It’s bitter in the boot

@campari @ grappe.sibona @luxardoofficial @AmaroLucano1894 @LeVignediAlice @AgrosanSicilia #amaro #bitterliquor #amariCo hosts : Good ol Boy Sparky, Good ol Gal Cary Ann, Good ol Boy Mike, Good ol Gal Julieanna. and Good ol Boy DaveSIPS  Episode – Warm up those fake Italian accents, we are discussing a cornerstone of Italian beverages with amaro. Italy currently has the market on amaro, so we decided to have an all Italian amaro episode. These 8 products are just a small portion of the diverse amari from Italy. We taste and discuss the following amari:

1. Amaro Braulio 21% ABV Bormio, Valtellima, Italy.  Campari Group Italy      SIPS-4

Braulio Boulevardier Cocktail

1 oz sweet vermouth

1 oz Braulio

1 oz Rye

1 dash lemon bitters

Lemon twist for garnish

Add ingredients to a mixing glass and stir with ice until well-chilled. Strain into ice-filled rocks glass, garnish with lemon twist and serve.

Recipe courtesy Maggie Hoffman on:

https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2016/10/palpable-apathy-braulio-boulevardier-rye-vermouth.html

1. Sibona Amaro 28% ABV Antica Distilleria  Domenico Sibona S.p.A.  Piobesi d’Alba Italy  SIPS-4

The Dark Negroni

1.5 cl gin

1.5 cl dark rum

2.0 cl bitters

2.0 cl vermouth

2.0 cl Sibona Amaro

Pour into an ice-filled Old-Fashioned glass, stir thoroughly and garnish with a slice of orange

Recipe courtesy Distilleria Sibona website:  https://www.distilleriasibona.it/en/mixology/dark-negroni/

1. Luxardo Bitter Bianco 30% ABV  Luxardo Group Torreglia (Padova) Italy.  SIPS-4

Capputivo Cocktail

3/4 oz Luxardo Bitter Bianco

¾ oz coffee liquor

¾ oz Cynar

¾ oz Fernet-Branca

¼ oz lemon juice

Garnish: lemon twist

DIRECTIONS

Combine all ingredients except the egg white in a mixing tin and shake with ice.

Strain the liquid into one half of the mixing tin to remove the ice.

Add the egg white and dry shake.

Double strain into a coffee cup or coupe.

Garnish with a lemon twist.

Recipe Courtesy Edward Hansel Punch online magazine https://punchdrink.com/recipes/capputivo/

1. Alice Amaro d’Erbe ‘Nina’ 30% ABV Le Vigne di Alice srl Vittorio, Veneto Italy  SIPS- 5 

Cannot find a cocktail suitable for this one.  Best served chilled or with an ice cube according to Brad Thomas Parsons in his book- Amaro- the spirited world of bittersweet herbal liqueurs

1. Punch Fantasia 35% ABV Distilleria Varnelli Pievebovigliana Muccia Italy. SIPS-4

Martinica  recipe

1 oz Punch Fantasia

¾ oz apricot brandy

2 tbsp cane sugar

¾ oz partly whipped cream

Heat first 3 ingredients and pour into a hot drink glass.  Garnish with a layer of partly whipped cream.

Courtesy of the Varnelli website  http://www.varnelli.it/sites/default/files/usa_fantasia_a5.pdf

1. Amaro Lucano 28%ABV  – Lucano 1894 S.R.L Pisticci Scalo Italy  SIPS-3

Smithstreeter cocktail

• 1 oz rye whiskey
• 3⁄4 oz Amaro Lucano
• 1⁄2 oz cold-brew coffee
• 1⁄4 oz Demerara syrup
• 2 dashes orange bitters
• tonic water
• lemon twist to garnish

Combine the rye, Amaro Lucano, cold-brew coffee, Demerara syrup and orange bitters in a mixing glass filled with ice. Stir until chilled and strain into a highball glass filled with crushed ice. Top off with tonic water. Add more crushed ice if needed. Garnish with the lemon twist.

Courtesy B