Braulio Amaro Alpino (1L, 21%)

Braulio Amaro Alpino is an alpine amaro from Bormio, in the Valtellina of the Italian Alps. It is made from a blend of more than 20 mountain botanicals, of which only gentian, juniper, yarrow and wormwood are publicly revealed. The recipe began with Dr. Francesco Peloni in 1826, and production started in 1875. The amaro is aged for two years in Slavonian oak casks and is bottled at 21% ABV in a 1L bottle. It pours dark amber, with a nose of absinthe, juniper berries, gentian and aromatic herbs. The palate is foresty, herbaceous and piney, with a floral character and a menthol note, and the finish is clean and very long, with tea leaf and honey.