Amaro Averna

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For over 150 years Amaro Averna has represented true Sicilian art, with a history that has its roots in the wonderful land of Caltanissetta, where the recipe was created at the beginning of the nineteenth century by the monks of the Abbey of Santo Spirito.

It is 1868, a textile merchant, and benefactor of the local community, receives a special gift: as a sign of gratitude, Fra Girolamo reveals the secret recipe for amaro to Salvatore Averna, who begins to produce it in the family farmhouse in Xiboli. Here the ingredients that make up the original recipe are still selected and preserved.

Yesterday as today, Averna tells of the unique aromas and flavors of its territory, thanks to the rich organoleptic profile, where the bitter orange of Sicily stands out as the first ingredient, followed by lemon, pomegranate and herbs, roots, bark, berries and natural spices. The taste of Averna is intense and bitter-sweet, rich, round and enveloping, made of citrus notes, hints of licorice and hints of spices; the aromas of orange and licorice are balanced by those of blueberry, juniper, rosemary and sage. Each taste is a journey into the truest Sicily and a real multisensory experience.

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Averna is the authentic Sicilian bitter, one of the best known and most appreciated in the world, which has now become a classic of the Italian liqueur tradition. Its original recipe has remained unchanged since 1868, the year in which it was handed down for the first time to Salvatore Averna by the Capuchin friars of the Abbey of Santo Spirito in Caltanissetta. Top quality ingredients and a slow and careful infusion process allow the most sincere expression of the flavours and aromas of the Sic...

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Type

Liqueur

Alcohol content

29%

Tasting moment

Afterdinner

Origin

Sicily

17.20 €

per bottle (0,7 ℓ) 24.57 €/ℓ

incl. VAT and taxes

Amaro Riserva Don Salvatore Averna

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Don Salvatore is the bitter taste of the Averna house which is inspired by its founder, a man with a charismatic, charming and ironic personality, capable of totally embracing the "full taste of life". An exclusive bitter, made in honor of the 150 years of the secret recipe of the Averna bitter, given to Salvatore by the prior of the Abbey of Santo Spirito di Caltanissetta Frà Girolamo in 1868 and remained unchanged to the present day.

Light mahogany color tending to brown, it combines the aromas...