The bitter that sweetens
An amaro closes the meal. Herbs, roots, peels – everything the Italian landscape offers in the way of botanicals finds its way into the secret recipes of the traditional houses. Averna, Montenegro, Fernet-Branca: each name carries its own story of home, from Sicily, Calabria or Abruzzo.
After a heavy menu, the bitter sip feels like a reconciliation with one’s own stomach. Once you have understood that bitter notes carry flavour deeper, you never drink it out of habit alone – but as a small closing rite to a successful evening.