Like life itself, the so-called love each other They are sweet and bitter liquors at the same time. But also herbal, citrus, floral and even medicinal. The Italians, after all their inventors, are experts in their use and enjoyment, while the Americans have begun to become obsessed with them and are already dedicating front pages and specialized bars to them. curious and different , fall into the category (broad and confusing as it alone) of spirits that can serve as digestifs, while being perfect for aperitif time.
Meanwhile, in Spain they are still great unknowns.
For this reason, as you iron (and click), surf mentally through the destinations that keep your illusions until the next trip or simply admire the #cielostraveler, we propose three recipes from the book Amaro, by Brad Thomas Parsons (Ed. Ten Speed Press), in which these liqueurs shine brightly. And he remembers: if you mix it up with the ingredients or the preparation, there's nothing a amaro on the rocks can't fix.
Brunch Box
Ingredients:
- 30 ml of Amaro Montenegro
- 30ml grapefruit juice
- 150 ml of lager type beer
The Lunchbox originally consists of a beer mixed with juice orange and amaretto. Rebekkah Graham and Matt Poli of Chicago bar Publican update it with amaro, giving it citrusy notes perfect for brunch time. In a chilled highball glass, mix the amaro with the juice. Fill the glass to the top with beer.
bitter cat
Ingredients:
- 1 strawberry
- 30 ml of tequila
- 30 ml of Amaro Montenegro
- 15ml lemon juice
- 90 ml of Fanta
- a slice of orange
Crush the strawberry in a cocktail shaker with a mortar (you can improvise it with two glasses). Add the tequila, Amaro Montenegro and lemon juice. Add ice and shake well until chilled. Drain the mixture into a tall glass filled with crushed ice. Finish the cocktail by adding the Fanta and mix. Decorate with the orange.
Amaro Sour
Ingredients:
- 45 ml Lucano or Averna amaro
- 22ml bourbon
- 30ml lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon sugar syrup
- 1 egg white
- Lemon peel
- 1 Maraschino cherry to decorate
Mix all the ingredients in a cocktail shaker and shake (without ice) for ten seconds until the whites are fully incorporated. Add ice and continue stirring until chilled. Drain into a rocks glass filled with ice. Decorate with cherry and lemon peel.
