Amaro Averna Italian Bitter Liqueur, 70 cl

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During a private visit of King Umberto I in 1895, Francesco received a gold pin with the House of Savoy insignia in recognition of the Sicilian bitter, which by now was well known. was a very significant year in the company's history: after 110 years and three generations a family craft product become a major company in the Italian market. These cookies allow us to create statistical analyses to determine which articles are the most popular.

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Here, following an ancient tradition born in the fortified Benedictine abbeys and spread to Europe through the Cluniac and Cistercian monasteries, the monks produced an elixir of herbs that was pleasant despite being "bitter", and was popularly thought to possess tonic and therapeutic properties. Averna, an authentic Italian Amaro, created according to a closely guarded secret recipe which originated in a Benedictine Abbey in Sicily in the mid-1800s. Some classic elements and unique viscosity and color but all I pick up from the flavor palate is a very strong alcohol flavor and doesn't really feel well balanced with the other herbal elements. The full body and smooth taste is Amaro Averna's principal ingredient for its immense success, worldwide. It is produced using an ancient recipe made of herbs, which has been passed down from one generation to another since 1868.

In the Averna limonata, for instance, 2 ounces of Averna, 1 ounce of lemon juice, and 1/2 ounce of simple syrup are mixed with crushed ice then topped with club soda and garnished with mint, rosemary, or sage.

The infused spirit is blended with water and sugar to reach its bottling strength of 29 percent alcohol by volume (ABV, 58 proof). If the intensity of taste and smell is right, the mixture is reduced to drinking strength and bottled.