Spirit Style: Amaro

Producer: Averna

Base Materials: Liqueur made from herbs, roots & citrus rinds.

Where: Sicily

Country: Italy

Critic tasting note: "Opaque and inky brown, the restrained aroma hints at espresso. On the palate, it's a wash of espresso, hazelnut and cola, with a pleasantly fleeting sweet-ness followed by a long, herbal finish." - Wine Enthusiast

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You can drink it or taste it straight, with ice or frozen. It is produced using an ancient recipe made of herbs, which has been passed down from one generation to another since 1868. Amaro Averna is an authentic Italian liqueur for after dinner. Averna’s ingredients give it a richness, full body and smooth taste with a delicate citrus fragrance, able to transport you to the warm lands of Sicily and to evoke a world of unsurpassed beauty. Averna is produced using the original recipe given to Salvatore Averna by Fra Girolamo, a Benedictine monk from the Abbey of the Holy Spirit in Caltanissetta. This recipe has been passed down since 1868.