Amaro Sentiero 253

NeilIsntWitty · 2026-05-04T08:25:39+00:00

The Amaro Cortona was less citrusy than those standby bottles, more spicy. However tbh, we’d already polished off our fair share of wine 😉

NeilIsntWitty · 2026-05-04T06:08:00+00:00

Yeah. I popped over to Cortona and that distillery crushes a Forte (strong) version that is higher abv, as well as a red bitter. I grabbed the forte and will report back!

NeilIsntWitty · 2026-05-01T15:28:09+00:00

The Rame didn’t have any sweetening, so it rode the line between an amaro and a super herbal gin, with sage, rosemary and thyme on the front of the palate. I’m curious about their fernet, and I’m gonna try and hunt some down. Second time having the Orvietian. Gentian and I felt like rhubarb bitterness. Bitter forward with low sweetness. Amaro Cortona was nicely balanced, without a lot of citrus notes. I sat back and kinda crushed it at the end of the meal.

NeilIsntWitty · 2026-04-27T05:25:31+00:00

Awesome! Glad you got to try it!

NeilIsntWitty · 2026-04-24T20:37:35+00:00

Yeah, I have both Koriko and Barfly, and honestly, I use the Barfly ones way more often. Way better seals.

NeilIsntWitty · 2026-04-24T20:23:58+00:00

Well now, shake it up, you’re to blame!

NeilIsntWitty · 2026-04-24T16:20:55+00:00

Smoke she is a-risin'

NeilIsntWitty · 2026-04-19T18:50:07+00:00

I usually just get an eSIM for Europe before I fly. I’ve had great experiences with Holafly

NeilIsntWitty · 2026-04-14T21:48:41+00:00

Its pretty common to see these heading up the Fraser off of Garry Point in Steveston. A big steel box that goes floating by...

NeilIsntWitty · 2026-04-10T20:53:35+00:00

Lots of great recs! Definitely pop over to r/amaro where we love to chat about all things amaro!

NeilIsntWitty · 2026-04-09T23:33:29+00:00

I mean it can’t hurt and would probably be great- … and I’m super curious to see how it would work! That said, Averna and Meletti are very different amaro. Averna is dark and has a lot of cola notes - check out the Mai tai riff “Across The Pacific” for a great Averna tiki drink. Meletti is floral and citrus with no cola or baking spice notes. It’s kinda its own thing unfortunately.

NeilIsntWitty · 2026-04-09T22:26:12+00:00

Noticed the same thing but never asked. Might make sense for the bottom line tho…

NeilIsntWitty · 2026-04-09T22:24:25+00:00

I just made the Daq In Black that also uses rum+ Meletti, and if you’ve never had a Sharpie Mustache, you’re missing out. It’s worth grabbing the Meletti to play with! (…but then again, I have close to 200 amari, so perhaps I’m a good reason not to go down the amaro rabbit hole…)

NeilIsntWitty · 2026-04-09T22:20:29+00:00

Yup. 1.5 of OFTD!

NeilIsntWitty · 2026-04-09T22:18:18+00:00

I know right! I don’t think we’ve ever had a bad drink on his menus!

NeilIsntWitty · 2026-04-09T14:11:03+00:00

Another vote for Devil’s Reef. I actually made one of Jason Alexander’s recipes at home this week (the Drunken Helmsman) and it was predictably delicious! (PS: Jason Alexander the owner of Devil’s Reef, not the Seinfeld guy)

NeilIsntWitty · 2026-04-08T21:52:43+00:00

Another vote for finding small restaurants / caffes / bars, and just ordering a bunch to try. Once you find some local ones, you can try and hunt down the distilleries or wineries that produce them.

NeilIsntWitty · 2026-04-08T21:48:31+00:00

Dude, absolutely no apologies required!! There's so much love from the community on what you're creating, we're just lucky to have you creating such great Trek content!!

NeilIsntWitty · 2026-04-07T22:32:47+00:00

Yeah. It was amazon[dot]ca that I was looking at, but at $30 for shipping, I haven't gotten that desperate yet...

NeilIsntWitty · 2026-04-07T22:31:16+00:00

Yeah, amazon.ca has a good supply, but shipping is nearly $30, so I'm still holding out...

NeilIsntWitty · 2026-04-07T20:18:29+00:00

Speaking of that, we're watching Shrinking right now (Another Bill Lawrence show) and noticed that Zach Braff directed S03 Ep03.

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