Italian Spirits
Italian spirits are after-dinner memory: amaro, grappa, limoncello, sambuca, nocino, vermouth, aperitivo liqueurs, and bottles poured small enough to keep their manners.
Featured italian spirits
- Amaro neat - Drink desk - Milan - A bitter herbal pour after dinner, served small and not over ice by default.
- Grappa tasting pour - Drink desk - Veneto - Grape pomace spirit served clear, sharp, and with no mixer to hide behind.
- Limoncello from the freezer - Drink desk - Sorrento - Lemon liqueur poured icy cold in a small glass, bright but not a cocktail.
- Sambuca con la mosca - Drink desk - Rome - Anise liqueur with coffee beans, sweet enough to demand restraint.
- Nocino walnut liqueur - Drink desk - Modena - Dark green-walnut liqueur with spice, poured after a cold-weather meal.
- Fernet after dinner - Drink desk - Milan - Menthol-bitter and unapologetic, the bottle that divides the table.
- Vermouth rosso on one rock - Drink desk - Turin - Sweet vermouth served simply with orange peel before or after dinner.
- Amaretto small pour - Drink desk - Saronno - Almond liqueur kept small so dessert still has room.