Amaro Lucano is without doubt one of the many pleasant amari of Italy, and it continues to make inroads within the U.S. market, the place it solely lately returned on the market. Now, shoppers who need the bracing taste of Lucano with out the booze have a brand new possibility: Amaro Lucano Non-Alcoholic.
How’s it made? I’m undecided. The main points are as murky because the recipe, which incorporates elderberry, myrtle, rosemary, citrus, and chamomile amongst its 30 or so elements.
Regardless of the course of, the outcomes are downright wonderful. I might not have recognized this was a non-alcoholic spirit till I’d completed off your entire bottle — which, given how pleasant it tastes, can be shockingly simple.
Genuine notes of bitter gentian and anise lead off on the nostril, although the absence of any nostril-flaring “warmth” turns into noticeable after a time. On the palate, the liqueur’s pruny, darkish cherry notes take maintain, adopted by darkish chocolate. All of these herbs create a fancy, spice-driven expertise that’s most evident because the end builds, sparring with the sweeter vanilla and cola notes that linger. Notes of rhubarb and licorice linger on the tongue.
As with all good amaro, this one’s arduous to place down — however in contrast to these photographs of Fernet, this one gained’t gradual you down the day after.
Most likely the very best non-alcoholic “spirit” I’ve tried thus far.
A / $30 / amarolucano.it
Amaro Lucano Non-Alcoholic
$30
