Amari

Question 1

What is the signature ingredient of Zucca Rabarbaro Amaro?

Answer 1

• Rhubarb

Question 2

Gruppo Campari own which brand today?

Answer 2

• Campari
• Aperol
• Cynar (based on artichoke)
• Averna (from Sicily)
• Bràulio

Question 3

Where is coming from amaro Bràulio and what is the style?

Answer 3

• Valtellina region in northern Lombardy and was created by Francesco Peloni in 1875.
• flavors such as pine, spearmint, and chamomile.
  It is aged for two years in Slavonian oak barrels, and a Riserva Speciale bottling is aged in smaller barrels and has a higher proof.

Question 4

Where is coming from Amaro Nonino Quintessentia and what is the style?

Answer 4

• made in Friuli, uses the Nonino family’s famous grappa as a base spirit.
• It is aged for five years in French barriques and used Sherry barrels.

The amaro has softer flavors, such as orange peel and burnt caramel, and is a key ingredient in several modern cocktails, including the Paper Plane.

Question 5

Where is coming from Cardamaro Amaro and what is the style?

Answer 5

• from Canelli, Piedmont, has been made by the Bosca family, using Moscato wine, since 1820.

-This lighter amaro is based on cardoon, a thistle related to the artichoke and one of the principal ingredients.

Question 6

Where is coming from Cappelletti Amaro and what is the style?

Answer 6

• from Trentino-Alto Adige, is based on a recipe from the 1920s, using dry marsala wine.

Question 7

Explain what is a fernet

Answer 7

• Fernet is a style of amaro that is typically higher in alcohol, with less sweetness and more aggressive bitterness, including medicinal flavors, such as aloe, myrrh, and mint.
• The most iconic brand, Fernet-Branca, was founded in Milan by Bernardino Branca in 1845. It was prescribed as an anti-choleric at hospitals in Milan and sold at pharmacies in Italy until the 1930s, and it was available for medicinal purposes during Prohibition in the United States.