Brucato Orchards Amaro

​My favorite Brucato so far (though I like them all). Nice straight up, but I also like to make a cocktail I call A Winter’s Tail (yes not Tale - it’s best with a cat in your lap). Orchards, Buffalo Trace, and smoked cinnamon bitters over a big rock.

​Delicious! I’m a big fan of Brucato, especially Orchards and Woodlands. Nice by itself but also a great creative ingredient in cocktails.

A favorite. Great by itself or in a simple cocktail of 1 part Orchards, 1 part bourbon, and a dash of cinnamon bitters over one big ice cube.

My husband and I love this stuff. It is wonderful on its own but also is a nice ingredient in cocktails. We like their Woodlands amaro also.

Really lovely, but lacking the sort of layered complexity and truly bitter forward notes that I usually associated with the Amaro family. This comes across more as a stronger liqueur, and a really unique one at that. The apricot and cinnamon notes work really well together. Given that it's less likely to steal the show (compared to a diva spirit like Campari), I think it would work well shaken into a Sidecar variant.

Just coincidentally I got interested in amaros last year trying Amaro Nonino so when I got an email noting three new amaros from Brucato I had to try. I started with Orchards and not disappointed. Amaros add so much character to gin, tequila and whisky drinks. Very excited to try the other two amaros from Brucato

I read in the description that it was somewhere between Aperol and Campari, I figured I would give it a try as I make Negronis regularly. I’ve now tried it both in a Negroni and in a Champagne cocktail and it’s been simply delicious. More spices and some nice notes of walnuts and raisins as well. Definitely a winner.