Amaro is made by taking wine or other spirits and infusing them with botanicals: everything from balsam fir, to bitter orange, cardamom, Chinese rhubarb, cloves, saffron, even wormwood. For centuries, people used these botanicals as medicine―to still the senses and ease the stomach.

Traditional Amaro
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Amara Amaro d'Arancia Rossa – Sicily, Italy-- $12
Lucano – Matera, Italy-- $12
Nardini – Veneto, Italy-- $12
Agrosan Amaro dell'Etna – Sicily, Italy-- $12
Alta Gradazione Amario – Lazio Italy-- $15
Wolfberger Amer Fluer de Joie – Alsace, France-- $12
Toccasana Liquore di 37 Erbe – Piedmonte, Italy-- $12
A selection of berries from the best plantations in the
world to perfectly balance the spicy taste with the more fragrant taste of pepper. An aroma which is rich in nuances ranging from lemon to juniper which set the stage for the unmistakable taste of pepper.

Chinato
Chinato is an aromatized wine, somewhere in between a vermouth and an amaro, almost exclusively from Piedmont, Italy. Unlike vermouth makers, chinato producers use high quality wine as their base. We're talking Barolo DOCG, the highest classification for Italian wine.

G.D. Vajra – Barolo, Italy-- $18

Chinato
What’s the difference between an amaro and vermouth If the character and balance are primarily wine, it's a vermouth, if the wine is not the most dominant ingredient it can be an amaro.” Id est: a vermouth can be an amaro, but an amaro cannot be a vermouth.

Bianco
Alysian Earth, Wood & Flower – Sonoma, California-- $12
Poli Gran Bassano Vermouth Bianco – Veneto, Italy-- $12

Rosso
Poli Gran Bassano Vermouth Rosso – Veneto, Italy-- $12
Mata Tinto – Castilla y Leon, Spain-- $12

Fernet
Contratto Fernet Liquore – Piedmonte, Italy-- $12
Barbera-based grape distillate sourced from estate-grown fruit Extracts of 33 different herbs, spices, roots and seeds, including aloe, licorice, saffron, anise, fennel, ginger, mint, myrrh, juniper, nutmeg, cinnamon, rhubarb, quassio, clove and milk thistle.

Bitters
pür•spirits aperitivo zamaro — Germany
Mix with: ice, soda water & a slice of lemon Or make a prosecco Spritz or Negroni lemon/lime/grapefruit/orange/pomegranate juice…

Capitoline Tiber – Washington, DC-- $12

A blend of bitter, citrus, spice, and ginger. Named after Rome’s great river and Washington’s own Tiber Creek, this Aperitivo is inspired by the long tradition of Italian bitter liqueurs. Please enjoy on ice with seltzer, or in your favorite cocktail. (Boulevardiers, anyone?)