Originally made for medicinal purposes, an amaro adds bitterness and herbal notes along with a rich, complex and layered flavour profile to cocktails.
Whether you’re after an aperitivo or a digestivo, here are 11 Amaro cocktail recipes you should try. If you’re new to the Amaro category refer to our Essential Guide to Amaro for an in-depth look at the bitter category. Click on the page numbers below to navigate to the next Amaro cocktail in the series.
Corinne Mossati is a drinks writer, author of GROW YOUR OWN COCKTAIL GARDEN, SHRUBS & BOTANICAL SODAS and founder/editor of Cocktails & Bars, The Gourmantic Garden and Gourmantic. She has been writing extensively about spirits, cocktails, bars and cocktail gardening in more recent years. She is a spirits and cocktail competition judge, Icons of Whisky Australia nominee, contributor to Diageo Bar Academy, cocktail developer and is named in Australian Bartender Magazine's Top 100 Most Influential List. Her cocktail garden was featured on ABC TV’s Gardening Australia and has won several awards. She is a contributor to Real World Gardener radio program and is featured in several publications including Pip Magazine, Organic Gardener, Australian Bartender and Breathe (UK). Read more or visit her website.
