What is an amaro?
Amaro: Italian for "bitter." A family of herbal bitter liqueurs, usually sipped after dinner or used in cocktails.
- Category
- Amaro & aperitivo
- Taste
- Bittersweet herbs, roots, orange peel. Each brand is different.
- Strength
- About 16-40% ABV
- Similar to
- Jägermeister is a German cousin
- Also called
- amari, amaro italiano
The story
Most amari began in the 1800s as medicines from monks and pharmacists, sold to help digestion. Italians still drink them after dinner as a digestivo.