Carpano Botanic Bitter (1L, 25%)

Carpano Botanic Bitter is an Italian aperitivo bitter from Turin, in a 1 litre bottle at 25% vol. It is the house's modern aperitivo, made by the distiller also behind Antica Formula and Punt e Mes. It uses a blend of bitter orange, gentian, rhubarb and Mediterranean herbs on a higher-proof, less sugar-forward base. It works in a spritz with prosecco and soda, or in place of Campari in a Negroni, Boulevardier or Americano. The nose shows pink grapefruit, blood orange, rhubarb and chamomile. The palate is crisp and bitter, with citrus, a gentian backbone, dried herbs and light cinchona. The finish is dry, with grapefruit pith and quinine.