Suitcase Amari Part 2

[u/NeilIsntWitty]

Part two of the suitcase amaro haul from the latest trip. We grabbed a couple bottles at Naples duty free, then hunted for amaro in Belgium. Not a great selection of amaro in Ghent, but a few interesting bottles that I’m definitely looking forward to.

* Gargiulo Coloniali, Amaro Don Carlo
(30% abv, Eboli (SA), Campania)
* Silvio Carta Srl, CartAmaro
(34% abv, Zeddiani (OR), Sardegna)
* Antica Distilleria Petrone s.r.l., AmaRè Nobile Amaro Campano
(33% abv, Mondragone (CE), Campania)
* Distillerie Russo, Panorama Amaro Con Vista
(30% abv, Mercato San Severino (SA), Campania)
* Distillerie Valentini, Valentini Bitter
(25% abv, Salorno (BZ), Trentino-Alto Adige)

[u/tbryce]

That cartamaro looks very interesting

[u/NeilIsntWitty → u/tbryce]

Yeah, I've never had an amaro from Sardinia before, and the description of using local botanicals had me really intrigued. We actually opened it last night, and on the front of the palate it leaned heavily into bitter orange, but as it was just slightly off dry, it was less "orange" and more bitter/herbaceous. My wife noted "there's something different in there" and I'm looking forward to spending more time with it to tease it apart.

[u/I-Bleed-Amaro]

I grabbed the AmaRè at Firenze duty free, and was pleasantly surprised. The tag on it called it “The English Garden” amaro, whatever that means. I got lots of forest, minty, herbal action, with a caramelly sweetness on the finish. I wrote down “tastes green”…. whatever THAT means!

[u/I-Bleed-Amaro → u/I-Bleed-Amaro]

Actually it’s a different Amarè I got. Same company, different SKU.

https://azseller.s3.amazonaws.com/5fde132ca9cc36749c65b7c4/items/504eb31a-3e9a-4e5e-97ff-50ec8271f0e1/1200/68140850-822d-4534-bb0a-5dc40583a790.png

[u/NeilIsntWitty → u/I-Bleed-Amaro]

We tried it last night and yeah, I would agree with all those notes... and it was one of the two duty free bottles in Naples!

[u/reddituser1316]

I know you shouldn't judge a book by its cover, but that is the best looking suitcase of amari I've seen. Some great labels on those bottles. Happy sipping.

[u/NeilIsntWitty → u/reddituser1316]

Thanks! I have to admit that having great looking bottles in the collection is a big draw to collecting amari as well!