Liquor.com : 11 Great American Amaro to Try Now

"If an amaro can stand tall on the pedestal of pretty, this one from L.A.’s Ventura Spirits has perfect posture. Ventura is all about sourcing from the abundance of California’s great produce, starting with the wine base, which comes from Paso Robles and is fortified with local brandy before the maceration begins. Those local botanicals are a fresh, fragrant garden of delight: orange and lemon peel, lemon verbena, rose, chamomile, jasmine, marjoram (those last three plus the citrus really shine in the aromatics) and bits of sass added from star anise and sassafras. With the grounding base notes from rue, gentian and quassia bark, which add a chocolaty note at the finish, it drinks more like an aromatized wine than an amaro. Sipping this is truly the best way to experience it, but this amaro does play well with bourbon" 

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