It’s bitter in the boot

It’s bitter in the boot @campari @ grappe.sibona @luxardoofficial @AmaroLucano1894 @LeVignediAlice @AgrosanSicilia #amaro #bitterliquor #amariCo hosts : Good ol Boy Sparky, Good ol Gal Cary Ann, Good ol Boy Mike, Good ol Gal Julieanna. and Good ol Boy DaveSIPS Episode – Warm up those fake Italian accents, we are discussing a cornerstone of Italian beverages with amaro. Italy currently has the market on amaro, so we decided to have an all Italian amaro episode. These 8 products are just a small portion of the diverse amari from Italy. We taste and discuss the following amari: Amaro Braulio 21% ABV Bormio, Valtellima, Italy. Campari Group Italy SIPS-4 Braulio Boulevardier Cocktail 1 oz sweet vermouth 1 oz Braulio 1 oz Rye 1 dash lemon bitters Lemon twist for garnish Add ingredients to a mixing glass and stir with ice until well-chilled. Strain into ice-filled rocks glass, garnish with lemon twist and serve. Recipe courtesy Maggie Hoffman on: https://www.seriouseats.com/recipes/2016/10/palpable-apathy-braulio-boulevardier-rye-vermouth.html Sibona Amaro 28% ABV Antica Distilleria Domenico Sibona S.p.A. Piobesi d’Alba Italy SIPS-4 The Dark Negroni 1.5 cl gin 1.5 cl dark rum 2.0 cl bitters 2.0 cl vermouth 2.0 cl Sibona Amaro Pour into an ice-filled Old-Fashioned glass, stir thoroughly and garnish with a slice of orange Recipe courtesy Distilleria Sibona website: https://www.distilleriasibona.it/en/mixology/dark-negroni/ Luxardo Bitter Bianco 30% ABV Luxardo Group Torreglia (Padova) Italy. SIPS-4 Capputivo Cocktail 3/4 oz Luxardo Bitter Bianco ¾ oz coffee liquor ¾ oz Cynar ¾ oz Fernet-Branca ¼ oz lemon juice Garnish: lemon twist DIRECTIONS Combine all ingredients except the egg white in a mixing tin and shake with ice. Strain the liquid into one half of the mixing tin to remove the ice. Add the egg white and dry shake. Double strain into a coffee cup or coupe. Garnish with a lemon twist. Recipe Courtesy Edward Hansel Punch online magazine https://punchdrink.com/recipes/capputivo/ Alice Amaro d’Erbe ‘Nina’ 30% ABV Le Vigne di Alice srl Vittorio, Veneto Italy SIPS- 5 Cannot find a cocktail suitable for this one. Best served chilled or with an ice cube according to Brad Thomas Parsons in his book- Amaro- the spirited world of bittersweet herbal liqueurs Punch Fantasia 35% ABV Distilleria Varnelli Pievebovigliana Muccia Italy. SIPS-4 Martinica recipe 1 oz Punch Fantasia ¾ oz apricot brandy 2 tbsp cane sugar ¾ oz partly whipped cream Heat first 3 ingredients and pour into a hot drink glass. Garnish with a layer of partly whipped cream. Courtesy of the Varnelli website http://www.varnelli.it/sites/default/files/usa_fantasia_a5.pdf Amaro Lucano 28%ABV – Lucano 1894 S.R.L Pisticci Scalo Italy SIPS-3 Smithstreeter cocktail 1 oz rye whiskey 3⁄4 oz Amaro Lucano 1⁄2 oz cold-brew coffee 1⁄4 oz Demerara syrup 2 dashes orange bitters tonic water lemon twist to garnish Combine the rye, Amaro Lucano, cold-brew coffee, Demerara syrup and orange bitters in a mixing glass filled with ice. Stir until chilled and strain into a highball glass filled with crushed ice. Top off with tonic water. Add more crushed ice if needed. Garnish with the lemon twist. Courtesy B