Amaro
Also known as: Amari
Italian herbal liqueur with a bittersweet taste, usually drunk as a digestif.
Amaro (Italian for bitter) refers to bittersweet herbal liqueurs from Italy. They are made by extracting herbs, roots, bark or citrus peel in alcohol and rounding off with sugar. Recipes are usually kept secret.
Amari are drunk neat, over ice or as a digestif after meals and increasingly appear in cocktails. Alcohol content varies widely by brand.