
Curator Notes
Tosolini's amaro split between prosecco and ginger ale
Amaro and Stormy
Nardini's amaro in place of the rum, long over ice with ginger beer and lime
Curator Notes
Nardini in place of the rum, with ginger beer and lime