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Making a decision right now. What are you doing with it?

• Black Manhattan: vermouth is swapped for amaro. Averna is the traditional pick. Meletti is delicious too.
• Little Italy: A manhattan with vermouth and amaro. Cynar is the traditional pick.
• Paper plane: whiskey sour vibes are heightened with Amaro Nonino and Aperol.
• Toronto: An old fashioned that gets bitterness from Fernet Branca and Angostura.
• Shots! Montenegro & Mezcal (M&M), Fernet Branca and Campari (Ferrari).

Think of Amari like flavors of soda. They vary dramatically.

Alcohol contents range from 16% to more than 40. Bitterness levels may be syrupy sweet or bone dry. The flavors might be a citrus bomb, vegetal, woodsy, or remind you of medicine. Some whisper, others shout.

What primary flavors are you looking for?

• Bittersweet Citrus — orange peel, baking spice, balanced sweetness
  • Averna, Nonino, Meletti, Foro, Lucano, Montenegro
• Alpine — like a walk through a pine forest after rain
  • Braulio, Lazzaroni, Di Santa Maria Al Monte
• Fernet — bold, bitter, mentholated, higher proof
• Carciofo (car-CHAW-fo) — earthy, artichoke-based
  • Cynar
• Rabarbaro (rah-bah-bar-O) — tart, rhubarb-based
  • Zucca, Sfumato (smokey)

That’s all you need to right now. Read on for nerdy details.

🤔 What are amari?

Amari are Italy’s bittersweet love letter to the gut. Simultaneously herbal and sweet, bitter and refreshing, they cleanse the palate after a meal and help ease discomfort from overindulgence.