Faccia Brutto Amaro Alpino
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Faccia Brutto Amaro Alpino

Item # 43588 750 mL

We are passionate about amari and all sorts of various bitters here at Astor and although they are rare, we can't say no to true alpine style amaro in particular a la Braulio. The invigorating, intensely herbal, spicy, savoury profiles make you feel like you are tens of thousands of feet up in the fresh air of the alps themselves. To have a very promising independent local producer like Faccia making one here in Brooklyn left us overjoyed. the flavor profile is true to form and producer Patrick Miller gets there with a mix of organic botanicals that include gentian, chinchona, cinnamon, orange zest, angelica, licorice root, wormwood, allspice, rhubarb root, cardamom, nutmeg, elecampane root, cloves, chicory, dark clover honey from upstate NY, sugar, salt.

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ABV
34.00%
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The founder of Faccia Brutto, Patrick Miller, worked in the restaurant business for over 14 years . He grew up in California in an Italian family. Italians often have amaro on their table and they drink it as a digestif. Amaro Alpino is a bitter sweet amaro created with 18 botanicals, including rhubarb and eucalyptus, two strong components of this great drink. All the herbs rest in grain neutral spirit for two and a half week and they are continuing their aging in ex bourbon barrels. After this process, the amaro is sweetened with organic honey and brown sugar. This drink has the typical bitterness of the alpine herbs with a hint of sweetness in the finish. I would drink it just with an ice cube after a meal. Perfect!

- AFR

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